yhea now i have some big problems with my turbo it used to be boosting fine with the whine but now as i tried to drive home yesterday as soon as the turbo kicks in the RPMS drop to about 1500 and i cant even accelerate but the engine it selfe works fine so i need help im a poor college student and i need my transportation any help would be great thanks

tyler
89 780 bertone 90000
62 pv544 new engine

It sounds like a boost leak. Check all the intake hoses for proper connections and tightness. Look carefully at the small hoses at the intercooler. Don't forget, when driving normally, the inatke system is under a vacuum. The turbo will compress the air and any leak will let the boosted/compressed air out. The AMM is reading the proper amount of air but it is being let out, so the car will run rich, causing poor running.

Are you hearing a 'whoosh' sound upon boost?
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im not sure about the woosh yet because i am home for the weekend from school but as soon as i get back i will check but is the woosh a good thing or a bad thing thanks alot where would be the most likely place to look i am pretty sure the car sat for quite a while before i bot it seeing as it only had 89000 miles and the tires were all cracked so yeha it ver well could be the pipes i will look thanks alot

tyler
89 780 90000
62 pv 544 new engine

im not sure about the woosh yet because i am home for the weekend from school but as soon as i get back i will check but is the woosh a good thing or a bad thing thanks alot where would be the most likely place to look i am pretty sure the car sat for quite a while before i bot it seeing as it only had 89000 miles and the tires were all cracked so yeha it ver well could be the pipes i will look thanks alot

tyler
89 780 90000
62 pv 544 new engine