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TurboCIvic2000 01-09-2003 08:59 PM

NO BOOST HELP!
 
Ok the first thing is my car has no exhaust, there's the O2 housing and that's it. I'm not sure if that's it. I'm going tomorrow to get the downpipe made and exhaust. I drove it up the block and I got it up to around 3500rpms and got nothing. I don't think there are any leaks in my piping. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

traff1c 01-09-2003 09:07 PM

Re:NO BOOST HELP!
 
are your oil lines hooked up?????

TurboCIvic2000 01-09-2003 09:13 PM

Re:NO BOOST HELP!
 
Yes all the oil and coolant inlet and return lines are installed.

TurboEF9 01-09-2003 09:45 PM

Re:NO BOOST HELP!
 
Take your intake pipe to the turbo compressor off, start your car, look in there, see if it's spinning. If it's at least spinning then it's not ceased. Did you check your oil return line to see if oil is actually flowing through? Hrm, what else.. any leaks in the charge pipes? Hrm..

TurboCIvic2000 01-09-2003 10:08 PM

Re:NO BOOST HELP!
 
Could it be that I have aboslutely no exhaust?

TurboEF9 01-09-2003 10:15 PM

Re:NO BOOST HELP!
 
Uhm, no.. If you have air intake, and combustion, you have exhaust. Now, if your turbine is ceased you maye not have enough to spin it, but yes, you have exhaust.

TurboCIvic2000 01-09-2003 10:16 PM

Re:NO BOOST HELP!
 
It's not ceased I tried spinning it? There is a little bit of play but not that much were it would effect it.

HMT-Admin 01-10-2003 12:00 AM

Re:NO BOOST HELP!
 
The turbo is probably working fine, you are just overlooking something. Is the wastegate hooked up correctly? 1 single line running from the wastegate actuator directly to the turbo compressor housing or intake manifold.

Triple check your charge pipes for ANY kind of leaks.

It wont matter if you have no exhaust, in fact it should spool even quicker.

If you dont mind risking something, do this.. (I am assuming you have a boost gauge?) ok, well disconnect the wastegate actuator.. hook nothing up to it at all. Now go drive the car VERY ------- SLOWLY get into 3rd gear, and give it about half throttle, watch and see if you are getting any boost... If you do, it will take off quickly and haul ass. So once it starts getting some boost, back off the car imediatly. Because the turbo will not stop spooling. You can easily blow your motor like this, but its an easy way to check if the turbo is working.

Good luck
Jeff

TurboCIvic2000 01-10-2003 07:55 AM

Re:NO BOOST HELP!
 
I GOT BOOST! I guess I was just being stupid because its working now. There is still blue looking smoke coming out of it, but I think that's because I have no exhaust piping? If I am burning oil I think it could be because the turbo hasn't be run in 6 months and it need to let the oil get to the seals, does anyone know?


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