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Throttle body leak ahhhh

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BoBbOrAzE

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Apr 29, 2004
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Alright well i had a problem a month ago with my rpms taking forever to climb and it would just go nowhere at higher rpms. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180410 After doing a boost leak test again i think the problem was i had a leak at my throttle body after putting on my dejon tool uicp (i hope). I think that would explain the loud noise which was my turbo spinning at its max trying to get the boost up to 16psi which is ton for the turbo already. I bought a new gasket and tightened it down a ton. Now there is a slight difference the rpms climb much faster and it feels somewhat more powerful.

The problem is i still have a slight leak on both sides because it still bubbling and hissing when i spray windex during the leak test and now there is a loud whistle under boost in that area (probably because the leak is now smaller) I originally had planned on getting some type of sealant for it but the guy at napa strongly disagreed so i just bought the gasket. Its still leaking slightly and im stuck in what to do. Should i double up on the gaskets or something or is there anything wrong with using sealant for the throttle body and what kind?

Or i could be wrong all together and this leak doesnt really change a damn thing and its something else
 

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Alright well i had a problem a month ago with my rpms taking forever to climb and it would just go nowhere at higher rpms. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180410 After doing a boost leak test again i think the problem was i had a leak at my throttle body after putting on my dejon tool uicp (i hope). I think that would explain the loud noise which was my turbo spinning at its max trying to get the boost up to 16psi which is ton for the turbo already. I bought a new gasket and tightened it down a ton. Now there is a slight difference the rpms climb much faster and it feels somewhat more powerful.

The problem is i still have a slight leak on both sides because it still bubbling and hissing when i spray windex during the leak test and now there is a loud whistle under boost in that area (probably because the leak is now smaller) I originally had planned on getting some type of sealant for it but the guy at napa strongly disagreed so i just bought the gasket. Its still leaking slightly and im stuck in what to do. Should i double up on the gaskets or something or is there anything wrong with using sealant for the throttle body and what kind?

Or i could be wrong all together and this leak doesnt really change a damn thing and its something else
1st mistake is buying dejon tool stuff :p
2nd mistake is listening to the guys at napa.
I use red RTV sealant and it seals mine up fine. Most TB gaskets are paper and still tend to leak. Get some RTV sealant and put it on all the sides of the gaskets and you are good to go. Remember to get sealant that is "o2 sensor safe" if its not the fumes can kill the o :thumb: 2 sensor.
 
haha i def knew the 2nd mistake and got the pipe used for very cheap was needed for my blow-thru setup and i must say the way they designed it to fit is absolute crap, but yea thank you very much! :thumb: :thumb:
 
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