is there any way to do this easily on an ERST? I'm asking as mine is going into a bodyshop soon to get the engine bay done, but i'd didn't like the look of some of the wee spides about giving all "Is that one of o dem der turbos leek? does it have a dump vale?"

Oh my car is running the amal valve and not a bleed valve if that helps?

 

pull the plug off the amal valve for low boost

or for zero(ish) boost pull the arm on the actuator off of the wastegate

 

Disconnect the amal valve mate

 

cheers jim, i'll prob do the amal valve as i can't be arsed trying to pull the arm off the actuator!

 

arm off the actuator is a piece of piss and thiss will knock the boost right off

 

amal will still give low boost and enough for thm pikey lil shits to think its fast as fuck and go ramping the bollocks out if it.

lil fuckers like that at 90% of garages/bodyshops is why im always VERY careful where i take my car

 

i do all the work on my car for that reason, cant trust anyone!!! my mate has his own unit with a ramp so i can get down there any time, i had my car sprayed recently by a friend, but i still put it in with next to fuck all petrol in it, lol

 

As Jim says take the actuator off the wastegae. Also note the mileage before dropping it in.

 

I went to a cruise with a mate one time and this lad had turned up in a customer's CRX del sol!

 

in all honesty mate, i dont think they will drive it.

the company wouldnt due to legal reasons, insurance reasons and simply wouldnt want the risk of paying out damages as well as petrol/mileage etc

 

disconnected the amal valve and i stills boosts as usual What does this mean? that the amal valve is buggered?

 

that the amal is doing feck all... lol

when was it last setup? who set it up? and has it always held the same boost it does now?

 

was setup a couple of months ago, by a guy called Ciaran Killen. I has always held similar boost, but when i first got the car it had a bleed valve which he removed. Only thing is i took the turbo off a while ago and i'm not too sure if i put the amal vile pies on the correct way. I've just been out and tried changing them about, but it makes no difference. Oh yes i am a numpty for messing with it

 

a few years ago 1 of my mates had his 4x4 cossie pas him @ about 100 mph on the motorway when he went in to confront the garage they said they were test driving it

dont think he went back there again

 

C= turbo
W=Actuator
R= Airbox

its likely you put them on the wrong way yes

wen the amal plugged in does it "click" when you turn on the ignition?

 

take the battery and ecu out of car and get em to push the cnut about

 

yep, there is a click from under the bonnet. unfortunatly there is nobody else with me so i can get them to turn on the ignition so i can hear where the click is from! I'll go and check the tubing now, cheers again jim!


This guys in N.Ireland, you sure its the same place? no motorways for miles round his place.

 

ok went and had a look there, cant see C W or R makings on the amal valve? well i know the on to the metering head is right as it was never disconnected. The top hose goes to the turbo and the middle goes to the actator. That sound correct?

 

i dont know, stu told us once but ive forgotten

easier way... turn ignition on, plug in and unplug amal valve... does it click now?

 

its working ok, there is a click when its plugged in, no click when its unplugged.

 

To stop them driving it, just do what Jim does...plug the chip in the wrong way round...Unfortunately it will also stop you from driving it!!!

Sorry Jim!

 

lol! maybe if i have a word with the owner - he's an older guy who seemed to know a bit about RS's he'll not let anyone drive it...

@might be because my car is only running 14psi that i dont notice any difference when i unplug the amal valve?

 

the difference between 14psi and with the amal unplugged should be more than noticeable!

if the amal clicks, its working

if it makes zero difference to the boost the car produces, i suspect that either the amal valve is shagged, or youve got it plumbed in thw wrong way round...

and daz... you coooooont

 

Jim, it EVER occur to you that the 14psi is set on the actuator and not the amal?

Uprated actuators are usualy 1bar spring

And trust me, customer cars get ragged a LOT by most companys workers given half a chance, i used to at Honda

 

Take out the ECU

 

loosen all the boost pipes so it wont hold boost, and will drive like wank! thats the easiest way i recon mate

 

the boost is set by the actuator soryy don't know enough to realise that was important! take it thats why the boost wont turn down then?

 

No! Swap them round, top one goes to actuator, middle one goes to turbo.

 

cool, i'll do thank Ben. Cheers!