Disconnecting Boost Solenoid
27 April 2005, 10:41 AM
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 378
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Disconnecting Boost Solenoid
Does anyone know what effect it would have on the running of the car if I was running a dawes device and completely disconnected the boost solenoid...ie does this have any effect apart from controlling the maximum boost which is what the dawes will now be doing?
27 April 2005, 11:20 AM
#3
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Class record holder at Pembrey Llandow Goodwood MIRA Hethel Blyton Curborough Lydden and Snetterton
Posts: 8,626
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Don't completely disconnet (the connector), leave it connected otherwise you'll throw up a CEL. Just disconnect the 2 pipes at the wastegate and turbo nipple end and blank them off.
The other thing you have to bear in mind is if the ECU goes in 'limp home' mode, where something is amiss and the ECU limits boost to 0.5 bar or so. Of course the Dawes will override this.
HTH
The other thing you have to bear in mind is if the ECU goes in 'limp home' mode, where something is amiss and the ECU limits boost to 0.5 bar or so. Of course the Dawes will override this.
HTH
27 April 2005, 11:25 AM
#5
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 378
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Jay m A
Don't completely disconnet (the connector), leave it connected otherwise you'll throw up a CEL. Just disconnect the 2 pipes at the wastegate and turbo nipple end and blank them off.
The other thing you have to bear in mind is if the ECU goes in 'limp home' mode, where something is amiss and the ECU limits boost to 0.5 bar or so. Of course the Dawes will override this.
HTH
The other thing you have to bear in mind is if the ECU goes in 'limp home' mode, where something is amiss and the ECU limits boost to 0.5 bar or so. Of course the Dawes will override this.
HTH
Ok, so are you saying that as long as I don't disconnect the electrical connector (2 wires), it doesnt matter if I disconnect the vacuum pipes so that no vacuum goes through the solenoid, only through the dawes?
27 April 2005, 12:30 PM
#7
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 378
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Cytrax
what pipes is Pabs talking about removing?
The reason I did this is because the car was overboosting massively before on the standard setup so assumed the solenoid wasnt working properly.
I wanted to know if there would be any negative effects by me doing the above?
Trending Topics
27 April 2005, 12:32 PM
#8
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Class record holder at Pembrey Llandow Goodwood MIRA Hethel Blyton Curborough Lydden and Snetterton
Posts: 8,626
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
None of those, well - not that end anyway. remove the pipes at the turbo and wastegate, not the BCS. Then blank them off. This guarentees when you come to reuse the BCS at a later date (and you will 
) no crap has got into it etc.
) no crap has got into it etc.
27 April 2005, 12:35 PM
#9
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Class record holder at Pembrey Llandow Goodwood MIRA Hethel Blyton Curborough Lydden and Snetterton
Posts: 8,626
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Bugger another post in front of mine
In that case, you have long lengths of pipework, including a restrictor between the turbo , Dawes and wastegate. If it works, well then fine.
But I wouldn't do it that way, I'd do it the way I described earlier, keeping pipe lengths to a minimum.
In that case, you have long lengths of pipework, including a restrictor between the turbo , Dawes and wastegate. If it works, well then fine.
But I wouldn't do it that way, I'd do it the way I described earlier, keeping pipe lengths to a minimum.
27 April 2005, 12:37 PM
#11
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 378
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Cytrax
Jay, do you know what I should do to the Solenoid to clean it out and if I should try and clean out the wastegate aswell if I am getting like intermittent boosting etc?
27 April 2005, 12:43 PM
#13
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Class record holder at Pembrey Llandow Goodwood MIRA Hethel Blyton Curborough Lydden and Snetterton
Posts: 8,626
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Brake cleaner down all the pipes, and an ECU reset via the plugs under the steering column. This pulses the BCS hence the cleaner gets put through it.
27 April 2005, 01:38 PM
#15
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 378
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Cytrax
do I need to remove anything from the steering column? or will it be something pretty straigt forward to see?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Mattybr5@MB Developments
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
28
28 December 2015 11:07 PM
Mattybr5@MB Developments
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
12
18 November 2015 07:03 AM