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Old 09-27-2005, 04:31 PM
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Question Ongoing problem with loss of power (NW Illinois)

Ok my fellow dsmers...
I've done a lot of research on this problem i have been running into. I am yet to find a solution, so here it goes....
when i first purchased my 91 eclipse gst it ran great and pushed 13 pounds of boost fine (accordinf to my autometer boost gauge. After a short amount of time it began to have an occasional loss of power, which was accompanied by a hesitation when under a slight amount of throttle (generally only at low rpm's). Over time, the loss of power would occur more and more often. Now it is a constant loss of power through all rpm's, and I'm only pushing 10 pounds of boost. I have done a few things and they are as follows:
*rewire fuel pump
*occasional boost leak checks (leak was found and tubing was replaced)
*pulled out ecu and visually inspected it (it appeared to be in good working order and didn't smell of anything odd)
*visually inspected timing belt (dint know what i was planning on accomplishing by it )
*replaced injectors
*replaced fuel filter
*removed boost restrictor in solenoid
*replaced fuel pressure regulator
*swapped out plug wires and that made no difference
*replaced spark plugs with ngk bpr6es (i think thats the number at least) and no change
The fellow i purchased my eclipse from said carmax did a compression test and it came out good (dont know how credible that is). I've stumped quite a few people with this one and it's quite unsettling. I'm sure all of u dsmers remember what its like the first time u hit boost in your dsm and the exhilaration u get from it. I only wish to return my baby to it's former glory and be able to blow away all those all-to-familiar riced-out rust-buckets that are parading around my city with egos bigger than their coffe-can mufflers, and roll with my fellow dsmers with pride. Anybody who can supply any amount of advice will live a long and prosperous life and enjoy the fruits of nature (or something along those lines ). Honestly tho, im really in a bind with this problem and i would appreciate any help. Thanks all who took the time to read this and thanks automotiveforums for this incredible web site.
P.S. If anybody lives in northwestern illinois, eastern iowa (Dubuque area), or southern wisconsin and would be willing to sacrifice some of your time to help a friend let me know on this site or give me a call at (563) 543-3252
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