[Turbodog97]

Originally Posted by Swonderboy

"Now, if you are only boosting 10psi then you probably have a boost leak somewhere. Check your pipes and clamps. There are three pipes and 5 clamps. Also check your vaccum lines to make sure none of them popped off too."

I talked to the dealership today. Fortunately, the guy who had the car previously, was a good friend of the Service Rep. So he's totally aware of this car.

I'm going to bring the car in tommorrow, apparently it is under warrenty, from what I advised as the issues. But he thinks it's either a) the computer erased the stage 1 input, and reverted back to manufacturers default. or b) waste gate issue....

We will see...

Considering this is my first turbo. Is there anything i should be considering, to prolong the life of my turbo. I've herd things like "keep them running at idle for 3 mins, so the turbo can cool off..." not sure what else. And if the turbo is running hot, will that reflect on my temp gauge?

thanks

Hate to break it to you but dealer tech's are complete idiots. There is no way for the s1 computer to revert back to a stock mode. The wastegate spring can go bad after a while but you are talking about a lengthy period of time not 30k miles type of a thing. I would check your clamps on your pipes and check your vaccum lines. Also try resetting the computer, you can either unplug the negative terminal on the battery or pull the yellow fuse on the second row of the fusebox out(while the key is in the 2nd position), leave it out for 10 secs. and put it back in...and the computer is reset. Dealer tech's are turbo-stupid. They are not competent in the complexities of forced induction.