fuck me i spent 80quid on the car every WEEK at least and thats just outting petrol in let alone fixing her

 

lol jim, well i don't have a spare £80 a week to spend on it lol

which reminds me, better start looking for a job again lazy coont!

 

neither do i

been on the phone to the bank all morning arranging a time when they're gonna send their bitches round to anally penetrate me

 

Jimbo how much do you owe as a matter of intrest, im worried and i owe £6000 on loans / credit cards

 

well...

Loans:
barclays = 5000
IF = 5000
Citi = 400
Mum = 4000

Cards:
Barclaycard = 500
CitiCard = 500
Cap1 = 200

Overdraft = 900

so just over 16 grand basically

 

infact its probably more like 18

 

whoops!

i owe quite a bit, but only one loan, one student visa, and a student overdraft (not to mention student loans ) but i consider myself in the black compared to that

hope you get that job you're after jim! looks like you need it

 

i feel better thanks jimbo

 

suddenly my 4k debt seems rather small - cheers jim

 

well put the car back together properly tonight, i.e. Intercooler piping etc.

Had a loan of my mates dump valve to make sure i was acutally boosting so i went out for a blast..

1. No boost, Nothing! (Disconnected vacuum to dump valve)
2. Boosting quite a bit a nice pull!!
3. Blocked off recirculating valve on turbo (No Boost again!)
4. Unblocked the recirculating valve and blocked off dump valve completely

Turbo is spinning up but no boost! dunno why it stopped really as it's now the same as it was on (2.) i.e. dump valve vacuum disconneced and recirculating valve unblocked.

 

can you hear a HISSING?

boost hose popped off somewhere perhaps? (thats where my money's at

you wouldnt notice it really on a twincam as it'd just drive like a normal car if one's come off

get someone to rev the engine (need to hold foot to floor for a second really,to get boost, more than justa BLIP) and listen in the enginebay for obviousl leaks

 

yeah that's what i was thinking mate but i can't really hear a hissing as i still havn't got my exhaust welded on lmao!

check it out tomorrow and let you know the outcome.

 

sorry, too pissed to care now

 

You really do live up to your name don't you!!

 

aye't!

nah i'll get it all sorted soon enough, the problem is getting stuff welded and most garages around me are always too busy or just too expensive (i.e £70 - £100 to weld two pipes together)

get my welder either this weekend or next so i'll be getting stuff done once i get some practice in

 

my name? is galbally in the therausus next to pissed then

 

would you be so pissed to notice if i swapped motors with you?!

 

Not you Jim!! Half a Job....

 

bugging me!

can't get no more boost no matter what i do, i must be getting a few psi but not that much as i was getting before!

why would it work one minute then not work the next basically? no foreign objecs got into the compressor, there's no air leaks in the boost piping as far as i can see/hear. There's no oil or anything in the boost piping either.. er... i can still hear the turbo spool up at around 2.5k to 3k and produce minimal boost?!

If the wastgate housing had cracked would i be correct in sayin' that it would take longer to spool up rather than producing less boost from 2.5k?!

my vacuum hoses seem to be ok but i havn't fully checked.

the thing is it seems to boost a little and work ok in that sense, then maybe a few minutes later when i try again the engine will struggle to pick up revs even below 2.5k?!?!

 

most wastegate housings are cracked on most turbos you see... lol

even if yours was crcked i doubt you could even notice, it'd have to be a HUUUUGE crack to even be noticeable really

 

aye i read that on www.max-boost.co.uk as i was looking for possible causes and ideas/tips.

i would have a look but i can't be fooked whipping the thing out as it's a pain in the titties

i've ran outta ideas apart from the fact that my turbo might not be worth a fook.

 

your WORN and STANDARD actuator isn't helping!

 

aye well even if i disconnect that Jim (well, disconnect the pressure feed) it doesn't boost much... that's how i have it just now

still need one but i want to make sure i don't need a new turbo beforehand...

btw, i just need to disconnect the pressure feed and not the rod right? to disable the wastegate basically.

 

Disconnect the feed pipe, but don't floor it for all it's worth

 

u pulled the pipe off the actuator and it dont boost? ure car got issues lol

 

aye i know! serious issues!

probablt the turbo as i can't for the life of me see any leaks, oil, or anything, minimal play on shaft and blades look ok too! it's got a mind of it's own the lazy old bugger

 

there are loooads of tests to do... all of them need a boost gauge

if your actuator is shot, then even disconnecting the pressure feed wont do much, as the spring's too weak to hold the wastegate closed

(wastegate open= gasses bypass the turbo blades and no boost)

 

Ah well i've got major blue smoke coming from the exhaust, basically after i give it some or after a continuously 60mph drive for say 10mins or whatever...

i'm thinking it could be the oil return as it is gravity feed, but only slightly (turbo is sitting pretty low) or it could be the turbo oil seals.. it smokes bad when i come down to an idle and when driving and can't see any smoke but i've been told there's a mild blue mist.

So...

I'm gonna whip it out and wait til i get my welder to make up a poper manifold, get a new turbo as my actuator is goosed anyway, and get an A/F meter and a boost guage and start again!

Well it's been an informative week or so to say the least, not really disappointed as i didn't have any major expectations, i just like a project, even if it is bodged

How much you talking for a T25 from Ebay or the likes, about £40 - £60 ?

 

don't bother with the AFR gauge seriously...

anything affordable is USELESS to you, seriously!

just take it down the local tuners

 

i'm gonna take it tae the scrappy, much better idea!




nah i'll get it sorted after the new year! or just get an engine like yours! probably end up cheaper and more reliable... ah the choices!

 

well depends what you want... whilst yes mine will be more powerful, yours is "different" and you know you did it all yourself and have something to be proud of

 

suppose and if my engine goes bye-bye, i can get one off ebay any day of the week for £40ish lol hmm, cheap and cheerful!

aye fook it! stay with the turbo idea! don't want to spend anymore than i have to!

ho ho, ach well, i smell like oil now after that rather (almost) pointless experience! lol


oh aye, cheers for all your help ppl!

 

Are y0 u sure jim

 

What power does that v6 give and what does the engine weigh in at.

whats the bhp and torque

 

its about the 200 mark

and yes im aware the twinky CAN produce more, im just meant in normal guise theyre about 150-180

 

havn't taken the turbo out yet so i got a boost guage today, nothing special but i know it works

anyway i can hear the turbo spool up but there's no boost at all!! I've disconnected vaccum/pressure to actuator, connected re-circ pressure feed and held the actuator rod back to prevent it from moving but no boost.

so aye, i must have an air leak or the turbo must be fooked?

it's coming oot soon anyway for a 'proper' job.

 

put the boost gauge in the feed from the compressor housing... the nippe that comes off the snail bit (that goes to the actuator) see if it registers anything there

 

good idea jim! i'll go try that in 5 mins once my dog stops crapping itself coz of the thunder

well i don't have a nipple on the compressor housing, as far as i know i have a recirculating dump valve thingy, but i presume that'll do.

 

still nothing! dodgy compressor blades or summit?

 

where does the feed from the actuator go then!