OK here's the scoop, I just swapped out my T3 for a new hybrid T04E turbo and I now have it installed but it NO WORKY! I have the turbo functional and bolted up. At first there were some bad exhaust leaks on that square inlet flange and it had A LOT of lag time and I barely got 4 psi thru all of 2nd gear. I was actually smart and went easy on the turbo for a long time and broke it in properly with lots of time just idling and on the freeway w/ the cc on.
OK so the last time the car was boosting with lots of lag the bov actually blew off while I was still accelerating so I figured I blew out a coupler or hose somewhere but everything checked out fine. I fixed most of the exhaust leaks yet the inlet is still BARELY leaking. But I should still get some boost instead of 2 psi of vaccum at WOT. I have an internal wastegate and here's the pic of the wg housing to probe that it was sealing off the little hole on the exhaust housing:
So the wg is sealed just fine now, the turbo is brand new so the seals are all ok, the actuator checked out fine, and there were no apparent boost leaks on piping. Soooo does anyone have any ideas cause I have spent days shaking my head and and I am lost! One thing I noticed is that the BOV sucks in alot of air at idle and I dont know if its just not working and letting the building boost just leak out. BEATS ME! someone help cause I am tired and lost
OK so the last time the car was boosting with lots of lag the bov actually blew off while I was still accelerating so I figured I blew out a coupler or hose somewhere but everything checked out fine. I fixed most of the exhaust leaks yet the inlet is still BARELY leaking. But I should still get some boost instead of 2 psi of vaccum at WOT. I have an internal wastegate and here's the pic of the wg housing to probe that it was sealing off the little hole on the exhaust housing:

So the wg is sealed just fine now, the turbo is brand new so the seals are all ok, the actuator checked out fine, and there were no apparent boost leaks on piping. Soooo does anyone have any ideas cause I have spent days shaking my head and and I am lost! One thing I noticed is that the BOV sucks in alot of air at idle and I dont know if its just not working and letting the building boost just leak out. BEATS ME! someone help cause I am tired and lost