3 port boost solinoid piping
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3 port boost solinoid piping
Is this the correct way to pipe a 3 port boost solinoid?
Top hose to turbo compressor side (from the turbo side - larger bore pipe, into reducer, smaller pipe to boost solinoid?
Middle hose to actuator
Bottom to air box resinator
PLEASE help ASAP as the car is outside with bonnet up!!!!
Is this reducer from the turbo to the solinoid normal?
Cheers Nick.
Top hose to turbo compressor side (from the turbo side - larger bore pipe, into reducer, smaller pipe to boost solinoid?
Middle hose to actuator
Bottom to air box resinator
PLEASE help ASAP as the car is outside with bonnet up!!!!
Is this reducer from the turbo to the solinoid normal?
Cheers Nick.
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plumbing is correct yes.
As to the reducer - depends on the pipe diameters but should have no effect on running anyway.. the top hose connection on the 3port is smaller than the others and is mostlikely smaller than the compressor cover connections (depending on turbo) hence the larger pipe and reducer.
You got the boost delivery you wanted now?
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As to the reducer - depends on the pipe diameters but should have no effect on running anyway.. the top hose connection on the 3port is smaller than the others and is mostlikely smaller than the compressor cover connections (depending on turbo) hence the larger pipe and reducer.
You got the boost delivery you wanted now?
Simon
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Simon -
It still spikes! I'm at my wits end! This boost creep is so annoying, hitting the fuel cut in high gears. I did think that replacing all the vacuum hoses would help as some of the old ones were hard and not as tight as they should have been!
Took it out last night and it hit fuel cut again! I'm beginning to think it may be the actuator is wrongly set???? What do you think?
What do I do next?? Try a bigger restrictor in the bottom boost solinoid hose??
It still spikes! I'm at my wits end! This boost creep is so annoying, hitting the fuel cut in high gears. I did think that replacing all the vacuum hoses would help as some of the old ones were hard and not as tight as they should have been!
Took it out last night and it hit fuel cut again! I'm beginning to think it may be the actuator is wrongly set???? What do you think?
What do I do next?? Try a bigger restrictor in the bottom boost solinoid hose??
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Is it boost creep or overboost? If you connect the pipe from the compressor cover directly to the actuator and go for a run does the boost remain stable @ ~0.5bar or does it continue to rise from 5k rpm onwards?
If it doesn't I would think you are seeing overboost due the increased load in higher gears which could require the boost solenoid duty cycle in the map being altered to suit (You have a chip?)
Cheers
If it doesn't I would think you are seeing overboost due the increased load in higher gears which could require the boost solenoid duty cycle in the map being altered to suit (You have a chip?)
Cheers
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what Del said.. you are going to have to comprimise somewhere to stop it hitting fuel cut in the higher gears.. you could try winding the actuator out half a turn at a time until it stops but it will undoubtable hamper the spool slightly.
Different size restrictor might be an alternative.
Does it have a twin dump downpipe on it?
Alternative is a bleed valve, electronic boost controller* or a remap..
* more expensive than bleed valve and unlikely to work is bleed valve doesn't.
Simon
Different size restrictor might be an alternative.
Does it have a twin dump downpipe on it?
Alternative is a bleed valve, electronic boost controller* or a remap..
* more expensive than bleed valve and unlikely to work is bleed valve doesn't.
Simon
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Originally Posted by Delboy2
Is it boost creep or overboost? If you connect the pipe from the compressor cover directly to the actuator and go for a run does the boost remain stable @ ~0.5bar or does it continue to rise from 5k rpm onwards?
If it doesn't I would think you are seeing overboost due the increased load in higher gears which could require the boost solenoid duty cycle in the map being altered to suit (You have a chip?)
Cheers
If it doesn't I would think you are seeing overboost due the increased load in higher gears which could require the boost solenoid duty cycle in the map being altered to suit (You have a chip?)
