many problems

[0range_Kouki24O]

1. motor is running RICH. past 2 weeks ive notice that my car has been popping flames every shift and dowshifts sound like im shooting a machine gun LITERALLY. and my gas mileage has sucked since its been happening

2. Sometimes if i brake hard or just come to a stop my rpms bounces down to 200 and causes my car to shut off. this happened 3 times on my way to a meet 2 nights ago but it has not shut off but it still bounces down to a really low rpm

3. Brake light is on. im not sure why. my front brakes work fine and same goes for my e-brake and im parked on a hill.

4. Turbo lag has been happening. i use to spool at 2300 but it has started spooling at around 3500 rpms. but then again my front mount is huge and i still have a stock t25

5. exhaust leak on my turbo manifold?? not to sure. me and a buddy of mine put it on a lift and its not coming from my exhaust pipe or my downpipe and we just concluded that its coming from my turbo manifold

Would a BOV make my car run better because i dont have one

someone tell me what to do to fix these problems.


Modified by 0range_Kouki24O at 9:38 PM 9/4/2008

[0range_Kouki24O]

problem 5 might be solved with a gasket on my downpipe because i dont have one lol ignore that one for now

[carmo]

The exhaust leak could be the reason for many of the problems. If your leaking exhaust before the 02 sensor, that will surely cause a problem. Turbo lag because all the exhaust isn't being used to spool up the turbo. Running rich because the 02 sensor is showing lean due to the leak. So, I would fix the exhaust leak before moving on. Maybe the severe rich issue is causing the idle problem too. I have a feeling that many of your problems are related to each other. You may fix four problems just by addressing one issue. Goodluck and keep us posted.

[0range_Kouki24O]

hey thanks for the reply man...the leak is coming from my downpipe after the o2 sensor but yes i have a big turbo lag problem. my turbo use to spool at 2300 rpm but since my leak has gotten worse its been spooling at 3500 rpm. also i checked my oil yesterday and yes i do need to change it but i also smelled fuel in my oil...running rich is a *****