Well after getting pissed off with the car , then getting pissed last night because of it........................today i checked every hose for leaks or splits, made a boost leak tester and used it (works great)because i didnt have one!! Got a spanner up and moved the wastegates, sprung back ,, so not stuck. No error codes present, so disconected the det sensor plug,,,,,got code 34...cleared and reconected(to make sure im not in safety boost)no error codes again Went for a drive down the road ,and...............factory boost gauge STILL only just moves from the right of zero.........grrrrr:bash::bash:Still no boost Any ideas , or is it siezed turbo time?? Cheers Patrick ps ; by the way, it starts and runs and idles fine same as normal...just no f##n boost.
No boost leaks and working wastgates only leaves the turbos themselves imo. Are you sure there's no leaks? checked intercooler piping under the front bar? (8 clamps) and turbo outlet clamps below the plenum?
Checked them all today, couple of minor hisses , but even after tightening those up , still nothing. Cant hear the turbos spooling now either , used to hear them. Cheers Patrick
second that ^ also take your hoses off your throttle bodies start the car and give it a few revs from under the bonnet and feel if there is heaps of air pushing out the pipes. It will run like shit but you will know if you have major turbo issues. What are the chances somethin could of been dropped in there at some stage.
Might just have to do that tomorrow Chrispy. Have you got any TT's left up there by the way , or did you sell them all??? Was fine till about a week ago, nothings been opened for the last 12 mths so i doubt anything gotten in there. Cheers Patrick
and you only have stock boost gauge. Does it feel like its boosting. Earth out your safety boost solenoids. Could it just be your guage.
No i have another boost gauge too, same story.. Its definately not boosting , feels like a Comodore v6 ,,,,,,,,i think i can , i think i can.........not like a zed in full flight. Cheers Patrick
ok just take your tb hoses off and start it up and give it some revs you should feel heaps of air coming out the pipes.
I had this. The exhaust note changed a bit into a fizz and the cat had rotated 90 degrees in the convertor effectively blocking one of the cats... would hardly boost...
Unfortunately mine still sounds as loud as normal....but its worth a look tomorrow. Cheers Guys Patrick
Thanks Chrispy , was talking to drz400y about just rebuilding a new motor for me , and then adding some hypergear turbos to it as well, before putting it back in here at home. Cheers Patrick
2nded on blocked exhaust. Block each exhaust pipe with your hand and feel the pressure at idle. There should be a firm pulse against your hand. Always exhaust (pardon the pun) all the simple fixes first before you assume worst case scenario. And try to work out a timeline of events, were there any recent circumstances just before this problem occured?
Well tried that , and couldnt get it to start.....lol Hoses back on and started ok again,,,,,,,,,arghhhh i give up ........for now. Cheers Patrick
