Boost issue?

[jaytesmsp]

Hi,

I was wondering if someone could give me some advice...

Today while driving home from work it didn't seem like my turbo was working correctly.......

I usually get spooling around 2500-3000 rpm and today it didn't seem like my turbo was kicking in at all. I decided to rev it up and see and it didn't really kick in until around 4000-4500rpm and even when it got going it didn't seem right.

The only mods I have are a Boost Gauge (mech) and and Injen CAI......

My gauge has VAC at 20, and still boosts to 6psi but it doesn't boost unless I'm running up the rpm's......

Anyone experience this same issue??

Thanks

 

[owenwes]

You should check your Wastegate Actuator, The gold thing on the turbo that has a vacuum line to it. Breath through the vacuum line and if air goes through it, you need a new one.

 

[GiJoe]

word... problem part on this car...

 

[jaytesmsp]

Turned out to be a blown turbo Getting a new one under my used car warranty though

 

[GiJoe]

WOW... time to upgrade lol

 

[bradboyd80]

Hell yeah. Definitely upgrade.

 

[GiJoe]

thats why I will soon have a stocker for sale.

 

[orng1]

Turned out to be a blown turbo Getting a new one under my used car warranty though

You got lucky, those parts are expensive.

 

[jeanspeed]

dame i hope that not my issue on my car

 

[GiJoe]

wats urs doin jean?

 

[dcdenonda]

wait...urs still had warranty? was it something that you purchased extra from the dealership??

 

[GiJoe]

my extened warrenty would still be good... if I extended it last year... but I didnt.

 

[orng1]

Jeanspeed does have a bad turbo and actually a bad manifold. The turbo may hold up on him for a while but its smoking.

 

[GiJoe]

wow MSP turbos are starting to go like crazy... I started out this trend 2 months ago, so far there have been 4 or 5 of these threads poppin up since then... My Bad guys...

 

[dcdenonda]

man i just bought my MSP, hope my turbo lasts.........

 

[orng1]

I know people that have gone though a few turbos. I think platinum is on his 3rd or 4th turbo. Flypinoy has gone through at least 1 and is on his second. I just kept going through wastegate actuators and got fed up with that.

 

[GiJoe]

what are they doing to there turbos that the be on there 3rd or 4th?

 

[orng1]

They drive normally, socal does have very erratic traffic though. Its normal for us though.

 

[GiJoe]

wow I'm at 90k and I am putting a new turbo on...

 

[orng1]

I went and swapped my stocker aroud 40K and then a small T3 to a big T3 a few thousand later.