StreetStyle VTec

I have a friend that bought a 90' GSX...After a year of running it softly (with only 3 races ran to the engine) the engine only smoked when the turbo kicked in at 1 psi+...Next at about a month of no racing and smooth slow acceleration, the eclipse started to overheat within a matter of 5 minutes from turning it on... Can someone help me and tell me if it is fixable? I wanna do it myself (I guess hes too ******* lazy) to learn more about engine repairs and modifications

HXMan

I am not sure what it could be...but it seems those cars do like to blow headgaskets alot. That is kind of a pain in the *** to change. We changed my friends 94 Talon TSI's head gasket this last summer.

bigTom

dont know the exact conditions of it... but it could be a # of things... head gasket... is there water int he radiator? turbo might taken a crap (happen to my friend... i think it was also overheating)) water pump, etc... check out dsmtalk.com... they should be ableto help u out more

ffdet

Definately post this at www.dsmtalk.com they should be able to help. Also, drain the oil and see if you have coolant in it. If you do, get ready to do a headgasket. I've never done one on a DSM but it should be pretty easy to do yourself.

TheShad0w

could be head gasket, or could be warn bearings, how many miles are on it?

Spade

er, what about the blow by that those things are known for?

StreetStyle VTec

it has 112761 miles on it...I thought about it being the head gasket but wasnt sure....we put water in it but it dries up too quick

976

Thermostat? Theremostat switch? Coolent, not just water...