I use to be boosted for about 300 miles, my car is now n/a 74k on it is a d16y8, i was boosted from may 14th to June 4th. It had a tune up at 41K ( Timing belt, spark plugs, spark plug wires, water pump( i believe))

So on June 4th i took off my turbo, put everything back to stock, i had to extend my o2 sensor for it to meet in my downpipe. i left that how it was and returned everything back to stock except intake and exhaust. So once everything was on i started my car, everything ran fine, no cel, no bad idle. I had to go to pep boys to recharge my refridgant. I started to drive my car to pep boys which is like a mile away, but i felt a sputter in 4th gear at 2k rpm, i said well maybe i have to reset my ecu, correct the fuel maps. So i went to pep boys then everything was fine problem didnt happen, until i went on the highway.

It started to sputter when i was in 4th gear and accelerating at about 30%. it was in gear it like couldnt catch some but at WOT it would catch no matter what.

So i figure dont use 4th gear, So i was crusin, the same thing happen in 5th gear at about 80 mph. i was getting scared maybe i was close to detitnation because i had to put the distrutior back to where it was because the timing was retarded by 2 degrees and i thought i may have skrewed something up. I got home turned off my car and i couldnt figure out what the hell it was. I got new spark plugs, see if that would fix the problem, i drove it around for 50 miles, everything was fine. Then i said ill just reset the ecu to be sure. Then it started to happen again when i was leaving for work. but this time i gave it a 30% gas again in 1st gear and it started to sputter again at 2k rpms. There is no over heating of any kind, when i drove on the highway boosted to get my turbo off i saw that the coolant overflow tank was leaking a little. im not throwing any cels, i put the o2 sensor back to how it should be, reset the ecu again for 8 hours, the temp gauge in my cluster is where it normally is like 35%, I asked this question before everyone said it was the distrutor i bought one it should be here on the 15th, and if that doesnt work i have no idea what it could be.

Any Help would be great.
thank you
Eric

 

anyone?

 

sorry double post

 

you should really post a summary no one wants to read all that

but it sounds like you have a problem with your ignition, mine started to sputter in gear and i changed the wires and plugs and it was fine

 

thanks ill bought some spark plugs ill buy some spark plug wires, do you think i need a distrubitor?

 

well the ignitor may have gone bad, but i would start with the cheap stuff first, but spark plugs, cap, rotor, then get wires, then after that it may be the dizzy

 

i bought a dizzy off ebay (distributor king?) something like that, ill try that see what happens

 

they are a good place, i got mine from them, they messed up with the overnight shipping but i was happy, haven't had to make a warranty claim yet, but i think if i did i would get my money back.

a lot cheaper than even buying a used one.