First Turbo Install Project Thread, Tech problems and pics inside
#31
Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
Originally Posted by chronicsinners
I have found the problem, and the car now runs & boosts x10. (I wish HMT had the :thumbup The problem was a bad distributor, either having the chip in backwards fried it or it was just going bad anyway and the poor running put the nail in the coffin. Onto a new problem/Questions/issues:
The Bov i have is a cheap ebay RVM (purple greddy knockoff). I havent been really pushing wot or super high rpm but... when i close the throttle after boosting the turbo/bov is making a fluttering sound similar to a hks super sequential valve. I am led to believe that the bov isnt opening but rather the compressor is releasing the air from the charge pipe, no? So i disassemble the bov and remove one of the two springs, I have also backed the set screw out quite a bit. I still am not positive that the valve is opening all the way (still fluttering), any easy way to check? (keep in mind the car is only running low boost ~6psi).
Thanks for all the help so far
The Bov i have is a cheap ebay RVM (purple greddy knockoff). I havent been really pushing wot or super high rpm but... when i close the throttle after boosting the turbo/bov is making a fluttering sound similar to a hks super sequential valve. I am led to believe that the bov isnt opening but rather the compressor is releasing the air from the charge pipe, no? So i disassemble the bov and remove one of the two springs, I have also backed the set screw out quite a bit. I still am not positive that the valve is opening all the way (still fluttering), any easy way to check? (keep in mind the car is only running low boost ~6psi).
Thanks for all the help so far
I took the BOV off, cleaned it with brake cleaner, greased it up, put it back on, and made sure I had a good vaccuum line hooked up to it. I made sure I used one that was direct, but make sure it's after the throttle body.
Tip of advice, start off in low boost, and make sure your wg is working properly also, check to see if the BOV is releasing at idle in neutral. There should be some air coming out of it.
Hope it helps & good luck.
#33
Re: First Turbo Install Project Thread, Tech problems and pics inside
I did not see it on your thread, but how r u venting the block? I hope u dont have the stock PCV set up since u r going to start getting blow by. Which is not good, bu just run a hose to the ground from the black box. If u care about the envirement and what not. Get a Air water seperator from home depot ($10) and use that as a catch can. They work great, but u need to clean them since they do clog them selves after a while. And about ur BOV isnt it adjustable? Just play with the screw on the top till u get it just right. I guess the little 5yr asian didnt get it right this time....
#34
Re: First Turbo Install Project Thread, Tech problems and pics inside
Originally Posted by 95_civic_lx
I did not see it on your thread, but how r u venting the block? I hope u dont have the stock PCV set up since u r going to start getting blow by. Which is not good, bu just run a hose to the ground from the black box. If u care about the envirement and what not. Get a Air water seperator from home depot ($10) and use that as a catch can. They work great, but u need to clean them since they do clog them selves after a while. And about ur BOV isnt it adjustable? Just play with the screw on the top till u get it just right. I guess the little 5yr asian didnt get it right this time....
Originally Posted by Skaterdudz02
Just finished boosting mine and was having a pretty similiar problem. Was getting mad compressor surge. Like fluttering.
I took the BOV off, cleaned it with brake cleaner, greased it up, put it back on, and made sure I had a good vaccuum line hooked up to it. I made sure I used one that was direct, but make sure it's after the throttle body.
Tip of advice, start off in low boost, and make sure your wg is working properly also, check to see if the BOV is releasing at idle in neutral. There should be some air coming out of it.
Hope it helps & good luck.
I took the BOV off, cleaned it with brake cleaner, greased it up, put it back on, and made sure I had a good vaccuum line hooked up to it. I made sure I used one that was direct, but make sure it's after the throttle body.
Tip of advice, start off in low boost, and make sure your wg is working properly also, check to see if the BOV is releasing at idle in neutral. There should be some air coming out of it.
Hope it helps & good luck.
#35
Re: First Turbo Install Project Thread, Tech problems and pics inside
the pcv system is not just the VC. There is also a crank case side of it. its a line that runs from the back of the block to a pcv valve to the IM. If u have not modified that u are boosting the crank case too.....which is not good....
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