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Old May 27, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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I blew my cars timing belt in october and i didnt have the funds to get the valves and the head fixed. I got them done in march and right after i got them done , the car has horrible acceleration and no boost. It sat for about 5 months , then got fixed and now it is horrible. My mechanic said he checked the engine and the pressure in the engine and everything seems fine. What could be the problem? It has extremely horrible acceleration. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
 
Old May 27, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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valve timing. make sure turbo spins.

and we can read, ne need to go overboard, though nice. I can read it from the end of the room.
 
Old May 27, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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prolly needs an "ITALIAN" tune-up. Take it out and run it for a stretch. computer maybe needs to re-leqrn how to think...
 
Old May 27, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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im sorry for that , i was experimenting with the font , Thank you for your respopnse though , i think im gonna bring it to someone to get the computer diagnosed.....Is that what a vag-com is? if not , then how do i do a vag-com , ive read up on alot of forums to do that.



Thanx! =)
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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there is a way of building one. but what model do you have. and again I recomend to check the timing, couse even 1 touch out can couse some bad runing
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 05:38 AM
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would a mechanic have to take it apart to find out if the timing is bad or does a computer checkup show codes if the timings off?
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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hmm, good point.
ye, belt cover has to come out to check.
 
Old May 30, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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Have you tried changing the gas? 5 months seems like a long time for gasoline to sit in a tank
 
Old May 30, 2006 | 02:01 AM
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u kno wut i was thinking , mabe i should buy fuel injector cleaner to try to see if that works ! im gonna try that and if anyone else knows of what else i should do plz respond. I want to try to do a few minor things before bringing it to a shop . Cause i know their gonna try to rip me off
 
Old May 30, 2006 | 02:18 AM
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add a quart of ethanol to the tank per 10 gallobns of fuel.
better that fuel injector cleaner
 



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