boost problem PLEASE HELP ME!

[batman]

yes you can do it without the engine out .first disconect the steering rack on the join next to the turbos will give you more room then undo the four bolts holding the down pipe in then its just a case of working throught the nuts and bolts (seized) and little tin foil heat sheilds till you get to the turbo .its a pain and very time consuming but it is possible i have a thread called work started at 1818 theres pics with it all in the might help a little

[thomas_mk6]

thanks batman!

little question guys, right at the moment i am not seeing more than 8 psi of boost, i have some 3mm id vac hose in the tool box so i replaced a few visable hoses like the 1 to the crv, bov and a few more in that area, now! i am only seeing 6 psi of boost do you think 3mm id hose is too small and restricting the airflow as most people reccomend 4mm, ive given up for today and now im going to eat some burritos!

[thomas_mk6]

hey guys as it turns out after doing a bit of research i have been a complete spastic!, i changed the two hoses with the restrictor pills in for some silicone jobbies and now i am seeing even less boost!, so my question is what do these restrictor pills look like? do they stay in the rubber hose or fall out? am i now buggerd?

[SmbFD3S]

hey guys as it turns out after doing a bit of research i have been a complete spastic!, i changed the two hoses with the restrictor pills in for some silicone jobbies and now i am seeing even less boost!, so my question is what do these restrictor pills look like? do they stay in the rubber hose or fall out? am i now buggerd?

The restrictor pills are like brass washers with a pin hole in the middle and are used on the standard setup to maintain the 10-8-10 boost pattern.  If you dont have them in (and yes they are in the pipe) then you\'ll be operating on wastegate spring pressure 0.5 bar i think....
 
Best bet now is to get a boost controller to be honest and do away with the wastegate pill

[thomas_mk6]

thanks for the reply smb

i swapped the pipes over for the old ones and i am now back to only having 8 psi, so im still on the hunt for the leak!

its a step forward tho

[thomas_mk6]

just topped up my oil as i have a leak from the sump and havto top up regularly and noticed a nice lining of gunk around the neck of the filler, seeing as i am a complete noob spazz is it normal to have a bit? as im not loosing water

thanks for your patience lol:Typing

[trotter]

Don\'t worry about gunk in the filler neck. It comes from condensation of water vapour from the air inside it. If you open it more (to fill) more air can get in so more gunk forms!

As long as its not a huuuuge amount you will be perfectly ok!

HTH

graeme