Can a wategate go bad or need maintenance??

[pbarton14]

ok so i hit boost fast and perfect , stops right at 7 lbs of boost and stays right there. i used to be able to rev the engine to 7k and put it back it gear and the power loss would go away for a while and my msp would be very fast. as of now, i cannot band aid the issue anymore. the power loss im having feels identical to a boost leak except for the fact that my afr's are the same everytime. any help would be great thanks

 

[Preferio]

Maybe I'm misreading that, but I read it three times and I have no ******* clear what your actual problem is.

 

[pbarton14]

Power loss compared to what it used to be. Feels like boost leak

 

[pbarton14]

And I've heard the wastegate can make this symptom if it's bad

 

[destineal]

Blow into the vac line hooked up to the wastegate. Air blows through = bad

 

[StealthWyvern]

yes a wastegate actuator can do bad and so can the wastegate... and no maint on these two. I honestly think your Watergate isn't closing fully

 

[pbarton14]

Ok if it wasn't closing fully would I still boost fine and everything?

 

[Nc MSP]

Ok if it wasn't closing fully would I still boost fine and everything?

yes....ive told you like 3 times look into changing the wastegate if you cant find any other problems...

 

[pbarton14]

Alright I'll buy a new one, and ill also clean the actual wastegate itself

 

[StealthWyvern]

This could be whats going on with your car... I chased down boost issues with my car forever tell i finally decided to remove the turbo. The internal wastegate backed out and was hitting the housing not allowing it to close properly and build boost as fast as it could

 

[pbarton14]

So how did you go about fixing that?

 

[StealthWyvern]

So how did you go about fixing that?

Some people have been able to press it back in but honestly i think it will just back out again. I just replace the exhaust housing with another one.

 

[pbarton14]

Alright I'll look at it because im buying a corksport 3in s/j pipe

 

[03MSP86]

Some people have been able to press it back in but honestly i think it will just back out again. I just replace the exhaust housing with another one.

Dude AGAIN?! I love you! hahahah Ive been having boost surge. I gave my WGA a blow job, turned down the boost. And its fine BUT SSSSSOMETIMES it spikes and I hit FC. Like most of us I spend a lot of time logically narrowing down possibilities.... THIS MORNING I was wondering if it was possible for the dump valve to stick closed or open. Either way. But IMO it is. TTTTHANKS LOL But like you said, I think a new turbo and exhaust housing sounds a lot better than band-aid fix.