hey every1,
So my boost used to be controlled by a home depot MBC, worked fine for a few months, then it stopped giving me 10psi...OK, so i threw that away and put in a Turbo XS MBC (the little blue one), tuned it and it held 10psi for a good year. Now this weekend im back at 10psi in the x-over pipe and 8psi at the UIM (typical 2psi pressure loss for the stock IC) and turning the adjustment screw does nothing. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif What could it be? The line from the y-pipe to the MBC to the wastegate actuator is good. The turbos have 30k miles on them, so i doubt it would be the actuator...but at the same time how could i "break" two MBC's in a year? any help would be appreciated cuz im stumped. -Zach |
I generally have to adjust mine with the change in weather. Will it hold 10psi if you open it up a few turns?
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' date='May 10 2004, 02:29 AM
I generally have to adjust mine with the change in weather. Will it hold 10psi if you open it up a few turns?
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I have the same problem you are having, only i am sequential now. I can't go past 9psi, no matter how much i raise the boost on the profec :(
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another weird thing...the TurboXS MBC has no ball and spring https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif just a small air bleed screw.
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Well the boost is either not being made, or it's being vented at some point. Any 'whooshing' sounds coming from the motor?
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not an answer to your question, just a boost question in general.
could an exhaust leak hinder boost pressure? and how much? |
well treceb, yes an exhaust leak could hinder boost pressure in only one way: if it was being leaked out before the turbine housing. For instance, the only way it could leak and affect your boost would be at the engine/exh manifold area. Any point past that and its already been forced to spin the turbine https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png
No whoosing sounds newhere. Double checked that by putting a boost gauge on the x-over pipe AND the uim. Shows 10psi from the turbos, and 8psi at the UIM which from what ive gathered is the nominal 2psi drop from the stock IC. |
https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif Is the wastegate fully closing?
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interesting that you bring that up. Ive noticed boost isnt building as fast either. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub..._DIR#>/sad.png Think its possible for a wastegate/ WG actuator to fail at 30k miles? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif
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