Thread: Major problem with t25 install

See..why couldn't you just post that reply in the first place instead of trying to bust my balls about it?

When I said I didn't pay much mind to the smoke in the engine bay I didn't mean to say I completely ignored it. I checked for leaks and didn't find any. I checked the oil levels and it was the good which is why the assumption was made that it was exhaust fumes especially since I could smell the fuel being dumped.

I said I used a clear hose to check for the drainage, I never said I left it like that. I have a high temperature oil line for the oil drain, I'm not that stupid LMAO. I think I figured out the issue, it's how my pcv is routed. Thanks for your help.

Because it's more fun to bust your balls about it

did you run the hose from the valve cover into your intercooler piping?

It sounds like you're pressurizing the crank case for sure.

Also you said the car made boost yet you never went above 0 psi. That's not boost my friend.

You ran N/A without the intercooler pipes hooked up but was the turbo connected to the exhaust? If that's the case and you drove it even mildly hard then you over-spun the turbo and it is ruined (although you probably have other issues as well).

oooooh man that would SUCK!!

good luck...

sounds to me like you shouldof got a ve.....

+1

Never run a turbo without load on compressor wheel. Especially without backpressure on exhaust. Easy to over spin.

he said he wasnt making vacuum. but either way, he probably fuxed up his turbo regardless running it installed but just as a piece of exhaust and not a turbo.

If the car idles... It makes vacuum.

What kind of person would not hook up their turbo? I was so excited to get mine in I hooked it up with completely stock ecu and injectors and it ran pig rich but atleast it ran fine for a day until I got an ecu that could be tuned for larger injectors. I don't know if reading > some people but I read for hrs and hrs and hrs before I even started installing my turbo so I made sure I covered everything i could possibly mess up. Hope that your turbo isn't ruined however its only a t-25 I've got one for sale for $250 if U need one.

My guess is the gauge doesn't work. I say start there lol.