smXR6 Member 206 Member For: 16y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Noble park Posted 10/12/11 09:50 PM Share Posted 10/12/11 09:50 PM hey guyson the way home from the missus house this morning all was good , then took off at the lights nothing stupid just a light bit of throttle and was all good then it sorta lagged and then no boost at all , just like driving a n/a xr6 u can hear a whine coming from the turbo sorta like the wheel is still spinning just no boost , I pulled over and had a quick look but couldnt really see anything major , I no this has prob happened to others so just after some advice is it a simple fix or has the turbo gone ? what should I be looking at loose hose or something wrong with actuator ?cheers for any advicescott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 10/12/11 10:08 PM Share Posted 10/12/11 10:08 PM Check the obvious like a pipe that has come off or split a joiner etc, next would be to check the wastegate is actually closed, I have seen some that the flapper will catch and hold open or even the actuator rod has come off the flapper arm allowing the flapper to open by itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smXR6 Member 206 Member For: 16y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Noble park Posted 10/12/11 10:11 PM Author Share Posted 10/12/11 10:11 PM sweet , thanks mick what happens if I check all the above and its still no good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 14y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 10/12/11 10:18 PM Share Posted 10/12/11 10:18 PM joiner come off or split somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 14y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 10/12/11 10:19 PM Share Posted 10/12/11 10:19 PM must learn to refresh before I post stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smXR6 Member 206 Member For: 16y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Noble park Posted 10/12/11 10:29 PM Author Share Posted 10/12/11 10:29 PM yer checked all that when I pulled over but gonna have a proper look in a minute see what I can find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF05T Member 453 Member For: 17y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 11/12/11 12:13 AM Share Posted 11/12/11 12:13 AM if you can hear the whine means the turbo isn't seized. Sounds like a hot side pipe has come off some where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smXR6 Member 206 Member For: 16y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Noble park Posted 11/12/11 01:42 AM Author Share Posted 11/12/11 01:42 AM All good now , found one of the cooler pipes just slightly off , also found one of the turbo mount studs had completely come out and was sitting on the engine mount haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 11/12/11 01:44 AM Share Posted 11/12/11 01:44 AM doesn't take much does it?check your turbo bolts every service and you will normally catch them while they are loose rather than after they have fallen out.glad it was something simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smXR6 Member 206 Member For: 16y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Noble park Posted 11/12/11 08:45 PM Author Share Posted 11/12/11 08:45 PM Your not joking couldnt even see that it was off . I was use to nissans when they blow a pipe the car runs like sh*t Yer by the looks of the stud and nut when they did the port job they never put it back in properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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