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I went through this a year ago. There were really good posts on how to deal with this. In a nutshell, purchase and install a PTE remote oil filter (better filtering than stock), disconnect oil cooler lines from the radiator as there is know way to clean metal shavings in radiator. As far as...

Hi Folks, After changing back to regular non-heated O2 sensor and spark plugs the car seems to be running much better. Thanks! Brent

Thanks for the reply guys. I just have the basic translator that allows adjusting fuel for everything. I am changing o2 sensor and plugs and will see what happens.

"Hi Folks, I went to dyno today and had a few suprises. The first was the wideband Air Fuel measured on the car was off the charts rich (below 10 which is not measured) from approx 3000 to 4000 rpm then it straightened out in higher rpm. Also, my idle was way rich. The second one was...

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Thanks John, That will be my next step. Is there any way the engine can cause the Turbo to fail. I am just hoping that it is only the Turbo that is messed up. Brent

Thanks SGRIM, I hope it is the Turbo. It should be much less expensive to replace than a headgasket or engine rebuild. Do you know how I can tell for sure? Brent

Thanks for the reply bluettype. I did some further checking and started the car today and it sounded okay. After a drive around the block the car smoked badly whenever it tried to boost. Otherwise ran fine, did not overheat and maintained oil pressure. I checked the tailpipe when home and it...

Hello, I just purchased an 87 GN and added some modifications. Unfortunately, I did them all at once so it will be harder to troubleshoot and now can't build boost past 11psi according to factory boost gauge. Before changes the guage showed about 17psi. I added new TT chip, RJC Power...