Time once again to sign off on current issues. Well, it looks like I accually bought the FM kit. With all the extra money I spent fixing stuff, I could have waited for the FM kit to come out, and then bought it. I have changed out that oil return plate gasket, and hopefully that should solve the oil leak problems. I ran into another potential problem, the oil return hose had some cracks in it. I realized that this should have been heat wrapped. I also will be wrapping all of my lines comming from the turbo (with the exception of the stainless steel oil feed line). I have overnighted some stuff from FM, and will be up and running again tomorrow. Till then!
BEGI Turbo Update Part 3
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I have had no issue withthe original kit aside from the FPR the squeeled but did nothing else negatively.
However i believe I am getting knock at this point since the car seems to be running worse and worse all though I can't hear a damn thing. Also I believe I ave an exhuast leak developing since the car is getting louder.
I raised the idle in the manner you mentioned Linux and when I unplugged the grey connector the car stalled. It wouldn't run but for a few seconds no matter how far I backed out the idle screw. Eventualy it was realy far out and I plug the grey clip back in. Now the mechanical idle is about 1500 rpm so it never even dips anymore.
I am getting the borsal exhuast and probably Corkys off road down pipe once I can afford it. I have also been tossing around the idea of getting a new manifod also and haveing each coated so it doesn't just end up all rusted.
However i believe I am getting knock at this point since the car seems to be running worse and worse all though I can't hear a damn thing. Also I believe I ave an exhuast leak developing since the car is getting louder.
I raised the idle in the manner you mentioned Linux and when I unplugged the grey connector the car stalled. It wouldn't run but for a few seconds no matter how far I backed out the idle screw. Eventualy it was realy far out and I plug the grey clip back in. Now the mechanical idle is about 1500 rpm so it never even dips anymore.
I am getting the borsal exhuast and probably Corkys off road down pipe once I can afford it. I have also been tossing around the idea of getting a new manifod also and haveing each coated so it doesn't just end up all rusted.
define leak. IC leak or a problem with the throttle body itself.
As for IC, impossible. I went around all my pipes last time with chaulk and put a ring around each pipe where the coupling ended. Each tube was beyond well attached and each clam was tightened with a wrathcet. As for the Throatle body, Idle was perect before the turbo. Plus the car boosts to 8 fast and vac at idle is 20 so That seems good. Only thing I can assume is i have an Exhuast leak so when I do the down pipe I'll take off the manifold and replace the gasket this time.
However all this might never happen if Mitsubishi is going to do its 0,0,0 plan on the evo.
As for IC, impossible. I went around all my pipes last time with chaulk and put a ring around each pipe where the coupling ended. Each tube was beyond well attached and each clam was tightened with a wrathcet. As for the Throatle body, Idle was perect before the turbo. Plus the car boosts to 8 fast and vac at idle is 20 so That seems good. Only thing I can assume is i have an Exhuast leak so when I do the down pipe I'll take off the manifold and replace the gasket this time.
However all this might never happen if Mitsubishi is going to do its 0,0,0 plan on the evo.
PA_MP3_Man
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Isn't the evo supposed to be around the $28,000 mark when It comes out?
Well, my replacement Oil Return line just arrived via UPS from FM, and I must say DAMN! I can barely squeeze the damn thing!!! It is robust! Way more so than the line I recieved from BEGI. I will be getting to work soon replacing the line, and wrapping all lines with the thermal wrap. I really bought a FM kit, but just didn't know it at the time. They were even so nice as to send me a FM catalog.(thumb)
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i really don't think they would do a 0,0,0 deal for a brand new car that they think will sell very well. i could be wrong. But must of the time they do that 0,0,0 thing at the end of the year or at times when they see that car sales are down. so by doing the 0,0,0 deal more people go and by cars. So i don't know. also they usally exclude certain types of cars. I hope it they do offer it for the evo but i wouldn't hold by breath. Any way you guys are complain? you guys have a turbo mp3. i wish i had a tubro on my MP3. lol
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So, my problems, equal nothing really. My "device" is backwards. Once I track down some tools and some time I'll flip that around and determine what happens to the knock that I was experiencing over 5000 rpm in 3rd and 4th.
I think it has gone away running the toluene. But, I haven't really run the car over 5000 rpm in 3rd gear pulls or 4th gear. I did the other morning (3rd gear), and I thought I might have heard something over 5500 when I lost heart and backed out. I don't know if it was the fuel pressure gauge rattling or knock. It sounded more plasticky and metal than pingy. But I'm not sure.
