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540James
07-18-2007, 09:37 PM
boost is reading 10psi like normal on gauge
bov is blowing off
when wot, car goes nowhere, like no turbo at all.
wga? clutch slipping? plugs? please tell me what to check, thx
orng1
07-18-2007, 11:20 PM
Did you say you were towing?
frenchy92005
07-19-2007, 01:33 AM
i think he means it feels like its towing something, blow into your wga and if air goes through you need a new one. could it be fuel cut?
540James
07-19-2007, 07:51 PM
sorry, i meant it felt like i was towing something. ill do that, thanks for the info, ill let you know how it turns out. btw, do i just disc the hose going to the wga and blow into the hose? or do i have to actually blow into the little valve coming off of the wga, thanks sorry for the stupidity
frenchy92005
07-19-2007, 08:07 PM
just blow into the hose and if air goes through its bad
orng1
07-19-2007, 10:54 PM
I doubt that this would be a WGA problem, he'd have power with that much boost. I think it might be a clogged cat. Just a guess, it's hard to diag a car I haven't seen or driven.
Brian MP5T
07-19-2007, 11:12 PM
Wow.

Check to see that all the hoses are indeed tight.

Check to see that there are no leaks in any small lines.

Esp the one going to the WGA.
msp35
07-20-2007, 09:17 AM
It could just be the msp doesn't want to run lately. Reset the ecu. If it is
better then that's your problem. But you should definately do a good
visual inspection of all vac lines.
540James
07-20-2007, 11:36 AM
i blew into the wga hose and i was able to blow right through it. to be sure, i took the hose off and kinked the end of it and blew again, nothing passing through, so i now know there is no hole/crack in the hose itself, looks like i need to replace the wga, i think i saw a thread on how to do the swap without taking the mani/turbo assembly off, wish me luck!
540James
07-20-2007, 12:45 PM
i am convinced that there is no possible way to take the 2nd(back) nut off of the wga w/out taking the whole assembly off. if someone knows of a "special" secret super duper way to do this, please let me know, thanks
orng1
07-20-2007, 09:57 PM
It's not that bad to take off the turbo/mani assembly, I have done it a few times now and between a friend and I we can get it in and out in about an hr. I have replaced the WGA and it seemed as it as that was what slowed me down.
frenchy92005
07-20-2007, 10:46 PM
glad to hear its running better.