any1 any ideas why my car wont spool up
its a uk turbo MY99

ive basically had the inlet off
sprayed it up red with frost
looks like new now

anyways back to the problem
all thats been chaged thus far is intercooler for an FMIC
and the fuel pressure regulator to an aftermarket fuel lab one from mr jolly monster
ok so the car runs sweet as a nut
i did however just put a 90 degree elbow pip in where the dump vale would sit.
so basically no dump valve, the boost pipe usually going there i blocked off.
all my boost pipes are right to what i remember
everythign is back as it should hence the car idles smooth as a button and runs fine only the turbo does not come in, ive driven the car to near on 7k revs with no spin up.
i can hear more air getting sucked in as i accelerate so i know everythign is working there.

this is how my boost lines are setup
one that used to goto the oem fpr ive used a longer piece and taken it to the aftermarket FPR.
the numbers in the pics show which and where the boost lines go
cany any of you experts spot anythign wrong as to why the turbo is not kicking up a fuss

thanks in adv

dave






thanks again
if any1 wished to contact me to explain where ive gone wrong feel free to do so


dave
07921088110

 

If the car is driving ok (of course not as brisk with no turbo) there has to be something between the headers and uppipe which is causing the problem. It is afterall the exhaust gas which spools the turbo up and not the air intake where your intercooler and filter etc are!

What reading is your boost gauge giving? Is there anything on it - if there is a little you will need to look for a leak. Does it not spool at all?

My betting is with the Headers/uppipe. If no fault is present there id whip off the 90 degree elbow and check that the shaft in the turbo can spin freely!

Cheers -J

 

thanks for that m8

thanks simon, the problem did lie with the 90 degree elbow that i replaced the dump valve with
placed a re-circ in there and it went like a rocket
thanks for the help guys
and thanks again simon
you da man
ill be giving u a bell sometime to get this booked in for a remap

dave

 

Well done!

Glad its fixed!

 

well just took her for a blast down the road
3rd blam 4th blam 5th BANG :S
**** i thought
revs dropped to ZERO
i thougth my engine had gone on one
lol

it blew a pipe apart from the silicone hosing
pushed it back on and steady drive back home

phew
best get some better clips on there
the ones that came with the kit either snap or just dont do their job right
**** *** kit it was


dave

 

Same problem as me last night! Going for a test drive after fitting my new turbo, CLUNK really loud then the engine dies. Limped home at 2000 revs and found out that I'd blown the FMIC outlet pipe off. Now fixed and after a bit of a self-learning period, it's running sweet as a nut again. What a scare that gave me though.

 

yeah BLOWN engine springs to mind eh

all good learning tho

dave