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1989 spg 205k
Well yesterday a the coolant hose going into the turbo catastrophically failed causing the car to over heat. The hose was replaced and the car made it home. Today it made it to work but on the way back it was really underpowered at low rpms hesistating barely going, idle was ridiculously rough. Once it got to higher rpms it ran normally. Stopped at the store and it really sh*t itself. It would barley go, there was oil seeping out like crazy at the turbo/exhust joint, then there was oil dripping on the passenger side of the engine at about half the length of the engine. Could not pin point as the exhust manifold was in the way. Also at idle it was spewing white smoke out the exhust which eventually got a bluish tint. So coolant was burning and oil too. Coolant tank was empty, just filled yesterday. Pretty sure the turbocharger is done because of the seepage, and also cuz the coolant line into went. Think either the head gasket is gone or the head is warped to explain the leak.
I over a grand in new parts in the last two months, and close to $2000 since owning the car which I've only put 16,000 miles on it.
Any suggestion on what it's worth based on below
Here's all the recent parts:
4 new shocks put in 2 weeks ago $200
New exhust cat back 2 weeks ago $120
New water pump 2 weeks ago $25
New wheel bearings and drivers side ball joints 1 month ago $450 (mechanic did those)
New tires and alignment 2 months ago $320
Rebuilt rear calipers 2 months ago $120
pads and rotors all around 2 months ago $170
fan switch 3 days ago $10
Header pipe ~5 months ago $60
Coolant temp sensor 1 year ago $20
Clutch (master rebuilt , slave (new), throwout, disc) 1.5 years ago $360
rebuilt Axles 1.5 years ago $180
replaced sunroof motor 1 year ago $60
new battery 2 months ago $40
new reverse switch $8
oil just changed and changed regularly, throttle body and aic cleaned, amm replaced with known good, premium gas used, new spark plugs, wires and distributor at 189k, headliner was replaced before i got it, transmission was excellent no pinion whine 2nd gear worked perfectly as did all the others, honda mtf just put in, not driven roughly, sony aftermarket cassette, blaupunkt speakers in rear, wired for amp
Issues it has
-4 door front seat, matching leather, leather in rough shape
-Dents behind both doors small amount of rust forming there
-mild valve noise told not to be concerned about
-paint worn on roof
-battery cables need to be replaced
-power steering rack on it's way out
-2 rims have serious curb rash, others have minor curb rash
-Fog lights missing
-dash cracks
-small spiderweb in windshield from pebble on highway
-rear defroster needs some lines repaired
posted by 206.53.66...
, Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:15:27
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