Revved up to 4krpm heard a loud bang....
Aug 12, 2018, 09:22 AM
#17
the same exact thing happened to me the other day, and i literally shat my pants. Car was still running but I couldn't accelerate. As of now, still starts and runs fine just cannot hit turbo (pull). My oil pressure gauge was 0 and the light for the check oil light came on. Just wondering if that happened to you?
Btw, did you find out what the problem was?
Btw, did you find out what the problem was?
Aug 12, 2018, 01:12 PM
#18
the same exact thing happened to me the other day, and i literally shat my pants. Car was still running but I couldn't accelerate. As of now, still starts and runs fine just cannot hit turbo (pull). My oil pressure gauge was 0 and the light for the check oil light came on. Just wondering if that happened to you?
Btw, did you find out what the problem was?
Btw, did you find out what the problem was?
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Demoneyez (Aug 12, 2018)
Aug 12, 2018, 06:08 PM
#19
Please be sure your car is tuned. If you are WOT at 4K rpm and seeing 14s for AFR, you may end up with a much, much worse problem.. like no more engine. 
If swapping maps put you into valet mode, then you do not have an e85 tune on the car and are running e85 on a stock tune. That is not enough fuel for the car to operate safely.
I'd also suggest speaking with the person you got the car from and ask questions in order to learn about the car before something else goes wrong (with potential for disaster). Had valet mode not been activated, I'm 99% you would have just blown up your car.
If swapping maps put you into valet mode, then you do not have an e85 tune on the car and are running e85 on a stock tune. That is not enough fuel for the car to operate safely.
I'd also suggest speaking with the person you got the car from and ask questions in order to learn about the car before something else goes wrong (with potential for disaster). Had valet mode not been activated, I'm 99% you would have just blown up your car.
Aug 13, 2018, 05:58 AM
#20
I did do a comp test and a turbo check which checked out to be all good two days after this incident happened... but my evo 8 is due for a retune since it hadn't been tuned in 3.5 years.
I looked on other forums, such as https://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=469443, this also occurred to my car, I cannot hit boost or turbo and my car does not want to accelerate, it might be my lower intercooler pipe but not too sure until i take it to a professional.
Plus, I mentioned my oil pressure came on and my oil pressure gauge is 0. What does this mean?
I looked on other forums, such as https://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=469443, this also occurred to my car, I cannot hit boost or turbo and my car does not want to accelerate, it might be my lower intercooler pipe but not too sure until i take it to a professional.
Plus, I mentioned my oil pressure came on and my oil pressure gauge is 0. What does this mean?
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Aug 16, 2018, 07:32 AM
#24
Update on my Evo 8: Very bad news, I took it to a very reputable place today (almost all the evos in my state is taken there). Unfortunately for me all of these unfortunate problems had to happen as I don't have much luck in life.
- Turbo blew up causing the loud bang which disarmed one of the pipes connecting to it. I did do a turbo check 3 days before this happened at another JDM place different to the one it is at as of now. The other JDM place quoted me that my engine and turbo were fine...
- Oil leak, but there was no oil leak on my pavement, must've lost almost all the oil when the incident happened
- As there was no oil passing through and was leaking due to the pipe connecting disarm, while my car 'Limped' home. Worst came to worst no oil was supplied to my engine and therefore my engine has to retire.
This was my first Evo 8 (my dream car), unfortunately, things happen. I hadn't even owned the car for half a year! it makes me very sad and distressed that I could not live and enjoy happily with my dream car, but I guess it is what it is.
There were 3 options given to me;
1 - take the car home and give it more time to decide what to do with it.
2 - find another engine, pretty risky but, I might've found someone in my area with a wrecking evo, but it is an Evo 9 motor, idk if it will be compatible or not with my Evo 8 and I am not too sure if the motor is safe and healthy until I get a mechanic to see it.
3 - most costly, rebuild my engine which would set me back more than half of what I paid for the car.
I am thinking of swapping the engine if all does go well as i am in a bit of a financial trouble.
Sorry but idk if this is the right forum to sob out my tears, but thanks to all that helped me out! Greatly appreciated!
- Turbo blew up causing the loud bang which disarmed one of the pipes connecting to it. I did do a turbo check 3 days before this happened at another JDM place different to the one it is at as of now. The other JDM place quoted me that my engine and turbo were fine...
- Oil leak, but there was no oil leak on my pavement, must've lost almost all the oil when the incident happened
- As there was no oil passing through and was leaking due to the pipe connecting disarm, while my car 'Limped' home. Worst came to worst no oil was supplied to my engine and therefore my engine has to retire.
This was my first Evo 8 (my dream car), unfortunately, things happen. I hadn't even owned the car for half a year! it makes me very sad and distressed that I could not live and enjoy happily with my dream car, but I guess it is what it is.
There were 3 options given to me;
1 - take the car home and give it more time to decide what to do with it.
2 - find another engine, pretty risky but, I might've found someone in my area with a wrecking evo, but it is an Evo 9 motor, idk if it will be compatible or not with my Evo 8 and I am not too sure if the motor is safe and healthy until I get a mechanic to see it.
3 - most costly, rebuild my engine which would set me back more than half of what I paid for the car.
I am thinking of swapping the engine if all does go well as i am in a bit of a financial trouble.
Sorry but idk if this is the right forum to sob out my tears, but thanks to all that helped me out! Greatly appreciated!
Aug 16, 2018, 06:42 PM
#26
I'm am pretty sure smoke came out after it happened. But my car was smoky before all of this happened, i thought it was my turbo but this other place inspected my turbo and said it was all fine.
Aug 16, 2018, 07:18 PM
#27
It would have been, but once you hear a "pop" and see smoke (I'm sure it was more than usual), you needed to park the car to keep it from dying. If the car was smoking that bad before all this, then it just needed a rebuild, either way.
Short version: you needed a rebuild, but now you are forced to. Bummer.
Short version: you needed a rebuild, but now you are forced to. Bummer.
Aug 16, 2018, 09:56 PM
#29
Hard to say. Unfortunate ,either way ,dude. I had a brand new FP turbo die on me. They couldn't figure out how it died, so now I'm stock. So, I.feel.your pain.
Aug 17, 2018, 12:16 AM
#30
A bad tune could have killed it, since you went wot anyway. Or, could have been a problem with the turbo they couldn't see. We don't know the cars history ,how you drove it ,etc.
Hard to say. Unfortunate ,either way ,dude. I had a brand new FP turbo die on me. They couldn't figure out how it died, so now I'm stock. So, I.feel.your pain.
Hard to say. Unfortunate ,either way ,dude. I had a brand new FP turbo die on me. They couldn't figure out how it died, so now I'm stock. So, I.feel.your pain.