[s-cars] Boost leak - update, what am I missing here?

[Theodore Chen]

OK, that means you can stop looking at the boost regulation system for now
(doesn't mean the system is OK, but the failure to produce more boost with
the WG disconnected means you either have a boost leak or the turbo is
not producing boost).

you said:
3.  Removed BPV, plugged the Samco, plugged vacuum line (eliminate
possibility of BPV leaking pressure).   PASSED

how did you test it?  you took the BPV out, plugged all three connections
to it, and drove the car?  with no increase in boost?

when you did the pressure test of the intake system, i would have 
tested to 22psi, since that is the boost you used to get.

if there are no leaks, then it does appear that you are not making the
boost.  did you check the wastegate itself?  could the diaphragm be torn?

-teddy

--- Mike Claire <mike.claire at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep - that definitely needs clarification...  short answer - yes I drove it,
> and there was no change in operation at all.
> 
> I disconnected the silicone hose that runs from the WGVF to the wastegate by
> backing off the hose clamp at the wastegate itself.  I pulled the hose off
> the barb, and plugged the hose.  I left the WGFV still electrically plugged
> into the ECU.
> 
> I expected boost to go crazy high.  Nope.  Just like before boost climbed to
> to 16 or 17, and that's it.  It slowly backed off as I approached redline.
> This test was the last straw - I didn't know where to go after this.  I
> can't find a boost leak, and there's no overboost.  Why not?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/21/07, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- Mike Claire <mike.claire at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > 4.  Removed silicone line from wastegate, plugged it shut (to test for
> > > possibility of wastegate opening prematurely)  PASSED
> >
> > mike, can you clarify?
> >
> > when you disconnected the silicone hose that runs from the WGFV to the
> > wastegate, you plugged the silicone hose so that the WGFV isn't leaking
> > any air.
> >
> > what do you mean by "passed"?  did you take the car for a drive?
> > how much boost did you get?
> >
> > -teddy
> >
> >
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