Boosting properly, but it doesn't feel like it!

[Anonymous]

Yet another problem with the car....

The car feels like its just a 2ltr n/a

When you put your foot down the turbo spools up(and d/v goes off when released) but you don't get that pull you'd expect.

Ben D came and had a go and thought it was gay as can be as well. Anyone have any ideas? Preferably cheap ideas :roll:

Just run the fault diagnostic thing and it came up with 55 - ok.

please help! thanks. 8)

 

[Davey]

what boost gauge have you got?
Can you see what boost it reaches?, maybe a leak somewhere?

 

[Anonymous]

Aftermarket boost gauge goes to 10psi, though on one occasion prior to all this im sure it went to 11psi :?

 

[Anonymous]

Something sounds like it was blowing last night. Had the turbo gasket changed last week(which set me back a few hundred quid!) so i'll be pissed if its that.

Gonna go for a blast and see whats going down....

 

[Anonymous]

Right, just got back. Good news and bad news!

Bad News:
Still feels like its got no turbo!
Booted it in 1st and it did seem to have the 'turbo pull' but 2nd+ was pants.

It really struggled to get past 100, tho i did get up to 110 on the motorway

(oh oh oh, it mean kph officer...honest :roll: )

Good News:
The flamer is working nicely :twisted:

 

[ashills]

id be careful pushing that sort of speeds if theres a problem etc
if theres a leak etc then teh turbo will have to be working way above what it normally would to supply the air needed

 

[Anonymous]

:shock: better take it easy then :?

Just taken the battery off to reset the ecu, will see what happens......

Does anyone have any other ideas?

 

[Fast Guy]

It could be worth checking your fuelling, if it's started over fuelling that will kill power.

 

[charlie]

i just done my turbo gasket myself, cost me £15 and some grazed knuckles


How does the car idle? mine was an arse to start with, read the post a few down i made

 

[Anonymous]

I hope it's not the fueling i only had powerstation do all that last week!

The car seems to idle between 1000~1500rpm, it like 1500rpm the most though. Upon gear change, if i hold the clutch down, the car goes to 1000 then bounces back to 1500.

I'll check out your posts.....

 

[Fast Guy]

I hope it's not the fueling i only had powerstation do all that last week!

Take it back and say it's not been running right since.

 

[Davey]

Yeah, i'd go with carls advice, did they set it up for you, or just change the gaskets?
When mikey had it, it always pulled ok, my moneys on that gasket again

 

[Anonymous]

A different gasket had gone, this wasn't the cause for the lack of power though.

There were two holes in the turbo :shock: it looks like there was something screwed there. Nick @ P/S threw a couple of bolts in there for me but i dunno why it was like that. Bloody shat myself when i noticed it.

Time for 1bar!