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Re: TURBO QUESTION

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:37 am
by kozmik
1JZGTE wrote:Hi all just looking 4 a few opinions. i have a 77 lancer with a ja motor & the turbo is getting extremly hot :x it does have a bit of play is this likely 2 b the problem or could it b 2 do with oiling . how much play is 2 much? its not blowing any smoke :?
Have you checked your exhaust? A plugged cat or muffler will cause this.
Maybe it's the ol banana in the tailpipe trick. :D

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:12 am
by 1JZGTE
it's a ja [leaded] motor so it has no cat
its got 2 & a half inch piping 2 the cannon from the back of turbo
so i don't think it's clogged
no bananna's i can see :D