1994 Eagle Talon DL from North America - Comments

So far the car has only had an oil leak witch I still need to work on, I have had problems with idling (idles around 2,000RPM's) when air conditioner is on car idles very low and engine seem to be working extremely hard to pull its weight.

All thought the car leaks oil, and idle is off, and is only a 1.8L it is fairly quick and handles with minor body roll.

I wish I had bought the Tsi AWD, but I was in need of a car and this is the one I got.

I'm looking to buy a 4G63 Turbo engine for the car and building it from there.

I would suggest a Talon to anyone who wants a car that is fairly low maintenence and easy to build!

Hi, I have a 93 Eagle Talon Dl like yours with 155,000 miles on it now. It's a great, sporty little car, gets good gas mileage (30-35 with hard driving), beats some Honda's (non-vtech of course), and overall is very easy to work on. The idling problems could be either a vacuum leak (if it really idles as high as 2000 rpms) or the ISC (Idle Speed Control) motor. The idle speed control motor is a common problem on all dsm's.

There is actually sites to help you modify and maintain your car, like www.dsm1eights.com, which I am a member of this site. You can actually do more than you think with your 1.8, even turbo, and still have a reliable daily driver too.

I am currently swapping in another 1.8 engine that is slightly worked into my talon. Its going to have better pistons, a worked head, and some other goodies. My advice is, do not swap to a 4g63T in a 1.8 car. It is not worth it at all, costs way to much (expect to spend $2000 at least on good, reliable parts, including a new engine, transmission, fuel pump, ecu, etc), and they are very unreliable engines (timing belts have a habit of breaking).

I ended up doing the wise thing and bought a 96 Eagle Talon TSI AWD to modify, and I am keeping the 1.8 as a backup/daily driver. My AWD runs 12 second quarter miles with little modifications, but is not reliable enough to be driven every day.

To get more info, check www.dsmtuners.com and www.dsm1eights.com. Good luck with your 1.8 and take care of it too.