ooahman Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 My brother who lives in SF just had a major malfunction. He has 112,000 miles on his 2005 LGT wagon auto. Mostly stock.. KandN typhoon air-intake. He was driving today and when he was accelerating he notice no power, like the turbo wasn't running. Than he didn't hear the intake noise when he pressed the pedal. He was able to drive to a shop were the car proceeded to smoke , out of the exhaust, engine bay and turbo. Then they checked and the mechanic said he had no motor oil. Looks like this may be a blown turbo or worse the whole engine, Can someone recommend a good honest mechanic in the bay area? 05' LGT Wagon with 5 Spd The Coolest Mod ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTfoLIFE Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I have 104,000 miles on my 05 LGT and the same thing happened to me and found out that my turbo was blown:eek: the fins in my turbo broke and almost went into my engine I had to get a new turbo and intercooler since oil got into my intercooler. I couldn't even drive it. Every time I started it and tried to drive of the car would just die and a cel would come on so I towed it to the dealer. I took my car to Carlson Subaru in Redwood city they have good customer service and they had my car done in a week. They also gave me a free rent a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Exuberance Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 GST in hayward (510) 264-9049 LIC in novato (415) 892-7400 FLI in Santa Rosa (707) 525-1536 maybe a head gasket? "i like my women the way i like terrorists... ...screaming gods name and ready to explode." http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5479/troy3nu5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavis Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 GST in hayward, a great group of guys there that wont BS you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooahman Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Thank you so much for all the help and information. I will let you know how it all turned out. 05' LGT Wagon with 5 Spd The Coolest Mod ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yeah, time for an *upgrade*! Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreoSTi Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I can vouch for LIC; http://www.licmotorsports.com They've worked on 3 of my cars... -Mike- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTfoLIFE Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I can vouch for LIC; http://www.licmotorsports.com They've worked on 3 of my cars... -Mike- I heard they do really great work over there. I should take my car over there to do my modds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooahman Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 Ok, so it was a blown Turbo. He replaced it and did some other maintenance while the car was down. $2,000.00 including timing belt , f/r dif service. Car is running great. Thanks for all the help. 05' LGT Wagon with 5 Spd The Coolest Mod ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTfoLIFE Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Ok, so it was a blown Turbo. He replaced it and did some other maintenance while the car was down. $2,000.00 including timing belt , f/r dif service. Car is running great. Thanks for all the help. whoa..thats a grip for that kind of service mine was less than 1,000 when my turbo went out, they also changed my intercooler, spark plugs, belts and other maintenance needed for my car. well as long as your happy and your car is running great thats all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooahman Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 whoa..thats a grip for that kind of service mine was less than 1,000 when my turbo went out, they also changed my intercooler, spark plugs, belts and other maintenance needed for my car. well as long as your happy and your car is running great thats all good! I think you must be mistaken. A OEM Turbo alone from King of Parts is $927.80 add in a OEM intercooler at $285.00 . Sparks plugs $30.00 set, $110.00 timing belt, $24.00 Alt and Power Steering belt. I guess labor was free?? 05' LGT Wagon with 5 Spd The Coolest Mod ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTfoLIFE Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I think you must be mistaken. A OEM Turbo alone from King of Parts is $927.80 add in a OEM intercooler at $285.00 . Sparks plugs $30.00 set, $110.00 timing belt, $24.00 Alt and Power Steering belt. I guess labor was free?? I guess the dealer hook me because Ive been going to them for over 6 years. When my turbo blow out I wanted to trade in my car for an 05 WRX but my monthly would be more than what I'm paying for the LGT. The salesman that was helping me out said that it would be better for me to get the car fix and that they would give me a good deal for the turbo, intercooler and the all the maintance. So I guess the labor was free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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