This weekend was productive, I was able to swap out the broken Wiper link-age for the replacement ITSWILL was able to give me (thanks again). While I was there, I completely cleaned out the area between the firewall, re did the seals between the window and vents and re-painted the wiper arms themselves. I also re-did some vacuum lines under the hood, re-adjusted the intercooler as there was a massive leak. I also messed with the throttle body to the point it now idles on its own instead of using the throttle to hold it open. I was very happy about all this.
I also replaced the rear wing with a better conditioned one I had.
I ended up taking the car for a spin Saturday, considering it was running so well. The boost was instant and full WOT made the car feel fast. which has been the norm lately, but to ensure at the time everything was running fine.
I was at a red light, as soon as the light turned green I opened it up and tried to see how fast I could go until the overpass. As soon as I began approaching the redline in 3rd gear, I was under the overpass, and as I exited it, I let off the throttle. As soon as I did this, there was a massive explosion behind me, sound being so extreme due to the overpass. But the back-fire was a bit different. I shifted into 4th and slowed the hell down. I noticed it didn't have enough power to accelerate anymore. I was worried and expected the worse, I pulled off to the side into a massive parking lot. I was now in 2nd gear, having difficulty accelerating at all. I was able to rev in neutral no problem though. Eventually the engine shutoff. At this point you could imagine I was a bit worried. Car wouldn't restart. I opened the hood, and what do you know, the damn Intake pipe from the turbo to the intercooler busted off. Threw it back on, and we were gold, car started right up. Car had all power restored and all was well, for the time... I took pictures of where it rested at for the minute it was there. (This is also double-clamped now.)
On the drive home, I noticed the coolant gauge slowly rising, I wasn't too worried as I was a minute or two from home, and it wasn't even half way. I decided to take the back way home, as to see if it would continue rising. Well, by the time I got home, the gauge was half-way there. I quickly shut off the car, and sprayed cold water on the radiator, not that it would really do much.
I found this odd, so the next day I checked to make sure the fan wasn't getting stuck or anything, which it wasn't. The belt was fine, maybe a bit tight. I checked the coolant level, and it was a bit low, maybe two cups low, which wasn't too much of a worry. I filled it back up, and noticed the over-flow was a bit low too. I returned to the car about an hour later, (mind you, the car did not run this day) and checked the coolant again. The coolant was at normal levels, however it was colored like chocolate milk and had an oily consistency and smell. This worried me, as I had not started the car since the day before. I then checked the oil as well, and it was the exact same thing, chocolate milk colored, and over-filled.
My car does not smoke, and never has, and I do pre-mix a bit. Doesn't even smoke on start up. The only thing I can think of, is that an outer coolant seal broke inside the oil pan, OR a freeze plug bursted in the front-cover. Both of these scenarios are very rare though. OR I have my coolant and oil lines mixed up, I double checked this and I'm good. I think it might be a good idea to replace the coolant and oil and see if I can re-create it. If this is the case, I'll have to pull the engine again. At least I got to drive it for over a week this year, I'll take it.
Or, is there a chance that something got fked up when the intercooler pipe blew off? I can't really think of anything off the top of my head though...
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