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Replacement motor is run and tested by importer and comes with 90 day warrenty. I'll be doing a compression test soon and will talk with experts about what is my best option. Replacing the motor sounds good as the car won't be out of action for a while, and running the legacy gets very expensive ...

Can anyone tell me why I've lost top end power? Turbo seems to be working fine, you can feel it working low and hi boost

located in chch, I can pull the engine out myself. I don't really want to go to the extreme of putting oversized pistons in it, trying keep the cost down.

thanks

i was leaning towards a rebuild as then I would know the service history from scratch. I'll ring around engine rebuilders during the week to get an estimate.

I've had to rebuild the turbo a little while ago, it's blowing a wee bit of blue smoke still, motor doesn't drive like it used to, get up to 4000rpm and thats peak power now, go over that and it sounds like the motor will blow up, boost gauge reads 4psi - low, 7psi - hi, been told should be higher ...

Hi, my engine in my GT Starlet is passing 260,000kms and it's time to do something about it.

What would be better to do, buy a replacement motor or to rebuild the existing motor?

Does anyone have an idea of what a engine reconditioner charges for a complete rebuild?

I have located a ...

Thanks everyone,

Replaced 2 fuses today, put new earths in and got my electrics back

efi relay under bonnet looks a little burnt, so will be replacing that one aswell

Cheers

12.4v if I remember right

Thanks will check it again tomorrow, and going to put in new earth.

hi, ive searched this forum back to front for days now but havn't found an answer to my problem.

Recently my alternator gave up the ghost at the same time all my electrics stopped (windows, rev counter, temp gauge, petrol gauge) also the motor runs real sluggish. I replaced the alternator and ...