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Focus_Sh1ft · 09-01-2010, 06:52 PM

Nexus, you sir... are my savior!

I was freaking out too much earlier to remember I was having issues with the coupler on the compressor housing yesterday. I got driven to the place, bought my trusty jack and wrench with me, and got under the car to check it out. Sure enough, the piping was disconnected!

So I immediately fixed it, at the shop, and got my car back. They charged $97 to check codes, clear them, and fill the car with coolant. Could have been worse. For anyone interested, the codes I had were iginition coil errors (because I unplugged the sparks to prime the turbo), O2 sensor (because the piping was disconnected), air intake temp (same as O2), and MAF (probably also the same).

The best part is, driving home I got no CELs, and no overheating lights. So I'm going to work on that coupler a bit more, and fix my exhaust leak (could that cause overheating because it's venting into the engine bay?). Then I'll drive the car around and see if I get any overheating lights again. I'm going to assume the worst and expect to get them, so I've been trying to think of ways to keep the water temperature reasonable. So far, the only two ideas I've had was to pull coolant off the turbo (don't want to), and/or to get a performance radiator.

I may be out $170, but it turns out it was money well spent.

ALSO - running lean most likely means running hotter, correct?

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09-01-2010, 06:52 PM	#11
Focus_Sh1ft Drives: 08 Yaris Turbo; 06 tC Turbo Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 875	Nexus, you sir... are my savior! I was freaking out too much earlier to remember I was having issues with the coupler on the compressor housing yesterday. I got driven to the place, bought my trusty jack and wrench with me, and got under the car to check it out. Sure enough, the piping was disconnected! So I immediately fixed it, at the shop, and got my car back. They charged $97 to check codes, clear them, and fill the car with coolant. Could have been worse. For anyone interested, the codes I had were iginition coil errors (because I unplugged the sparks to prime the turbo), O2 sensor (because the piping was disconnected), air intake temp (same as O2), and MAF (probably also the same). The best part is, driving home I got no CELs, and no overheating lights. So I'm going to work on that coupler a bit more, and fix my exhaust leak (could that cause overheating because it's venting into the engine bay?). Then I'll drive the car around and see if I get any overheating lights again. I'm going to assume the worst and expect to get them, so I've been trying to think of ways to keep the water temperature reasonable. So far, the only two ideas I've had was to pull coolant off the turbo (don't want to), and/or to get a performance radiator. I may be out $170, but it turns out it was money well spent. ALSO - running lean most likely means running hotter, correct?