Odd problem....

[hmltnangel]

Hi al, just finally joined the gods and got me an RX7! woohoo, that 9 hr drive from Cardiff to Edinburgh after pickin up th car was great!

I now seem to have 2 problems .....

Number 1 ......

The headlight on the passenger side wont come on and the dash lights are out too? Any common link? I know the dash has reverse glo dials in it and thought maybe somethin was up with them but the backlights fot the heater etc are out too. Any suggestions?

number 2 .......

Went to go fill up the baby (3rd time in 3 days!!!!) ggggrrrr! took it for a quick blast nice bit of power in 3rd to around 7500 rpm, then pulled into trhe garage. popped in some fuel, then pulled away,
then discovered that the car wasn\'t boosting properly!
It seems to pull ok and I can hear the turbos but, it sounds as if theres pressure comin out of somewhere, almost like one of the dump valves was stuck open if you get what I mean? It\'s dark just now so can\'t see anything but what should I check tomo when it\'s daylight?

Can anyone help bring my new baby back to health??

[Brett]

Hmmmm...the lights are normally very reliable, sniffs of some dodgy history to me....

 Were the lights/dash all working when you picked it up/checked it over?

[hmltnangel]

yup, the lights were fine. I have spent all yesterdayputting in a new stereo and did pop a few fuses but i checked them all and replaced whtever was blown. The engine was replaced around 10 to 20k ago so i would assume there may not be too much wrong there.

[Brett]

Ok, leave the headlights in the up position, but off.
Underneath the car, under each headlight you will see a small opening, which or may not have a cover over it, remove this cover and you will see a hand winder for the light.  Try this by hand, if it feels tight then the unit is binding on something, if you can raise the lamp unit like this then it points to an electrical fault.

 As for the dash, is every light on the dash out?
 If so this does point to a fuse, check them all and replace any dodgy or failed ones.

[grinder]

It seems to pull ok and I can hear the turbos but, it sounds as if theres pressure comin out of somewhere, almost like one of the dump valves was stuck open if you get what I mean? It\'s dark just now so can\'t see anything but what should I check tomo when it\'s daylight?

i think that a common fault to be honest - the pipes have a tendancy to crack - best have a look in the day light

as a daft idea ( and DONT try this without some thought ) - can you not put some talc on the pipes - rev it and see if the talc gets blown off - this could point you to the problem

i have only just thought of this - so it may be very dangerous - it was just an idea though !!

[hmltnangel]

first up, the light goes up and down ok but it just doesn\'t light up on normal beam, will be checkin the bulb when I get home obviously but it was dark last nite. just seemed odd that it happened at the same time as the dash lights failing. All the lights are out on the dash, heater controls and all. what fuse might it be?!

As for the engine, where is the most likely place to check for the busted hose/dump valve. I\'m assuming the leak must be before the boost guage hose cos the guage only goes up to 0.4 bar now.

[grinder]

is the second turbo kicking in ??

if not it could be a stuck selonoid ??

failing that - check the pipes around the 2 waste gates - and the pipe work running from the air filter

im sure someone more knowledgable will beable to exlpain better

and when you remove the lid from the fuse box - it tells you all what the fuses are - check the one called ROOM or summat like that

[maximtaylor]

Sounds obvious, but check the dashlight dimmer dial (near the cigarette lighter, its easy to turn right down and think something is broken!

The headlight just sounds like a new bulb.

Max

[Donato]

Alright mate,

Nice to see another one in Scotland!

Im in Edinburgh, if you need any help with your car give me a shout.

Cheers

Donato

[hmltnangel]

not many of us around eh?

give us a shout if your ever around blackburn/bathgate on 07766821171.

[Donato]

No probs, you got a name mate?

Have you managed to solve the problem or are you still needing help?

Cheers

Donato

[hmltnangel]

Hiya, yup, The names Dale.

Well i\'m gonna leave it till Saturday cos when I get home from work theres not enough light to work on it. Damn those cold winter nites! Could use some help maybe on Saturday though. Show me an mR2 turbo and I\'ll fix it but this thing is a totally different. Much better of course, although in a strange way  I do miss my old MR2.

Dale

[Donato]

Hi Dale

Saturday im intending on doing a wee bit of work to mine, but i guess i could take a wee blast throught to Livi and see if i can help you (any excuse really! ).

my phone number is 07771813577 just let me know what time you are wanting me to pop through. I stay west edinburgh so i aint far from you.

Cheers

Donato

[Tintin]

The problem with no boost sounds similar to a problem I had a few days ago


I was giving it some on the motorway when I heard a bang , eased off wondering what it was , put my foot down again and there wasn\'t any boost , gauge read 0.4 bar and I could hear the turbo so I pulled over , after a little look around the engine I noticed the pipe from the turbos to the intercooler had been blown off poped it back on when I got home and no more boost problem

[hmltnangel]

what hose is that?

i\'ve not really had the chance to master the engine compartment as yet.

:reallymad