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16 years ago
Does this car have a wastegate that needs to be lubed? Any suggestions will be appreciated, I am not really wanting to go to the dealer having just plunked down $800 for a timing belt change.
No, it seems to run pretty clean and gets about 24.6 MPG combined city/highway. When things are just right it runs like a scalded ape with nice smooth hard acceleration. Other times it is just balky all the way up.
My 2000 also had this problem, the dealer put in new software, no charge, fixed it right up. My car actually stopped running when at idle sometimes (2x), I told the dealer this, I think it was a safety issue then, and it was fixed for free.
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Thanks Scott, I will look into that. I do not see the engine stopping at idle though. I will call my dealer today (100 miles away in Dallas.)
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