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Think I gotta have a look at the Stag tonight.

I'm aware the BOV outlet is plumbed back into the inlet system after the AFM, but somewhere along this path I've got a leak. I can hear it, although all the piping/rubbers are in place.

Might get the GF tonite to rev it and get it boosting so I can find the leak.

4 Qs tho:

Anyone had this problem before?

Obviously its not harming the engine?

Is there a better method for checking the leak?

How do I get the GF to clean my car while she's at it? :D

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i am sorry to say that i can answer only no to all of the questions above :D its not good to hear that you have a leak somewhere.....i guess trace all the vacumm hoses and stuff to see what is going on where.....

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dont bother with your car running cause you may find a leak if your lucky but you may not.

grab a frezzer bag from the pantry, undo the hose clamp where your intake goes onto your AFM.

remove the afm and put the bag over the end of it and then reinstall as normal.

now remove the vacum line to your FPR or similar and stick compressed air in there. this will pressurise the whole intake system and alow you to pin point any leaks from the intake manifold right up to the afm.

leave the bag double thickness will hold about 1.5 bar.

evryone should do this now and then as you will find even the smallest of leaks.

cheers

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you havent just whacked on a POD by any chance have you?

you may have a leak in your cooler pipes, usually around the hose clamp join bits...?

Yeah, recently fitted a HKS pod. So I must have a loose clamp weaker thant he BOV spring rate when i shut off the throttle?

It actually sounds like the BOV exiting the atmosphere even so faintly.

I got distracted fitting 18" mags tonite. I'll check the clamps first thing before work tomorrow.

:)

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Could be your BOV, happened to me once. It got stuck slightly open...

Coincidental that I hear it now that I fitted a pod filter!

Actually, first time I've ran a pod filter on a turboed car, so I wouldn't know.

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Coincidental that I hear it now that I fitted a pod filter!

Actually, first time I've ran a pod filter on a turboed car, so I wouldn't know.

In that case, are you sure your not just hearing the turbo spool up?

Under what conditions can you hear the noise? If it's under acceleration i would say that is the case, the turbos just spooling like it should.

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Yeah those HKS pods are loud. My car sounds like it has a BOV but it's just got the stock bypass with an HKS pod.

The Mrs got pulled over a while back because the copper "heard the BOV go off". He had a look under the bonnet and conceeded that all was ok.

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