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Advice for turbo guys here....
If you haven't done a boost leak test, do it ASAP.
Total materials to actually build the tester will be under ten bucks, but it is WELL worth it.
My car was running fine beforehand, boosting fine, but just to make sure I did the test.
So I hook it up and I found a whole bunch of boost leaks.
I found one on my vacuum line that goes to my BOV, another on my third injector because of a faulty O-ring, another on my TB gasket and another on my intake manifold flange.
You will need a compressor though, or a hand pump (Although it'll take forever), you will also need a pressure gauge and/or a boost gauge.
But go out there and get it done, you'll be surprised at what you find!
Total materials to actually build the tester will be under ten bucks, but it is WELL worth it.
My car was running fine beforehand, boosting fine, but just to make sure I did the test.
So I hook it up and I found a whole bunch of boost leaks.
I found one on my vacuum line that goes to my BOV, another on my third injector because of a faulty O-ring, another on my TB gasket and another on my intake manifold flange.
You will need a compressor though, or a hand pump (Although it'll take forever), you will also need a pressure gauge and/or a boost gauge.
But go out there and get it done, you'll be surprised at what you find!
Originally Posted by Hwoody77
If you haven't done a boost leak test, do it ASAP.
Total materials to actually build the tester will be under ten bucks, but it is WELL worth it.
My car was running fine beforehand, boosting fine, but just to make sure I did the test.
So I hook it up and I found a whole bunch of boost leaks.
I found one on my vacuum line that goes to my BOV, another on my third injector because of a faulty O-ring, another on my TB gasket and another on my intake manifold flange.
You will need a compressor though, or a hand pump (Although it'll take forever), you will also need a pressure gauge and/or a boost gauge.
But go out there and get it done, you'll be surprised at what you find!
Total materials to actually build the tester will be under ten bucks, but it is WELL worth it.
My car was running fine beforehand, boosting fine, but just to make sure I did the test.
So I hook it up and I found a whole bunch of boost leaks.
I found one on my vacuum line that goes to my BOV, another on my third injector because of a faulty O-ring, another on my TB gasket and another on my intake manifold flange.
You will need a compressor though, or a hand pump (Although it'll take forever), you will also need a pressure gauge and/or a boost gauge.
But go out there and get it done, you'll be surprised at what you find!
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how to build your own
http://www.vfaq.com/mods/ICtester.html
if you dont feel like building your own
http://machv.com/macvleaktes.html
http://www.vfaq.com/mods/ICtester.html
if you dont feel like building your own
http://machv.com/macvleaktes.html
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