lilonespaz
Drag Race Newbie
'1) I am a noob. Never had a VW before, new to the turbo world, and I just upgraded from an older civic (yeah yeah I already know)
2) sorry, should've been more specific.
Manual trans. Do the usual, start in first gear, shift as needed. But i don't thin it was spooling. I've recently got an ear for why the spool sounds like, and I don't hear it. I just hear a crackling noise, like a campfire burning the embers. It's not the same as the air intake, that much I am certain. I really have no idea if there was an boost leak or what.
So I went this morning to try driving it. But as soon as I turned it on, the engine light came on this morning. So I took it to my mechanic to get a diagnostic reading. Like 7 codes pop up all involving the fuel system. Injectors, low pressure, other stuff. So I took it to a dealer and it's there right now (side note: they "ran out of loaner cars" I dont really believe that but okay).
They're taking care of it. I
Under still under power train and an extended bumper to bumper.
Would injectors really cause the turbo not to "work"?
I'm trying to explain in detail what happens when I hit the throttle.
It'll accelerate like normal in every gear, until I hit roughly 2000 rpm in any single gear, whether it's 2000 rpm in 1st or in 4th or 6th, etc. I dont have a boost gauge. For all I know, I could be getting like, 2 psi. I don't know. I've read on the forums the factory turbo pushes 13 psi on a stock set up, which my car is. But I don't feel any kind of boost coming in usually I'm pushed into my seat (not like in a BT set up, but come on, it's my first turbo car and I upgraded from a 100hp civic.)
So when it gets to 2000 rpm, it'll keep accelerating, but slowly. It takes forever to get to 60mph. In the short time I had it with this problem, I noticed Lower mpg. I usually get about 32 on my way home if I'm just cruising. But I was barely getting 21. Driving the same, same road, not flooring the throttle. You get the idea.
It also took forever to start up. Usually I just put the key in, press in the clutch, turn the key, and you know it usually just turns on in a matter of 2 seconds. The starter would crank a few times, maybe 4. But today, it probably cranked 10-12 times before I pressed on the gas pedal while it was still trying to start up. Then it cranked a few more times, finally came on.
Again, yeah I'm not car guy. No I don't know the terminology that well, but I'm trying.
Long sort short, it's apparently my fuel system. But, why would THAT stop the turbo from spooling?
Or at least, why am I not getting anything out of my turbo? Yes I know because my fuelling system is messed up, but mechanically, where does the fuel system come in on the life of the turbo?
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If you're not getting fuel your not getting power. You could be making 10psi but if your fueling is operating at a kindergarten level of slow glue being poured out for glitter art... your not gonna be able to make any power. Fuel + Air = power... so lose one of those and its not doing much.
Would like to hear what the dealer says is the issue. Please continue to update this thread.
Oh and get a boost gauge this way you can notice stuff.. its roughly $150~ and the install takes at most a hour by yourself, if your not sure what your doing but can fallow basic written instructions and have a very general knowledge about the car.