damn son sorry to hear about your TB seals.

I ordered mine from Works. They are still in my desk. Guess I should get on it and install them.

 

are you sure you didn't damage the seals when installing them?

FWIW my TB seals lasted about 94k miles before they started to leak on me and I boost leak tested my car atleast once a month usually more.

 

dam my seals were shot at 19k. The problem was the seals were an absolute bych to get in.

 

what did you do to get the seals in?

 

I just tried any flat surface i could find to lightly get them in. I tried using the handle of a flathead and very lightly tapped with a hammer. Trust me I already learned hard way messed up 2 seals so it was a very slowww process but the seals went in fine. I will know tonight if they are leaking from there. 9 psi I didn't hear anything but who the hell cares, my car needs more boost than 9

 

well i installed everything i just need to do a boost leak test. Like my car still gets the job done like it goes into full boost but it feels like smooth accerlation not my car pulling. If that makes sense

 

so you think its still leaking a little? Thats like my car. I mean it boosts but nowhere near its potential. I'm not even hitting 1 bar when I'm supposed to be spiking 1.5

 

I found that a 1/4 drive deep socket, I think 9mm, has enough tapper seat the seals perfectly. also make sure you put some grease on the inside to allow the butterfly shaft to move easier.

 

well my car will still hit 23psi but it will feel like a smooth acceleration, before it pulled like a jet plane. I'm thinking it might be somewhere in the LICP area. We will see

 

yeah im retarted that would have been so much easier. I used silicon for the seals thats ok right?

 

silicon... do you mean synthetic grease? I used a touch of white lithium grease when I installed them.

 

I had grease but I wanted to make sure there was no way for them to leak again so I used some silicon.

 

um, I don't think thats going to work... the fact that you have to press the seals in should be enough to seal them, assuming they aren't damaged in the process. the inner part of the seal, where the TB shaft goes threw, is what you want to apply a little grease to so it operates smooth.

 

yeah the seals are pressed in and shouldn't be damaged. I guess we'll find out later... Now that I think about it, it has to still be leaking from there or else I have a major leak somewhere else that I'm not aware of.

Btw... does the weather being so cold affect boost at all? I know on my previous car, Acura Rdx, the car would not hit full boost when it got to around 32 degrees or lower. I'm wondering if its affecting the evo too.

 

you shouldn't need to use silicon to seal-up anything... my advice would be to order another set of seals, remove the silicon caulk and reinstall everything correctly using grease on the inner part where the shaft rides. I'd offer you help but I'm renovating my garage at the moment and space is limited.