So, we shall see once we get it all together, forwards.
PS - I will not jump ship for any Mitsubishi product, no matter how "all-mighty" the car might be. Just like I wion't buy that Neon SRT-4 piece of Neon. I enjoy having reliable cars...
I think it has gone away running the toluene. But, I haven't really run the car over 5000 rpm in 3rd gear pulls or 4th gear. I did the other morning (3rd gear), and I thought I might have heard something over 5500 when I lost heart and backed out. I don't know if it was the fuel pressure gauge rattling or knock. It sounded more plasticky and metal than pingy. But I'm not sure.
So, we shall see once we get it all together, forwards.
PS - I will not jump ship for any Mitsubishi product, no matter how "all-mighty" the car might be. Just like I wion't buy that Neon SRT-4 piece of Neon. I enjoy having reliable cars...
then why do you have a protege? WIth the rash of BS poblems I definitly won't call this car reliable and the evo has proven itself for many years now to be a great performaer and reliable. However Next time around I'm shopping the service not the brand.
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1st MP3 in NH said:
The track record for the Protege is considerably better than that of Mitsubishi, from my personal experience...
By BS problems are you saying the problems that have come from turbo charging? Those are the breaks from putting a turbo on a non-turbo car.
If you mean the squeaks and clunks evident in the MP3, that's what comes with a car of this nature.
The Protege and Protege 5 are perfectly reliable. All Proteges have had an excellent track record, the only real reliabilty problem the Protege has had would be the first gen cars and those damned automatic seat belts that came in the US cars.
I'm talking about partialy the squeks and bumps which are not part of a car of this nature they are desing problems. More importantly the teribble clutch and transmission problems along wiht the hoaky AIC vlaves that should have been solved back on the probes or atleast just not used again.
The protege transmission is garbage as is the stock clutch. My integra which was $1000 cheaper never jumped around like a kid OD-ing on acid just becuase its a little bit cold. The Pressure crack in my wind shield was a good one also. Many owners are even haveing radios fail within 10000 miles and no one can seem to say they have been pleased with tere dealerships service department.
The protege transmission is garbage as is the stock clutch. My integra which was $1000 cheaper never jumped around like a kid OD-ing on acid just becuase its a little bit cold. The Pressure crack in my wind shield was a good one also. Many owners are even haveing radios fail within 10000 miles and no one can seem to say they have been pleased with tere dealerships service department.
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I'm still trying to figure out how it is a design flaw that the car squeaks...
And what terrible transmission problems? People blew out their tranny's by abuse. Tell me a six puck clutch is a reasonable idea for the street and I'll show you a blown tranny for it. How is the tranny garbage? It is suited just fine for the car.
Now, yes the wheelhop is a little bit of a problem. But Mazda doesn't design a car to raced in the cold, they design a street car...My CRX jumped just the same. And it was stock.
I haven't heard about the radio failure. And the pressure crack I'm sure is an isolated case. You are the only one I have heard of with that.
As far as the service goes at a dealership, that has nothing to with the reliability of a car. That is the dealers fault and not the manufacturers.
And what terrible transmission problems? People blew out their tranny's by abuse. Tell me a six puck clutch is a reasonable idea for the street and I'll show you a blown tranny for it. How is the tranny garbage? It is suited just fine for the car.
Now, yes the wheelhop is a little bit of a problem. But Mazda doesn't design a car to raced in the cold, they design a street car...My CRX jumped just the same. And it was stock.
I haven't heard about the radio failure. And the pressure crack I'm sure is an isolated case. You are the only one I have heard of with that.
As far as the service goes at a dealership, that has nothing to with the reliability of a car. That is the dealers fault and not the manufacturers.
The manufacture authorises it delaers so they very much do have something to do witht the service we don't get. The 6 puk was one person. Numberous people have blown syncros and other various tranny parts. THEY ARE JUNK PERIOD. If I am gradualy excelerating in a car and when I shift it into second I think I am in a severe earth quake that is a design failure. There is no reason after a year and a half the rear bushing should still be wearing out every 3 months, thats the clunk. There is no excuse for this to still be an issue. I bought a car not a noise maker on wheels. Similar problems are not isolated to the protege Mazda ratings in general are sliding ever southward. If I could break even out of this car tomarrow I would. A car that has a junk drivetrain, a suspension that can't keep itself in check and a serious lack of dealer support is not for me. Its only plus is it can take a corner when its over 50 degrees which is only half the year in most of the country.
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