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hey!, i gave my car a bit of shit around a corner today and i lost boost halfway around it???

now i get no boost at all!

i no the turbo was on its way out (smoking and squeeling etc)

could this be the intercooler piping? i tryed to look for leaks but didnt see anything or is the turbo just dead?

mods: rb25, micro tec, 3 inch turbo bk,fimic, 040, ebc etc 10 psi

cheers dylan

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Jesss where do we start...

so you have no power/boost when you drive now... What about any noises that were not there before???

have you looked over the little vac line that goes to the actuator on the turbo and made sure it has not just popped off???

if intercooler piping pops off you'd know about it as the car would run like a dog on 2 legs in a greyhound race...

how much smoke you blowing? did the smoke increase now that the car does not make power???

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if intercooler piping pops off you'd know about it as the car would run like a dog on 2 legs in a greyhound race...

Not true.

He is running a Microtech, therefore, will have no AFM. Check the intercooler piping (including the pipe straight off the turbo and also into the plenum), that is the most likley cause.

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in my old s15 a part of the turbo-dumppipe gasket was deteriorating, and a piece got jammed in the turbo exhaust wheel, was giving same as above, no boost car reved like a n/a car. but it was obvious the gasket was gone from the noise it made. when i replaced the gasket, and removed the gasket piece from the turbo wheel everything back to normal with full boost etc.

probably should take the turbo off anyway and have a look

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Worst case scenario, you have a leaking gasket or a crack piston ring land.

Once the turbo is taken out check the turbo and the exhaust manifold bolts. Sometimes bolts can come loose.

If everything looks good. Do a compression test and check for oil leaks.

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