Boost leak = blown turbo?

[RBurroughs]

Symptoms: Driving car normal, here a kind of pop, not loud bang, almost like an air line coming off. The car almost dies. It sounds like a go cart, ta ta ta ta ta sounds. Its especially louder whenenever it would start to hit boost, but since it hits boost at 1500-2000, it is almost impossible to drive. No power. If I keep the rpms downs to about 900, it drives but not too well. I had a boost leak, that got pretty bad last week, Since then I've drivin the car easy.

Did the boost leak finally blow my 123,000 mile T25?

The last upgrade I did was an AFPR, well I had troubles with the vacuum line. Could the AFPR have run to rich or lean and fried my engine?

I let me car sit for 10 minutes, and it ran a little better until I boosted and then it died again.

 

[RBurroughs]

Also, when the car died, the stock boost gauge showed pressure, where before it worked normally. The prolite boost gauge showed no psi

 

[phunny]

Sounds like u blew and intercooler line off. Go check all the lines.
-charles

and report back

 

[RBurroughs]

You know, my intercooler coupler is where the leak was, but this problem seems even worse then a boost leak. Would the car not idle at all with just a boost leak?

 

[RBurroughs]

Ok, so I went out there and took the coupler off. The hose clamp on the 2" side had come really loose. I took some electric tape and wrapped and the slit (crac) in the couple a couple times. Put it back on and it runs like normal. I didnt booost yet, and if i did i know the electric tape wouldnt hold.

I have a coupler on its way from tokyo, its amazing how hard it is to find a 2" to 2.5 inch coupler. I ordered it last monday so it should be here soon.

 

[RBurroughs]

If i went over the coupler with reinforced clear duct tape, do you tihnk it it would hold for a while?

 

[RBurroughs]

If i went over the coupler with reinforced clear duct tape, do you tihnk it it would hold for a while?

 

[CanadianTSi]

Tbolt clamps and a real boost leak test are your friends

 

[phunny]

I'm guessing it wont hold, but glad to see it was no big problem man.