Just want to see if anyone has had this same situation. But before I ask the question here is a little on the car. Its the CA18ET engine and the turbo does not work. I have a new one waiting to put on but have not had the time. So the original turbo is seized up and does not move at all. I think that might be causing my issue but not sure.
So the car runs good for the first 15 to 20 minutes. After that I have power loss at 2K and then at 3K rpms. So trying to take off it hits 2K and then just bogs down, hardly any power and starts to sputter. Once I get past that it is fine until it hits 3K and does the same thing. Just major loss of power. Before this the car runs find and pulls hard, well ask hard as it can on 70 horse power (no turbo). But it runs fine and no hesitation. But once it has been running for a certain time it starts the loss of power. I am thinking it might be the turbo in line, once it gets hot is swells and stops or restricts the flow. But why would it only be at 2K and 3K rpms?
What do you guys think, what else should I look at. The car has new plugs, new vacuum lines and new fuel filter. The cap and rotor looked new but not sure about the wires. I do want to get new ones.
So has anyone had this issue or close to this issue? Let me know what you guys think might be causing this.
Thanks,
John