chriswoodfto Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 checkd the intercooler pipes yep, ive had the i.c off about 4times today checking spark plugs and stuff, sorry to be retard but weres the vac lines? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 hey , was reading through some stuff on google, came accross a post on gtturbo site, bowt a guy who had no boost in2nd, anyways, heres the pic this guy put up ont site, if you look at the top A, that end of the rubber pipe has been taken off and cable tied to the the big pipe at the botom A. and a blanking plug put in the end of that pipe, leaving the little metal opening on the block open and nowt on it??? then the pipe at letter b. just isnt even there at all? just two open stems, im guessing this aint right, but to be honest my car was fine yesterday morning and it was the same then. could anyone shed some light on were im mena check these vac hoses because id like it back running how it was y'day morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 ha, they are the vacum hoses arnt they,lol. next question, why are they like that? why has it been running fine without them in place? n y wont it boost as high as y'day. oooo getting annoyed now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Evans Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 forget b, you dont need the solinoid or anything, bottom A looks like another pipe for the dumpvalve??? what does it have both ends??top a is correct, should be a pipe near the cambelt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 that pic is from someones elses car, botom A was just were the end of the thin pipe was strapd to (top A) were the yellow arrow starts is the end that has been taken off, and its strapd onto the thick pipe were the head of the arrow is, point C is the open end near the cam cover, on mine that is just open at the mo, nothing on it? and the pipe thats mena b there has a blanking plug in, hope thats abit clearer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanza179 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 my Glanza many years ago did something very similar, turns out as it had been running hotter due to a boost tweek i had done it melted the Catalitic converter and made the exhaust EXTREEMLY restricted. lost loads of power and dropped about 0.3Bar of pressure on full boostJim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 hmmm, since replacing the plugs its nearly gained all the power back, just about 0.08 bar short of normal now, just wondering wether to put this pipe back wer its mena be or wat? previous owner obveously blocked it off for a reason though? because he was a plank perhaps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BenV Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 dont you need the pipe connecting the 2 nipples on the solonoid as it controls the boost unless you have an after market boost controler with a new solonoid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanza179 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 no the way that is on the pic the boost solenoid has been bypassed, takes the boost restiction off in 1st and 2nd gear plus means car just runs high boost permanantlyJim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 got an apexi boost controller on it, right so disregarding the pipe on the solenoid as thats not a problem from wat you guys say. should i connet the other pipe back to the plug near the cam cover??? yellow arrows on botom pic.still no closer as to why its not quite hitting the normal boost. must be leak somewere, anyways i can check for a leak?? which pipes are most likly to cause a leak? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 bmp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 the pipe u are talking about connects to the stock actuator i have a hks 1 and it doesnt connect to that, i leave it open with no pipe on itat either end of it. still sounds like a boost leak check the pipes coming from your dumpvalve and boost controller and your boost guage also around the map sensor and the back of the inlet manifold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 mines giota hks actuator on too,, cool ill leave the vac lines as they are then,. will go out no and see if i can spot any loose pipes again. the noise i was talking about earlier in the post, the one abit like when you tune a radio low donw in the revs and pulling away mostly, osounds like its coming from around the area of the inlet maifold, could it be vibration or leak through that, ill go have a look and see what i can see now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 good luck mate hope you find it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 right. been out, checked, went for petrol and........... its fine?gave it full boost in 1st,2nd,3rd and it hit 0.85 bar in all gears. maybe it was still a little moisture in the spark plug hole causing that noise somehow and slight loss in power. yey, happy again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 wet spark plugs wouldnt cause a loss of boost. best try and get to the bottom of it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 hhow cum it was them that made it loose allt he power at the begining then? you know when it went right down to 0.6 bar. changed the plugs and dried it out and the boost went back to nearly normal yesterday? it wasnt making that noise either when i was in it before, hopefully were having a meet at castleford in a couple of weeks so ill get someone to have a look over it then, only othere little bit of info ive got, the screw on top of my bov had a nut on it that you tightened down to keep screw in the right place. somehow that has come loose and the bolts has spun off just leaving the screw, dont think thatll have out to do with it but.. also other thing was, when i had the bonnet up and reved it to see if i could see hear a leak anywere, when i reved it to aboutt 3500rpm the bov opened slightly and made a little squeeky sorty noise. that just because it was at boost to open it fully or would it suggest a nakerd bov bor bov spring? (hope nt just bought off a guy on gtturbo) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 hhow cum it was them that made it loose allt he power at the begining then? you know when it went right down to 0.6 bar. changed the plugs and dried it out and the boost went back to nearly normal yesterday? it wasnt making that noise either when i was in it before, hopefully were having a meet at castleford in a couple of weeks so ill get someone to have a look over it then, only othere little bit of info ive got, the screw on top of my bov had a nut on it that you tightened down to keep screw in the right place. somehow that has come loose and the bolts has spun off just leaving the screw, dont think thatll have out to do with it but.. also other thing was, when i had the bonnet up and reved it to see if i could see hear a leak anywere, when i reved it to aboutt 3500rpm the bov opened slightly and made a little squeeky sorty noise. that just because it was at boost to open it fully or would it suggest a nakerd bov bor bov spring? (hope nt just bought off a guy on gtturbo)try running no bov and see how it is. block off the pipe that goes from the inlet mani to the bov and the hole where your bov is connected Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriswoodfto Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 cool. will have a try later, what should i block other hole off with? or should i try putting origional bov back on to give it a go, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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