Might be worth checking the actuator is opening and shutting as it should, and it's still connected to the wastegate.
Might be worth checking the actuator is opening and shutting as it should, and it's still connected to the wastegate.
Could remove actuator vac pipe just to prove that ithas full boost available. Again this was something I did to prove a theory.
850 TI R D
Long shot but I have had problems with no boost and your problem sounds similar to mine. Fixed mone last night... was a blocked air filter. Cleaned it last night and this morming she's like a new car!
Just an idea buddy.
1997 V70 R
Fully adjustable Koni's
3" Jetex front to back
Carbon Filter
Black Comets
Full tints all round
The girls a stunner!
Ok Sean, look. Please don't take this personally but your description of the fault, in terms of the symptoms, is shockingly bad which is why none of us can make head nor tail of what's wrong with your car!
One minute you're doing 5000rpm the next you're as slow as a moped - so which is it?
Can you answer 'Yes' or 'No' to the following:
1. When I start the car it idles normally with no 'hunting' (rev gauge going up and down)?
2. When I drive the car from cold it drives ok but once warmed up it starts being erratic?
3. When I clear the fault codes from the car and drive, the same fault code/s come back?
4. The car drives absolutely fine until I put my foot down and the turbo starts to boost hard?
5. I get a 'rushing of air' noise when the car is boosting?
6. After the car has made the 'rushing air noise' it starts to drive slower with reduced power?
7. The EML (Engine Management Light) is on?
8. The next day, when I drive the car from cold again, it drives normally and boosts normally until the 'rushing of air' noise?
Can you please copy/paste the above questions into the thread and answer them accordingly. This will help in our diagnosis and won't involve any Mopeds!
Last edited by LeeT5; Tuesday 10th March 2015 at 14:11.
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
claymore (Tuesday 10th March 2015)
1. When I start the car it idles normally with no 'hunting' (rev gauge going up and down)?yes
2. When I drive the car from cold it drives ok but once warmed up it starts being erratic? Sometimes
3. When I clear the fault codes from the car and drive, the same fault code/s come back?yes
4. The car drives absolutely fine until I put my foot down and the turbo starts to boost hard?no
5. I get a 'rushing of air' noise when the car is boosting?yes
6. After the car has made the 'rushing air noise' it starts to drive slower with reduced power?no
7. The EML (Engine Management Light) is on? Yes and no comes on when I put my foot down goes offif driven wensibly
8. The next day, when I drive the car from cold again, it drives normally and boosts normally until the 'rushing of air' noise?no
Sorry lads rush typing at work only other problem I have is a jerky furst gear pull away and inti second
*If you have an air leak then your will get erratic driving under load and this will be felt more in lower gears. It is not a separate fault but a symptom of the fault you already have!
OPTION 1
Drive your car (carefully avoiding boost conditions as much as possible) to your nearest Dealer or a good Indy that has a smoke leak test machine (all dealers have them).
That's it. If you do anything else other than OPTION 1, then your wasting all our time, yours included. If you cannot see an obvious air leak (split hose etc) then you're never going to find it. My bet is, you have more than one air leak and I also bet that your PCV one way valves are leaking.
Common areas that cause the symptoms your getting are:
MAF to Turbo hose.
PCV blocked
Faulty/contaminated MAF (Mass Air Flow sensor)
Contaminated ETM (Electronic Throttle Module)
PCV one way valves leaking (not detectable on a smoke leak test)
Split vacuum hose
Split TCV hose
Leaking PTC nipple on MAF to Turbo hose
Cracked IC <<<<< THIS IS OFTEN OVER LOOKED BUT VERY COMMON>>>>>
Leaking IC to ETM hose
Intake manifold gasket leaking
If you have a boost gauge....then the Manifold to gauge tubing splits too, especially if PTFE.
etc, etc.....
OPTION 2
Some of the above can be diagnosed using a Mityvac, but these cost £80 for a decent Vac/Pressure type and likely you'll not find the leak anyway if you don't know what you're doing.
There is one test you can do that will eliminate your Turbo, wastegate and CBV. Disconnect the TCV plug and check to see that the car boosts to about 5 psi. It should do easily and not go higher (unless you have a mechanical CBV with a stronger spring). If you do have a mechanical CBV then the car will struggle to achieve the rated spring pressure, if it's not a stock Green spring. It should achieve 5psi easily, which is stock CBV pressure, even with an air leak. If your car does not achieve 5psi, then it means you have a BIG leak! Meaning your Wastegate is set incorrectly, Turbo is physically knackered or more likely the rubber Turbo hose has a 3" split or it's physically hanging off the metal pipe/IC shroud. This would be obvious anyway.
Other than that, it's OPTION 1, off to a garage mate....preferably the Dealer.
Last edited by LeeT5; Tuesday 10th March 2015 at 16:48. Reason: The OP is hard work! (only joking)
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
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