 Troubleshooting my 93 Eclipse (1G DSM) |
 Mar 24 2008, 10:10 AM
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 DSMCentral Freak  Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799  |
Hey everyone, just brought home my first car. 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS N/T. First of all, the kid put a custom exhaust on it so there is no cat. Just a muffler on the end. Loud and obnoxious, but that's ok. Couple problems. First of all, the clutch was slipping pretty bad last night. It wouldn't really happen in first or second, but accelerating in 5th from 50-60 was a pain as the clutch would just slip. I think the kid I bought it from dogged it on the 1.5hour drive to meet us so maybe it was just hot? Also, it smells like a damned two-stroke so I'm guessing it's burning oil. Oil is pretty black so an oil change is due, along with a new filter. Going to do new plugs while I'm at it. If this doesn't fix it, I could have a blown head gasket... or worse?
Any ideas guys? I'm wanting to get this thing reliable before I start going backwards there. -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Mar 27 2008, 11:59 PM
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I had a 4g37. Just remember it's a stepping stone. There is NO performance coming from that motor. If you feel like doing something to it, make it handle better, and get a better feel for the chassis of the car. You've also done one kick ass thing: get a loud stereo.
Everyone will tell you, and I'll be no different, it's cheaper to buy a turbo model rather than trying to swap motors. But you're on the right path to proper DSM ownership: tons of maintenance 
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-98 S-10 P/U creepin' low on stock 15s!! -You come off just a little more intelligent if you know how to spell the insults in addition to saying them |
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93dsmowner Troubleshooting my 93 Eclipse (1G DSM) Mar 24 2008, 10:10 AM
awd4kicks Congrats on the new ride.
The plugs and oil chang... Mar 24 2008, 05:38 PM 93dsmowner Thanks. I'm definitely happy/proud to own a 1G... Mar 24 2008, 09:45 PM JBone The PCV will vent any excess pressure in the crank... Mar 24 2008, 10:53 PM The Iron Goat Also, if you believe the PCV valve to be clogged (... Mar 25 2008, 09:08 PM SCCA Stang it's a 1993 GS, shouldn't it have the 4G63... Mar 25 2008, 09:46 PM The Iron Goat *Firmly pulls head out of ass and heads to the cor... Mar 26 2008, 04:30 AM Dakota_DSM Yeah it's a 4g63na...
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Found out what the cable was f... Mar 28 2008, 11:21 PM Dakota_DSM Yeah the 4g37 is a reliable little thing and can h... Mar 31 2008, 02:32 PM 93dsmowner I know Darrin. I might know Micah. Does he drive a... Mar 31 2008, 02:51 PM Dakota_DSM QUOTE (93dsmowner @ Mar 31 2008, 02:51 PM)I k... Mar 31 2008, 03:18 PM 93dsmowner I might just do that. Hell, if I hear about the me... Mar 31 2008, 09:15 PM awd4kicks Don't underestimate the POWER of the 1.8 liter... Mar 31 2008, 10:09 PM JBone Thanks for the memories, ODT! Apr 1 2008, 07:12 AM Dakota_DSM Yeah the Srt4 just sits in the drive way... I can... Apr 1 2008, 12:45 PM 90GSX That car looked familiar. that jbone/my old car? ... Apr 1 2008, 06:36 PM 93dsmowner Yeah. Got plates today so I got to drive her for a... Apr 1 2008, 07:46 PM mitsu90 CEL sounds like maybe and o2 sensor. hook a logger... Apr 1 2008, 08:33 PM JBone QUOTE (90GSX @ Apr 1 2008, 06:36 PM)That car ... Apr 1 2008, 11:02 PM 93dsmowner I found a ethernet port. I assume this is for DSML... Apr 2 2008, 05:47 AM 93dsmowner Wow. My tires were all at 19psi warm but looked li... Apr 2 2008, 08:55 PM awd4kicks Even though tires show a max pressure in the 40psi... Apr 3 2008, 06:09 AM black92_tsi_awd Did the car have stereo in it before you got it? ... Apr 3 2008, 07:38 AM 93dsmowner He did but it was taken out. There isn't a cab... Apr 3 2008, 09:21 AM awd4kicks Usually toe will have more effect on wearing the i... Apr 3 2008, 05:31 PM 93dsmowner Yeah. My Haynes manual wasn't real helpful but... Apr 3 2008, 06:24 PM Red_06_EvoRS QUOTE (awd4kicks @ Apr 3 2008, 06:09 AM)Even ... Apr 3 2008, 07:54 PM awd4kicks Hmmm driving style maybe?!
No, seriously I ... Apr 3 2008, 08:02 PM black92_tsi_awd You can set the toe-in with a tape measure.
Roll ... Apr 3 2008, 08:39 PM
93dsmowner I start working at NAPA in Washington sometime soo... Apr 3 2008, 08:51 PM |
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