Is there any way to prevent my car from making boost? [Merged 7-8] - Page 2

1992awdlaser · 06-28-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by romeen

You can disconnect the wastegate flapper from the actuator arm which will keep boost from building.

Have you checked the turbo for shaft play? Is the exhaust smoking?

That. Or you could just not push the gas pedal down a certain amount.

BTW, the turbo is always going to spin. So it is just going to keep getting worse.

fatherbubble · 06-28-2008, 05:42 PM

I bet he's getting 200 miles to a tank. Thats what mine got when the turbo went bad.

Oblivion02 · 06-28-2008, 05:52 PM

The exhaust is not smoking. yes, its my daily drive. I know the turbine will continue to spin, but I just want it to not make noise, or charge boost. That way minimize the damage at least until I can replace it. Can you point me to a more detailed tutorial, or explanation of removing the wastegate flapper?

1992awdlaser · 06-28-2008, 05:59 PM

Jut stay out of boost. Do you not know how to control your right foot?

Oblivion02 · 06-28-2008, 06:14 PM

Yeah. Its what I've been doing. But when I have to go up a hill, it gets kinda annoying... Just wanted to know if there was anything else I could do. Since aparently there isnt, well I'll just control my "right foot"

Project2G · 06-28-2008, 10:28 PM

yeah just disconnect the wg arm. its about as easy as it comes.

Oblivion02 · 06-29-2008, 01:15 PM

I will do a search around for the 14b. But wouldnt I have to upgrade injectors as well? to 450s?

PIMking · 06-29-2008, 01:40 PM

Well mine did this also but the turbo (16g) wasnt going out the manifold had a monster crack in it. check that first.

90-DSM-TSI-AWD · 06-30-2008, 12:23 AM

this happened to me a while back, I figured it out by messing with my bov. The allen wrench screws on the outside holding the top cover to the metal part of the bov was loose. I tightened them, and there was no noise. I thought my turbo was done too, but it was just a boost leak. I have a greddy knock off rs. Try looking at the bov and see if you can tighten anything down.

jake247 · 06-30-2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Oblivion02

I will do a search around for the 14b. But wouldnt I have to upgrade injectors as well? to 450s?

depends.

run more boost, requires more injector.

run less boost, requires less injector.

Run crazy big turbo with crazy low boost - silly inefficient, but still, small injectors.

my stock 2g injectors handle my 20g a-ok. I just run lower boost because I got the turbo on the cheap.

but larger turbos run more air at same boost levels due to size. fluid dynamics makes head hurts. run even less boost in such a case. it's not all in how much boost you run.