Turbo Help -- PLEASE

[Aleksander Mierzwa]

At 00:34 01-05-05 -0400, Ryan Gemmill wrote:

>Today on a relatively unspirited drive I think I blew a line to the turbo. 
>(Car in question is a 1991 200.) I'm fairly sure it is not an oil line. 
>Symptoms: a fairly loud hissing noise at or around 3000 RPM; also I don't 
>get much boost: I used to get 1.7 bar but now will only hit 1.4 (while 
>hissing like mad.)

Sounds like you blew your Michelin man hose. It usually fails at the bottom
- look for oil deposits below it and feel with your fingers for the crack.
If my diagnosis are correct, it can be temporarily repaired with
self-amalgamating tape available at your nearest electric store or Home Depot.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT