Turbo meter wont' go pass halfway.

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jamesy12345
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Re: Turbo meter wont' go pass halfway.

Post by jamesy12345 » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:22 pm

doingitsideways wrote:Jamesy, if you carry on giving bits of that engine away, there'll be nothing left for me to collect! :lol:

Got me stumped though, this one.

Oh, I sent a replacement BCV back with Pollution. Don't know if Jim had that for his stash though.
sorry I forgot you were considering getting the engine, just give me a shout mate
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Re: Turbo meter wont' go pass halfway.

Post by glasgowjim » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:54 pm

BCV ???

WTHIST ???

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Re: Turbo meter wont' go pass halfway.

Post by doingitsideways » Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:12 am

Boost control valve.

Turbo control valve.

Whatever you wanna call it ;)
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Re: Turbo meter wont' go pass halfway.

Post by jamesy12345 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:05 am

bump...believe this was resolved with a change of boost solenoid and/or recirc valve
Current:
Volvo S60 '04
Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84

Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R

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