Re: 89 200 TQ Advice Needed - and hurry!

[Erik R Addy <erik@aero.und.edu>]

Gavin Gray wrote:
> 
  No airbag... All info I've seen says the 1989
> 200's had driver SRS, and the rest of the range got SRS in 1990.  This
> car has no airbag - does that mean that it was hit, and replaced with a
> non SRS wheel, or did early build cars not have SRS.  I neglected to
> get the build date info when I looked at the car.
> 
The first few 89 200tq's did not have an airbag.  All the ones with the
later MC engine (K24/MAC14 ECU) have them, and I _think_ most of the 
earlier ones don't.  Some do, however, as my first 200tq (w/K26 motor)
did.

> 2.)  Under hard acceleration, I only saw 1.2 bar boost on the computer
> display.  Should be 1.8 or so, right?  No other problems with engine -
> ran smooth, quiet, etc.  What is the likely problem of this low boost.
> Please know that test drive conditions were 88 degrees, and very humid
> - perhaps boost is lower then?  Also, don't know the level of octane in
> gas in the car.

Heat and humidity do seam to have quite an effect on these cars. 
However,
you should still see more than 1.2.  On a US spec car you should see
1.4.
More than likely not a major problem, though.  I would go so SJM's site
(www.teleport.com/~scottmo/) and do the _entire_ "ABC's of running high
boost" page.  It is under "trouble shooting tips" on the main page.  As
you will see, there are many (relatively minor) things that will reduce
boost.
As far as gas, you could use 90 octane if you leave your car stock, but
if
you chip (and you should! Also see SJM's site) you need 92+.

HTH
Erik