Car Doesnt Spool Up After Big Pop

[MIIK3Y]

hey guys i brought a dodgey turbo smart boost controller off ebay and i fitted it today and turns out i took off and it had way 2 much boost and the car popped and just stopped spooling n boosting, iv removed it and connected it back to the factory solenoid but nothing still happens, has anyone had this issue before?? i miss boost already

[Bronx]

Called blowing your Turbo, big bang or big miss fire, means you've blown your Turbo, time for rebuild or buy a 2nd hand Turbo

[MIIK3Y]

What about waste gate???

[OMGGTR]

2nd hand rb25 turbo u can get for cheep bro dw... but next time u put on a boost T make sure its not turned all the way up before u install it

[MIIK3Y]

It was turned all the way down but it was missing a screw so it was like it was fully open anyway, it's not blowing any smoke but the gf said it was blowing a little bit of black smoke when it's being driven

[mad082]

may possibly be that you've just popped off an intercooler hose. if the turbo had gone you'd have heard some horrible noises to go with the pop. but it's pretty simple to check the turbo. simply unbolt the dump pipe.

[MIIK3Y]

That's what I was hoping, I'm going to pull it apart tomorrow Arvo after work and have a look at what's going on, It sucks how it's under all pipes and heat covers

[PM-R33]

If you pop an intercooler pipe on a factory ECU/AFM equipped R33 GTST it will not idle and blow black smoke like crazy.

If the car idles fine and drives perfectly fine, just doesn't make any boost, you have blown the exhaust wheel on the turbo.

[MIIK3Y]

If you pop an intercooler pipe on a factory ECU/AFM equipped R33 GTST it will not idle and blow black smoke like crazy.

If the car idles fine and drives perfectly fine, just doesn't make any boost, you have blown the exhaust wheel on the turbo.

That's pin points it, so in other words I replace the turbo?? Should I do wastegate as well just to make sure?

[PM-R33]

The wastegate is part of the turbo, they are internally wastegated.

Before you do anything though, take the dump pipe off and see if the exhaust wheel is missing and if it is lodged in the cat.

[MIIK3Y]

Ok then guys I'll have a look tomorrow, thank yous so much for the help

[mad082]

If you pop an intercooler pipe on a factory ECU/AFM equipped R33 GTST it will not idle and blow black smoke like crazy.

If the car idles fine and drives perfectly fine, just doesn't make any boost, you have blown the exhaust wheel on the turbo.

depends on how the hose is popped. if it is still mostly on there then it can simply leak under boost but idle fine, but it will run pretty crappily under boost.

that said, if the wastegate actuator is stuffed then it may run no boost. normally though it's the other way round and it will run unlimited boost.

i'm not saying the turbo isn't stuffed, just giving other possible causes

[JFK33]

i think i might have same problem with a couple tiny diffrences, i blew the exaust manifold gasket and i can get to about 2psi but the rest sound the same. changing turbo out tonight hopefully fixes the problem

[MrStabby]

Its probably just the gasket.