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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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Default My car is not boosting HELP!

I just went out today to test my car out but it wont pass 0 on the boost guage. What can be wrong? My turbo is internally wastegated.
Old Oct 13, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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Exhaust leak
Charge piping leak
Restrictive intake
Running on 3 cyls (long shot)
Old Oct 13, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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No exhaust leak (new piping)
Charge piping Checked
No intake
All cyls. compression 175

Could it be that I need to adjust the wastegate rod?
Old Oct 13, 2004 | 08:46 PM
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check to see if your wastegate is stuck open
Old Oct 13, 2004 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by djfob
check to see if your wastegate is stuck open
Do you actually hear or feel it boosting and maybe your boost guage just farted on you? If not, I'd check out the W.G. and vacuum lines etc. make sure the turbo isn't seized up for some odd reason.
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ghettoturbo
by exhaust leak he meant before the turbo somewhere
haha that happened to me before, i only tightened 2 of the 4 bolts to the turbo -> manifold
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 01:50 AM
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WG open or boost gauge screwed
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 02:50 AM
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fix the wastegate... my c clip fell off one day and the arm came off then it felt like poop... no boost all the way home till i reconnected it then OH YES... BOOST BABY... fix your wastegate... its prolly stuck in the open position... if it was ur charge pipes it wouldn't even go to zero
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 04:35 AM
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if there was an exhaust leak b4 the turbo you would hear it. Unless there was a gaping hole in teh charge pipes you would have some amount of boost. I would put money on it being the WG or the gauge.



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