Lesson learned on Boost leak tests
How do you test whether your BOV is leaking? (I guess i need to cap off the vent on the intake.)
I found that one of my fuel injectors was leaking air
...~45K miles
Everything else seemed fine....
I found that one of my fuel injectors was leaking air
...~45K milesEverything else seemed fine....
Even if you think your car is running great and dont see any problems, do a boost leak test every once in a while!
I tried my first last night and the car runs pretty damn good, but I found a GAPING leak at my IC pipe to the turbo side of the IC. Like sooo bad that putting my hand over the coupler was like spraying a can of compressed air directly into my hand. Sounded like my turbo at full spool. lol
I cant wait to see how much power this will bring back to life. This was only at 20psi too. Who knows how long its been like this.
Will fix this and see if there are any more down the line, but important realization learned for sure.
I tried my first last night and the car runs pretty damn good, but I found a GAPING leak at my IC pipe to the turbo side of the IC. Like sooo bad that putting my hand over the coupler was like spraying a can of compressed air directly into my hand. Sounded like my turbo at full spool. lol
I cant wait to see how much power this will bring back to life. This was only at 20psi too. Who knows how long its been like this.
Will fix this and see if there are any more down the line, but important realization learned for sure.
Because you pressurized the valve cover. You should have capped off both pcv's..you can damage seals by having more than 8psi or so in the valve cover.
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lol.... im pretty sure you ment to say NOT CAP off the pcv valves..... capping them off would keep the valve cover pressurized, as the pcv valve is to relieve excessive blowby / crankcase pressure etc.
Correct. I need to do a leak test on mine this weekend. I am sure the TB seals are bad, 63k on the daily beater...
Actually, I have a small headgasket leak on the back of the motor from a 1x1 head stud install (Pruven), wonder if its even worth it to do a leak test...if it's leaking oil, it's leaking air....opinions?
Correct. I need to do a leak test on mine this weekend. I am sure the TB seals are bad, 63k on the daily beater...
Actually, I have a small headgasket leak on the back of the motor from a 1x1 head stud install (Pruven), wonder if its even worth it to do a leak test...if it's leaking oil, it's leaking air....opinions?
Actually, I have a small headgasket leak on the back of the motor from a 1x1 head stud install (Pruven), wonder if its even worth it to do a leak test...if it's leaking oil, it's leaking air....opinions?
i would still do the leak test ..... i dont think the heads going to leak all that much to cripple the leak test. you should tell them to fix it the right way now .... 1x1 never holds up.
