Silvia Club of NSW

hey guys,
OMG i think my 180 has lost power.. before i could feel the boost kick in and me and the passenger would fly back in our seats...now, i cant feel nuthin...its still there but its weak..would any1 know wat i is...i have a feeling that its the whistling/whinning noise cummin from sumwhere(turbo i think) but hopefully it aint nuthin big..it has seriously gone down in power and im real worried...does any1 know sum1 that can help or a mechanic i can go to that can help(that is cheap too) im in NSW if any1 can help or can refer me..thanx heaps guys

Sounds like your turbo has loosened up resulting in a leaking manifold or dump pipe gasket.

Does sound like a gasket problem is pretty common for these things. Without driving it, its hard to say you sure your not just used to it now??

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hey Risking, yeah im 100% sure cuz even my friend said its kinda lost power when i told him about it

Okay id be grabbing the turbo when its cold so you dont get 3rd degree burns and seeing if its loose. Or taking the heat sheiald off and looking for missing nuts

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I agree with Risking. Its a combination of two things, both of which I have at the moment:

a) Getting used to the car, need more mods
b) Turbo loose or blown gasket.

The gasket on my car went around Xmas, but was still fine for a while... haven't driven the car alot but its now stuffed, really need a new gasket...

I would suggest as Risking said to check when the car is cold to see if the turbo feels loose.

Also just after starting the car, put your hand around the turbo and see if you can feel an air leak.

Thats how we picked my problem, you could feel the air leaking from between the turbo and the manifold.

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yeah i just discovered the same prob with my 180. if u sed it feels like a lose in power and a quite noticable wizzing noise. its a loose fitting with ur turbo at the manifold or to ur dump pipe. id recomend taking it to Pro Concept. Josh there fixed my prob quite quick and cheap.