As some of you know I been blowing up this forum with countless help threads.

Thanks everyone who helped especially "jonno"

 

I traded the car for a flat screen tv I won in a raffle and $250. When I went to go look at the car it was sitting in a field. The turbo was off, along with all the vacuum lines. The only way I could figure this all out was wait for a rx to show up in a pick n pull and take pictures.

Finally one showed uo in chico,ca.

Got all my vacuum hoses correct and snagged a few parts.

After getting everything hooked up and having no information on this motor besides having the previous owner tell me the head gaskets were changed and "good luck" everytime I would drive the car it would fall straight on its rump roast. Rev to about 2500 and then drop rpms.

 

I figured id try seafoaming the car. This is when my engine bay started smoking. I had an exhaust leak! Ordered some exhaust manifold gaskets and bang! The car was 10x quiter and would actually drive!

 

Boost leak was my issue. Now I just need to figure out why my cel will sometimes come on until I hit the throttle a little. Im thinking knock sensor?

I don't know but that's an awesome story. Post up some pictures man!

If it's coming on at idle and you have to tap the throttle, it's most likely the TPS. A knock sensor code will set and stay. You need to connect the diagnostic connectors and get the code to fix it.