six wrote:Chris H. wrote:It does have a turbo (lag maybe?)…and it has SFI.
When my friend had the oil changed last October, the guy who changed the oil also said the turbo was broken. It seemed like it was working fine to me when I drove the car.
A turbo, whether it's working or not, should not cause rough idle. Acceleration issues shouldn't be more than sluggishness if the turbo is broken. If you are noticing more than sluggishness, it's something other than the turbo (although having a leaky turbo can cause your exhaust smell issue).
Well…we drove it at 55 mph, pulled into an isolated high-end neighborhood and turned around. It wasn't until about thirty minutes after driving at 55 mph that the smell came into the cabin…although the recirculation was supposedly on, and the fan off. It only lasted for maybe a minute and then we didn't notice it again.
Getting up to residential speeds wasn't a huge issue. But getting the car past 30-35 mph required a degree of WOT until it hit at least 30 mph…afterwards I'd let off a little bit and the car would get up to the speed limit (most roads we drove on had 40-55 mph speed limit). According to some of what I've read on these cars, 0-60mph happens in like the low 11 second range. I don't know. Without a tachometer or a boost meter, I really don't know what the turbo, or the engine is doing. I can only feel what the engine is doing. And at idle, it seemed a bit high and a little rough (it was a 45 degree day). I'm beginning to think that the thermostat is the reason why the temperature gauge stayed around "C" the entire drive (which was roughly two hours)…but would that explain why the cooling fan was screaming?
Okay…did some internet reading…
The thermostat has to be working properly if the cooling fan is screaming…unless I'm missing something here.
When going over speed bumps though, steam comes out from under the hood. Any clues as to where in the cooling system (radiator, thermostat, turbo, radiator cap, boil-over…) this might be coming from? I don't think the car would've continued to run at 45*F after two hours of driving it (at times, 55 mph for half an hour) if there was a leak anywhere.