thanks for all the advice guys, I have two weeks off starting friday, so I'll definitely get it into my neighbor's (ASE certified mechanic ;) ) parking spot (we don't have drive ways, but he has his own in the alley) and get her fixed asap.
I recently bought it off A-to the-J, and he did a compression test before he sold it, 180 across the board..
Also jose at Kaizen told me he's knows the history of the engine, tracing it back 2 or 3 owners and said it's a good motor..
here's the for sale thread...
huh? My N/A's both have LSD's; the blue one as part of the sport package, and the white one as a stand alone option the original owner had.
As for benefits; pretty much the same thing as for turbos. You can swap an N/A 4.30 LSD and have super short gearing, but it's not really beneficial on...
PCV set up is stock. I saw a puddle of oil after I had parked my car at work, filled it up wtih about 1/2 a quart, I figured it wouldn't be too bad because I've heard it's recommended to have an extra quart in the pan. After that, it started smoking badly, especially when coming to a stop at a...
its enough to pool on the tray where the filter sits, and drip onto my IC pipes underneath and make a nice little pool on the ground.
I'm hoping it's a gasket, but I have no way of taking it apart at the moment, as I live on a major street, so buses and speeders regularly zoom by..
Oil is coming out my air filter, and leaking onto the tray. Pretty sure the turbo's fucked.
It would smoke slightly before but now it's big puffs. I have yet to dismantle it, but I want to know if this is due to a bad turbo, or something else, as I have no place to work on my car this...
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