Problems with 5k Turbo

[Mike Arman <armanmik@n-jcenter.com>]

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>Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:26:43 -0400
>From: David Anstine <anstine@sas.upenn.edu>
>Subject: Problems with 5k Turbo
>
>A friend of mine is giving me his 1987 5000 Turbo. It's been
>parked
>for the past 3 years, and hasn't been started.


Change the timing belt NOW!!!!!! Three years of inactivity means dry rot.
That belt WILL snap. Soon!



>
>I fired it up last night and found a few problems. Hopefully the
>list can provide some answers.
>
>1) The car will not shift into gear. It's a 5-speed manual.
>Depressing the clutch entirely to the floor does not make a
>difference, and the clutch pedal's action does not feel smooth. Am
>
>I looking at a new clutch, a new cable,... transmission?


Bleed clutch. That may not do it - probably need to replace clutch master
and slave - same problem as timing belt - letting this stuff sit isn't good
for it.




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>2) The computer gives a readout of pressure in the intake
>manifold. The manual says that at normal idle, the pressure should
>
>be at 1.0 bar. But my car idles at 0.1 bar, and never exceeds 0.7
>bar when revving the engine. Bad turbo? Leak somewhere?

See Scott Mockery's turbo troubleshooting pages. This is probably rotted
vacuum hoses. The turbo unit itself is pretty durable.




>
>3) The engine idles at 2000rpm, and misses about 3 times every 10
>seconds.
>

Bad or stuck ISV valve. Sometimes a healthy dose of carb cleaner fixes this.

A dose of Techron - the real thing, no substitutes, has a good chance of
fixing the missing. This car shows the calssic symptoms of sitting around.
You did drain out all the three-year-old gas in the tank?




>Other niggles:
>
>4) Driver and one passenger door cannot be opened from the
>outside. The door latch moves freely without any resistance.
>
Standard type 44 door latch problem - welcome to Team Door Handle.


>5) Passenger power window doesn't work.

And their cousins, team power window.


>
>Any advice is greatly appreciated. I'd really like to get this car
>
>on the road, it only has 74,000 miles.
>
>- -dave

This is a great deal - take your time and get the car properly sorted out -
it is well worth the trouble, and you'll be very happy with it!


Best Regards,

Mike Arman




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