Frustrated Turbo Mini Owner ..... I appeal to you all
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Hello you lot :(
well lots of questions really ; I think I am gunna have to have the engine out again anyways so mebe its time for the CAM and Head ..... mark mark mark mark ....

Drove the mini today ; lots os observations and I wanna ask you guys some questions

1) Its been on the RRoad as you all know by know ; but the quality of the work is very questionabale ... the car goes pretty well; and I still get torque steer at anything over say 7 PSI ( irun 10 btw)

2) My manifold gasket is leaking ; I sprayed it with WD40 at idle and the tickover changes ; so I guess it is drawing in air from the manifold.

3) I notice that boost comes up pretty slowly is this just LAG or could I have a leak in the intercooler ??

4) I get loads and loads of grey smoke from under the carb it looks like from the heatshield so I guess its petrol ... so a carb rebuild ????

5) When it comes on boost it judders and splutters a bit then it goes but as i have said this is always abouve say 7 PSI unless I put the choke on then its good and does not splutter
In my opinion this can be fuel pressure and more likely leaning out but why ??
Wrong Needle ?
Manifold Gaket ??
BTW i have bloked the carb balance pipe at both ends so it can be that

Please my fellow chappies .... I am well pissed off at the moment and I am sure a lot of ya have been here before

Other than that all is good , starts on the button , no smoke at start up at all no smoke in fact at anytime so I am pretty sure my turbo is good;

Steve

PS Wonder if the usual suspects will respond :) ... you know who you all are and I thank you in advance !!

PPS aint had a sh@g now for 3 days and feeling the strain :)

TurboLessTosser

id suggest that you put right all the little things like the leaky manifold gasket and carb rebuild, then get to a good rolling road to set it up. perhaps your problems are due to the carb and gasket. check there not cracked or warped.
if something isnt right fix it then move on to the next thing thats what i do anyway.
get a carb rebuild kit off iain there dead easy to do just keep every thing in order.
what do you mean by saying the boost is slow mine kicks in at about3k to 4k(ish) and then it goes oh and i have a lot of lag to

theres no point in putting a new head and camshaft in then the same faulty parts back on

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

leaky gasket may be causing te grey smoke, and the sluggishness / hesitation on boost.

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

If its fixed on shite, or looks shite then it is probably shite so it will only ever run like shite!

Edited by killer_chiller on 3rd Sep, 2004.

b12 mine ran crap, lots of smoke from the carb and generally as pants when the inlet gasket was leaking.

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

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Kewl
mebe all my problems are just down to the manifold gasket !!
that would be so cool

didnt get a chance to do it this weekend for one reason or another


but am filled with joy and hope now !!!


Steve

TurboLessTosser