did i blow my turbo???

[cumpersgsx]

well i just installed my fmic and i had to move over the coolant line and im worried i may have pinched it off. I went to test drive it after the fmic install and theres a faint whistling sound...not just normal spool sound but something else and it doesnt happen when i rev it but when i am actually moving. HELP!!!

 

[VPrime]

Could it be a boost leak?
try a boost leak test and look over all of the intercooler piping....

 

[cumpersgsx]

well i build boost fine but u can hear it under boost and the turbo has about 1500 miles on it...i really think i pinched off the coolant line...is there any way i can just fix the line and the problem goes away or is it one of those things where you have to buy a new turbo...

 

[cumpersgsx]

the line isnt a cut and dry visual bend or anything. You'd figure it would be fine.

 

[-TunedDSM-]

Honestly its sounds like a boost leak. Even if you build boost fine you can still have boost leaks. Especially since you just installed a FMIC and that you hear the whistle under boost. Check all your clamps on the IC piping and then run a boost leak test. Its honestly your best bet.

 

[cumpersgsx]

hmmmm....i dunno it just sounds really bad...i thought i pinched that coolant line to the turbo but i really didnt even come close. I reduced it with the bend id say about less than half so it still had decent flow.

 

[92awddsm]

hmmmm....i dunno it just sounds really bad...i thought i pinched that coolant line to the turbo but i really didnt even come close. I reduced it with the bend id say about less than half so it still had decent flow.

The coolant line would have nothing to do with the wistle. It is more than likely a boost leak.

 

[dalatinromeo]

This is what you should do.

DO A BOOST LEAK!! Def sounds like a boost leak.

If that doesn't work, pull the intake off, and check for any shaft play on your turbo.

Keep us post

 

[cumpersgsx]

ya i checked for shaft play and it was fine...boost leak testing it is.