Cheers
I am running a chip, however, the car was doing this before I fitted the chip. I thought the chip might have stooped this as it raised the fuel cut level.
Simon - it has an open mouth 3" downpipe
Is my orifice hole too big or too small then!!!!?
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I'll try this when I get the car back from the GF tonight. Will the CEL illuminuate as the solionid isn't seeing boost?
You may have raised the fuel cut level with the chip but the boost target afaik is around 16psig which is close to the map sensors full scale
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Originally Posted by Delboy2
The CEL should not illuminate as long as the map sensor remains electrically & pneumatically connected.
You may have raised the fuel cut level with the chip but the boost target afaik is around 16psig which is close to the map sensors full scale
Cheers
You may have raised the fuel cut level with the chip but the boost target afaik is around 16psig which is close to the map sensors full scale
Cheers
I take out the pipe from the compressor side of the turbo (located on the elbow) and connect that to the actuator? Is this correct??
Thanks for all this info Delboy2 & Simon, appriciated
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Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster
you want the orrifice bigger on a 3port set up iirc.. might be worth taking the restrictor out and seeing how it responds too.
This is really !!!!!
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Originally Posted by nickwrxstiV2
Just to confirm -
I take out the pipe from the compressor side of the turbo (located on the elbow) and connect that to the actuator? Is this correct??
Thanks for all this info Delboy2 & Simon, appriciated
I take out the pipe from the compressor side of the turbo (located on the elbow) and connect that to the actuator? Is this correct??
Thanks for all this info Delboy2 & Simon, appriciated
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Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster
you want the orrifice bigger on a 3port set up iirc.. might be worth taking the restrictor out and seeing how it responds too.
Therefore, Smaller restrictor/orrifice = less boost on 3-port
On a 2-port the orrifice is in the actuator/turbo pipe, so a smaller orrifice restricts what the actuator see's, so more boost is produced.
Therefore, Smaller restrictor/orrifice = more boost on 2-port
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OK then, I've adjusted the actuator by 1 turn (making the arm longer) , but , the problem is still there.
When I took the arm off the wastegate level (??) it was very loose, i.e. that the arm just fell on to the level. I thought I read somewhere that you should have to pull the actuator arm slightly to get it over the lever and then put the C clip on? Is this right?
Mine at the mitute would need the arm making shorter by quite a few turns to achieve this. Anyone? Please help as the car is outside with the bonnet up ready!
Thanks,
Nick.
When I took the arm off the wastegate level (??) it was very loose, i.e. that the arm just fell on to the level. I thought I read somewhere that you should have to pull the actuator arm slightly to get it over the lever and then put the C clip on? Is this right?
Mine at the mitute would need the arm making shorter by quite a few turns to achieve this. Anyone? Please help as the car is outside with the bonnet up ready!
Thanks,
Nick.
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Just turned the actuator arm so the arm is shorter and it is a snug fit over the wastegate lever and the boost control is terrible! All over the palce!
Going to lengthen it again, but to how much????? Man this is annoying!!!!!
Going to lengthen it again, but to how much????? Man this is annoying!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Scott.T
Me still thinks you have a leak somewhere then, as it's obviously over-achieving boost for some reason.
Actuator should ideally be slightly tigh i.e tug it to fit it. That way it stays closed longer and aids a better spool time.
Actuator should ideally be slightly tigh i.e tug it to fit it. That way it stays closed longer and aids a better spool time.
I've left it as a tight fit, so next on my list is try to fit a smaller holed restrictor in the bottom boost solinoid pipe, hopefully this will fix the problem.
What happens if this doesn't fix the problem? Port the wastegate?
Thanks guys!
Nick.
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Originally Posted by Scott.T
You shouldn't have to port anything, because it shouldn't be doing it with your limited modifications.
Anybody else had this problem?????????
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Cheers Scott! I'll try that. If I see boost creep, does this narrow it done to what the problem might be?
Thanks
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