What have you done to your MSP today?
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I have been using my defroster in the morning but not during the day so I do not think it is that, I do think the windshield washer fluid would make sense but sometimes the puddle is pretty big so wouldnt it stand to reason i would be running out of fluid? I am assuming I would be running hot if i was leaking coolant (needle stays in the middle after warming up) so I dont think it is that. thanks for the suggestions, what color is power steering fluid? isnt it red?
ha ha, no
2.0t03speed
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You could be leaking colant if your petcock wasnt tightened all the way. And yes ps fluid is red
Gasological
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After installing the ATP wastegate, the girl ain't what she used to be. Feels like I'm not building boost, and the BOV almost never makes a peep. I think I might have installed the heatshield on the wrong side of the turbo bracket, thus effectively lengthening the arm 2mm or so, but I still had to yank on the arm to get it over the pin on the wastegate. Would that explain the issue?
That and only my driver side front speaker is making any appreciable sound anymore. If I balance to full right you can hear the passenger side, and full rear you can hear the rears, sorta. Any bright ideas? Panasonic replacement headunit, not sure about anything else, I bought used.
That and only my driver side front speaker is making any appreciable sound anymore. If I balance to full right you can hear the passenger side, and full rear you can hear the rears, sorta. Any bright ideas? Panasonic replacement headunit, not sure about anything else, I bought used.
2.0t03speed
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heatsheild dosent matter. Do you have a boost gauge? if you lengethend the arm out more that only means it would be tighter against the flapper and thus you would build more boost because it wouldnt entend the arm as far.
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is it more towards the back of the engine or is it very obviously to the side of the engine?
Gasological
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No boost gauge, it'll go in soonish.
Is this just me realizing the car is slow after having a blown wastegate and whatever high boost levels it was giving me?
2.0t03speed
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yea proabably lol
because towards the rear of the motor would be a/c, towards the side is more likely coolant/washer fluid/power steering fluid
it is much more likely to be coolant than anything else, washer fluid has no reason to suddenly spring a leak (though it could) and power steering fluid will stain the driveway some like oil does
trace the leak as it is happening with your eyes to see where it is coming from exactally...then we could probably help you more
Mazdaspeed2oo35
600whp - 600wtq at 30 PSI
I have also an insane Oil leak from the left side of the engine as you can see in the picture, but i cant find from where that b**** is coming from.. i have no oil in my timing belt or engine damper area, but is somewhere in the left side of the engine.. here is a pic of how it looks.. Main engine seal is brand new, TBK changed it before shipping the car here to Spain, so i know for a fact is not coming from there. this leak is driving me crazy because the oil im using in the car is insanely expensive and i dont like to waste it like this..
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Miguel,
Check the oil pan gasket, oil presure sensor, oil filter(make sure its tight), Check the oil lines on the back of the block.
Check the oil pan gasket, oil presure sensor, oil filter(make sure its tight), Check the oil lines on the back of the block.
Mazdaspeed2oo35
600whp - 600wtq at 30 PSI
i had the same problem back in Miami, and i took the car back to TBK and supposedly Manuel told me it was the oil pan gasket that got toasted from the high temps of the exhaust.. got the car back and problem was fixed, but now the damn problem is back, and i really dont know what could be this time, or if TBK were full of s*** and didntt do anything and left it how it was, cleaned the car and just said it was fixed....
judging from the run around you got with them that is likely the case
btw if you are running gasket maker on the oil pan you can get a cork gasket from cometic....it takes a few weeks to get shipped cause they don't stock them anymore, but they can get you one
btw if you are running gasket maker on the oil pan you can get a cork gasket from cometic....it takes a few weeks to get shipped cause they don't stock them anymore, but they can get you one
