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Piston broke not rod, I was planning on doing forged internals, all gaskets and timing belt at this point. Is that what you were suggesting?

update I am in the process of trying to get my msp indoors... However I have removed the intake and exhaust manifold and oil pan and I can see my crankshaft. From what I can see piston 3 has broken in half but all other cylinders are fine. I think my problem was a bad waste gate actuator that...

I am not sure what exactly is wrong but I don't want to pay for them to rip it apart. I'm going to get it home and take the head off and see if I can rebuild

My mechanic has said that my engine is toast, so I was wondering how hard it it is to do an engine swap or rebuild. Any suggestions?

engine dead My mechanic has said that my engine is toast, so I was wondering how hard it it is to do an engine swap or rebuild. Any suggestions?

Had plenty oil and it looked good but never had those replaced

So my 03.5 msp just hit 100,000 miles on Friday. And on Sunday I afternoon I noticed like a tapping sound consistent with engine speed. It sounded like it may have been in the area of the turbo but I saw no exhaust manifold cracks. When I was on my way home the noise was consistent and the...

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I don't have a boost guage, but what would be the cause of fuel cut?

I have a similiar problem, my 03.5 Msp will idle fairly fine, 600-700 rpm. However when I gun it(mostly in 3rd and 4th gear) it cuts out like crazy before 4k rpm then after 4k rpm it does fine. And this usually is worse on colder days

Msp No i have not

I have had my msp(injen intake, magnaflow exhaust) just over 2 weeks now and yesterday I took it on its first trip. When I got to my destination I noticed that with the cluth all the way in the idle would be very rough and would drop to 100-200 rpm and would stall if i did not put it in neutral...

Vac I have noticed it since i had the car and it has been fine until a recent idle issue..

When my engine is running i can hear a vaccum leak somwhere near the middle of the engine compartment ..but i cant find it..any advice?

Light on My car is doing the exact same thing and brakes are good and reservoir is full... how do i check the park/brake switch if it is that