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RB sounding like WRX = running on 5 or less cylinders.

Turbo should be fine, as I don't think it effects idle... more likely gasket on intake plenum gone bad, or coilpack/dead plug/sparkplug loom problem in one or more cylinders.

But I agree with Mike, don't drive it if its acting that erratic.

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hey mate,

my housemate drives a WRX MY98, and his car is giving him some problems similar to yours eversince he got the car, which was about

one week ago. Sometimes the engine just idle below 1000RMP and it feels as if its choking and spitting black smoke out the back. I

was in the car with him once and the car enigne just went off in the middle of driving !!! It does that sometimes and when he went to

the workshop to have them have a look, everything seems ok. He just sent the car into the workshop again and left it there this

morning to get it inspected on what was wrong. I'll let you know whats wrong with his car once the mechanic calls him, hope its of

some help.

Cheers,

Donovan

I don't know if this will help.. or its just a noob answer.. but..

The last time when i was driving the celica, power got cut from my car.. rev's were sluggish, hard to get above 4k rpm, boost wasn't coming in.. and yes, in the middle of driving the car died as well..

Turned out to be a stuffed alternator as the car was low on battery therefore all these problems..

Guess it won't hurt to just use a multimeter and check ur alternator too while ur at it..

My2c

Bernard

RB sounding like WRX = running on 5 or less cylinders.

Turbo should be fine, as I don't think it effects idle... more likely gasket on intake plenum gone bad, or coilpack/dead plug/sparkplug loom problem in one or more cylinders.

But I agree with Mike, don't drive it if its acting that erratic.

I agree, intake gasket, coilpacks and maybe injectors... My one has similar problem except only runs 5 cylinders as one of my valves are bent in the 6th cylinder. Maybe you can get compression test done or even a leak down test?

hey mate,

my housemate drives a WRX MY98, and his car is giving him some problems similar to yours eversince he got the car, which was about

one week ago. Sometimes the engine just idle below 1000RMP and it feels as if its choking and spitting black smoke out the back. I

was in the car with him once and the car enigne just went off in the middle of driving !!! It does that sometimes and when he went to

the workshop to have them have a look, everything seems ok. He just sent the car into the workshop again and left it there this

morning to get it inspected on what was wrong. I'll let you know whats wrong with his car once the mechanic calls him, hope its of

some help.

Cheers,

Donovan

cheers for that. car seem so undrivable atm

I don't know if this will help.. or its just a noob answer.. but..

The last time when i was driving the celica, power got cut from my car.. rev's were sluggish, hard to get above 4k rpm, boost wasn't coming in.. and yes, in the middle of driving the car died as well..

Turned out to be a stuffed alternator as the car was low on battery therefore all these problems..

Guess it won't hurt to just use a multimeter and check ur alternator too while ur at it..

My2c

Bernard

i hope it is something that minor, will have a look

cheers

I agree, intake gasket, coilpacks and maybe injectors... My one has similar problem except only runs 5 cylinders as one of my valves are bent in the 6th cylinder. Maybe you can get compression test done or even a leak down test?

oh no. hopefully it isnt that, but if we still cant find the problem, ill get the compression and leak down test done asap

Mike just came over, none of the hose or piping seems to be off

When i turned the car on, the engine was really struggling this morning, and started shaking A LOT

but once it warmed up after 2 minutes of so, the car idled fine again.

so after bout 10 mins of idling

i slowly took in for a lap around a block..(slowly)...car drove fine again- no stalling or weird revs

so took it for another lap. this time i let it rev to bout 3000rpm, where it would usually be making boost----but i can only hear the turbo making humming noises, shows no boost on the boost gauge, and cant feel any at all

the turbo?

Hey....im not too sure about the turbo as my car is NA but really sounds like a coilpack to me i had one fail the other week and it was running like crap same as the way you say yours is running then i took it in the shop and they said they fixed it but then another one failed and it was even worse i suggest getting the tested. Just my 2c

your vented hood..wheres the opening on top of?

check around there as rain could of got water anywhere around that area.

if its near the pod then take it out and check it..

but i reckon maybe its the alternator like what Slowpoke said.

I've had an alternator die on me once in my R31 and it just didnt charge the battery and the cars power drained and the car died.. I don't see how that is going to cause all these symptons that he is having. How does a dicky alternator make your car idle weird and rev up on its own and no boost?

yeah ztuned i think water would get into the coil packs remember it happened to me so my Ztuned hood is now in the shed :wub: heheh but yeah when mine sounde dliek a WRX no boost it was water in the spark plug area it was like a pool :down:

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