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thanks for the repetative advice, i will change the coil pack and go from there. very much appreciated.

this would be a good co-incidence for a meet up/cruise. yes/no? btw anyone here going to mallala.

Well not long after my previous reply the mobile mechanic arrived before i was contemplating cancelling it o i went ahead and had it performed. The results were as follows.. cylinder 1 - 150 cylinder 2 - 150 cylinder 3 - 150 cylinder 4 - 150 (cylinder in which the coul pack was spilt) To say the least i was very happy. Does this mean that i still need to perform a leak down test to confirm these results - i wanted the guy to do it but he said that he didnt have the necessary equipment to do it. In saying this, im assured at least that the engine did not sustain any damage when it suddenly shut down, so i guess now i have too look at other parts to find out the problem. btw, the mechanic said that maybe it was a bad batch of petrol or was overfuelled due to the split coil. Could this be fule pump related than as the car did get petrol before the incident occured.

if you cant bring the missus they unfortunately i cant come. *cries* She would be interriogating (sp)me afterwards as to why i wasnt with her especially on a saturday.

thank you very much for all of your reply's. Yesterday, since i had the front bar offm so i decided to take the intecooler piping off also even though it was on very tight just to see if there was anything stuck/lurking in it. What i discovered is that in the pipe from where the outlet pipe from the cooler where the turbo side is was covered in what seems to be oil or some sort of dark liquid ( im thinking that it could be some form of sealent that was on the silicion pipe). But this liquid was nowhere found where the piping joins the turbo pipe nor was it on the other pipe which connected to the throttle body. I have called for a mobile mechanic to perform a compression test on the engine today but as unsure if its better to take it to the workshop to get this sort of diagnostic performed. Is this a good step to take or should i be changing the exhaust maniforld gasket and coils firsts and go from there. thank you very much for your replies guys even though its aint a rb engine. regards, duc.

thanks for your feedback guys. I removed the dump pipe today as i though that maybe, just maybe the turbo died causing the smoke to leak from in between the gasket - the exhaust wheel was still intacted. Having done this, is it safe to say that the turbo was not the cause of the car to shut down. I'll try the ecu test and intercooler pipes that has been mentioned. Thanks so far guys.

sometime in the near future would be great as the weather is getting very nice, day and night. Im also thinking of asking my bosses to cruise, 04 sti and s2000.

as we are talking airbags, can someone tell me how to stop the air bag light from flashing consistently. it has happened ever since my battery died and the car wasnt driven since. btw i have read a thread on how to remove it but it doesnt work. any other ideas.

unfortunately im not really excited nor attracted to cruise where all cars are welcome for obvious reasons.

The incident happened about three weeks ago and since then my car has been sitting in the garage gathering dust. This is what happened - according to my brother who was driving at the time. My brother was taking the car around the block to a friends place ( no more than a 5 km away), when returning home (after he stopped at the petrol station to fill up the tank) the exhaust backfired - offboost, with visible black smoke and then suddenly the car shut down. He tried to start the car for the a few times without luck but then it started although struggled to idle and then died again. When he eventually got it home, we tried to start the car again - still idling very roughtly. but noticed alot of smoke leaking from between the seal where the turbo is joined to the dump pipe. The next day i had an inspection of the engine bay and noticed that one coil pack was split and the gasket between the turbo and dump pipe had indeed deteriorated. ATM the car starts but doesnt seem to be making an signs of induction noise or sounds from the bov as you would get by revving it at idle. i would like to ask is if my engine is in need of a rebuild or could it just be a minor fix. I havent had the chance to get the engine compression tested. btw the engine is a sr20. thanks for any help/recommendations/opinions, duc.

hey guys, i would like to know if any of you are up for a cruise next weekend. I havent been on a cruise with anyone here for a very long long time. Hit me back with your thoughts.

honestly why not by an aftermarket bov. yes it may be a budget way of getting the flutter noise but i dont think it is good for the turbo or car as it wasnt designed without a bov.

out of curiosity how much are compression guages

ive seen gtr34 rims on a r33 gtst before here in adelaide although i couldnt tell if the rear guards were rolled or not but it was very low. looked very phat btw.

ive got a stock exhaust for a r33 sitting in my shed that you can borrow if thats what your after.

hi guys, i have acquired myself a set of 18" rims (18*8.5 and 18*9.5) and currently looking for tyres. The offsets i believe are +30 for the fronts and +35 for the rears. If anyone has any for sale, give me a holla. cheers, duc.

interested mate. do you have other pics as link doesnt work. cheers

yes mate i do have the money if i didnt then i wouldnt have asked, =D do you have msn?

hook me up for the equips buddy

thats a bargain price mate, was it a set or just a pair. You didnt happen to purchase them directly from japan did you or through yahoo jap auctions did you. I can get 18" equip spoke style rims but they come without rims which i think would add up to alot when you have to include the price of tyres afterwards.

hi guys, can anyone here know or can recommend a mechanic that does call out to houses who can peform compression tests. Im having some problems with the sil80 and havent had the chance to focus my attention towards it. Car has been sitting in the garage for about month now doing nothing. cheers, duc.

thanks for your opinion guys. I want 18" with some dish at the rears but its so hard to find them with tyres in the low 1k marks.

hi guys, i would like your opinion on these rims. They are enki tri-spoke 17" - wished it was 18" thougth. Do you think they look good on a white r33gtst. Also, its offsets are 5x114.3 17x9 +37 and 17x8 +35, does it mean that it will fit the line. cheers, duc.

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my brother is searching for a cooler at this minute. I have not read all the pages so can you please tell me how much prices are inc postage. cheers.