ok well my car was running perfectly fine the other day, i was boosting 5psi fine on stock motor with arps. pieced together kit, greddy turbo. well im not sure exactly when the problem started but for some reason my turbo wont spool. i checked all my intercooler piping and a few other things but im not sure where the problem is coming from. while im driving i hear the turbo kinda start to spool but not really, it starts to spool then just never builds boost. it almost sounds like theres a boost leak but i cant seem to find it (of course a boost leak tester would cure this problem). well my real question is that on my ebay BOV theres a tiny bit of water in it. my BOV is facing upwards towards my hood so things i assume would get stuck in there and it just snowed the other day so im thinking snow splashed under the hood and somehow got into my BOV. now why i say that is because obviousally if i let it sit overnight could the tiny tiny bit of water in there somehow break the seal on the BOV? at idle my turbo spins fine but i cant really tell much more than that unless i listen while i drive it. any input would be great on where i should start. the problem started right after it snowed for the most part (i think). vac reads fine at idle, A/F ratios are fine for the most part. could it be my headgasket? more than likely not but figured id ask
96 ex turbo problem. turbo wont spool?
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ive had plenty of boost leaks before and never really had trouble fixing them so im familiar with what a boost leak is/where it would be. im also maybe starting to think a gasket or something
internal or external wastegate? i would check to make sure that both the blow off valve and the wastegate are not stuck open.
went out and checked the wastegate and BOV and both are fine. no sticking open
well its got to be a leak somewhere...either there isnt enough exhaust to spin the turbo, or you have a boost leak before the throttle body.
yea true i guess thatd be the only options it could be, when its light out ill have to do a deep thorough inspection. also having 1 other small problem. sometimes my car kinda has a power thing with the lights. my headlights and dash lights kinda dim on and off but not very noticeably. i can seem them dim on and off with like 1 second intervals. im thinking alternator but what would you think?
start a separate thread under electrical and Im sure Ron J will help u out.
double check all your clamps, and use a few more spacers on the BOV to tighten the actuator spring. Im sure the water is condensation.. which isnt good if its in your piping. check the plane where the turbo meets the manifold. If theres a gasket there, they tend to blow out. remove gasket if one is used.