my mods, as they happen

**T5frankie** · Tuesday 29th May 2012, 21:23

Originally Posted by gsxrboy

i plan too, although driving it tonight its not boosting as much as it had since the re map,might invest in new hoses.

higher boost will pop hoses off every now and then same thing happened to mine, the one on top of the turbo was loose no wonder i was only getting 6 psi lol and not being able to overtake diesels lol

**gsxrboy** · Thursday 21st June 2012, 10:23

well, i've ordered an mbc, my boost reappeared again yesterday like it did last friday,but was back to standard today so the tcv is being bypassed and we'll see if that was the problem.

**gsxrboy** · Monday 25th June 2012, 18:58

mbc fitted, tcv bypassed, missing boost returns :-D

**theflyingbrick** · Monday 25th June 2012, 21:59

did you find your electrical gremlin??

**gsxrboy** · Monday 25th June 2012, 22:07

the mbc seems to have sorted it so im assuming the tcv was dodgy.

**gsxrboy** · Thursday 28th June 2012, 10:07

well fc uk my luck, the day after i fitted the mbc my boost vanished, underbonnet checks revealed plastic hose popped off from airbox to turbo, so re-attached it, boost back again..yay. today, back down to 10psi ffs. can't see any detached hoses this time, i'm considering just going back to my 540i!!

**y2blade** · Thursday 28th June 2012, 10:15

ah...not so good then

I hope you sort it quickly and without too much ££'s

**theflyingbrick** · Thursday 28th June 2012, 17:43

bloody hell 1 step foward and 2 back!! it shouldnt be anything complicated stick with it mate,it'll be worth it in the end

**gsxrboy** · Thursday 28th June 2012, 18:02

blooody thing, had a poke about, wiggled hoses, checked connections etc, wiggled actuator rod, everything seemed fine, drove it, full boost back.....ffs, im thinking the wastegate is sticking open, so next week i'll be looking closer

**gsxrboy** · Friday 29th June 2012, 08:19

back to 9psi this morning.....aaaaaaaaaaaaargh

**Kingsford G** · Friday 29th June 2012, 08:48

Dont get sidappoinnted mate cos it is something simple,pipes,actuator,recirc valve just go through step by steb.

**gsxrboy** · Tuesday 3rd July 2012, 12:40

after much skinning of knuckles i can say my waster gate is working normally so the only thing that is causing my intermitant boost loss is the recirc valve, so it's coming off a a forge dump valve is going on

**gsxrboy** · Thursday 12th July 2012, 08:46

dump valve and filter fitted

also half leather seats fitted but no pic just yet, it fricken hammered it down just as i finished fitting them

**dionbullock** · Thursday 12th July 2012, 09:26

Looking good buddy!! Wish i had the funds to do this to mine!! especially the v70 R bumper & remap!! Damm me7 ecu!!

**gsxrboy** · Wednesday 18th July 2012, 09:01

boost was back all the time i drove it yesterday....*scratches head
anyhoo. boost gauge now wired up, as is the newly installed electric drivers seat.

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**gsxrboy** · Thursday 19th July 2012, 10:55

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seat pic

**theflyingbrick** · Thursday 19th July 2012, 17:49

glad to see its running properly now mate

**gsxrboy** · Thursday 19th July 2012, 18:02

ha, i wish, was back to 10psi again today..

**theflyingbrick** · Thursday 19th July 2012, 19:45

bloddy ell..........well atleast yours is running mine wont even start!! i ownder why we even bother sometimes i might trade it all in for an oyster card hahaha