Boost Not Showing?

[cosmokram3r]

Hey guys having a problem with my car if anyone knows whats going on and can tell me your thoughts that would be great...

Ill start off by saying i just put in a boost gauge and boost controller (bleed valve) I put new heavy duty clamps on my intercooler yesturday so that I can boost my 32 without the intercooler pipe falling off all the time.. stock 7 psi i boosted it to 9psi when i got my new clutch fitted about a week ago but i wasnt thrashing it at all because the pipe fell off twice so i was taking it easy till i put in the new clamps.. so got the new clamps on so i increased the boost by 2 more PSI which shouldve made it 11 PSI but when i was running it, it was only showing 9 still.. so turned boost down to 7 and went up 4 PSI to make it 11 but now the boost gauge is showing 7 PSI... anyone know whats going on here?

Any help would be good...

thanks

[Munkyb0y]

if it feels like its boosting right, i'd be looking at the boost controller accuracy, and the lines going to it.

if the car feels like its not making the higher boost, then check your boost controller. the turbotech type can get stuck. the spring gets caught on the threads inside, and the ball doesnt move freely. open it up and put it back together.

[cosmokram3r]

i just put it back to stock then i clicked it 4 times and it worked and it was fine then i clicked it 1 more because i wanted it at 12PSI and now its stalling everytime its not in gear so i put it down 1 like it was before but still stalling alot might be a boost leak...

[Adriano]

Is it running the stock BOV?

[cosmokram3r]

nah the BOV is blocked..

i just clicked the boost back to stock 7 but its still showing it as running 9-10 wtf? dunno whats going on here.. car stalls so much everytime im slowing down to like take a corner or something i have to put the h/brake up if ive got someone in front of me and rev it a bit so it doesnt stall.. driving me nuts coz i cant drive properly!

[cosmokram3r]

Anyone have an idea?

[milan_r34]

Anyone have an idea?

Faulty boost gauge? Get a friend who has a working one and test it out.

The car is stalling? you must have over boosted it the first time and now you have a cooler pipe leak. Recheck all the clamps and hoses, and look where the boost controler is, kinda sounds to me like one of the houses must have a hole in there, happened to me a few times

get a friend to check it out and c what happens, then again you can always go to a mechanic

[Adriano]

Sounds like an intercooler pipe leak, how did you block the BOV?

[What 5L?]

running that much boost on a stock fuel pump wont work need a new fuel pump to keep up, my 32 had a stall problem it was the bov (broken spring inside) maybe same fault??

[cosmokram3r]

hmmm. i got a bosch 040 fuel pump in there with full tank of bp ultimate.. really hard to drive now.

when i floor it in first to 5000rpm i switch to 2nd and then floor it but it doesnt feel like its really pulling at all, feels like the boost goes away... the BOV is blocked by this tube thing my mate put on, i dont think its that though, because it was fine before i put in the boost controller and gauge, heavy duty clamps and boosted it. getting it checked from my mate tomorrow, also gotta put in a new clutch master cylinder.. hopefully it gets fixed tomorrow

[abu]

It should be running 10psi stock as the R32 turbos have a 10psi actuator on them so they cannot run any less boost unless you have a huge leak or something similar.

Maybe your bleeder isn't set correctly and is leaking boost or even the BOV if its not blocked correctly it will leak boost pressure, as they are designed to do.

Hook up the wastegate lines as normal and make sure you have blocked the BOV off properly then try it again.

Where did you run the line for the boost gauge from?

Worse comes to worse I will have a look for you, your just down the road.

Let me know.