bad boost leak after CP-E nano install

[ml2008ms3]

Virtually all the boost is escaping and there's no power. I know I must have loosened something during the install, but all of the hoses I check are tight. I had to pull quite hard to get the factory accordion hose off and I'm hoping I didn't crack the plastic housing. Has anyone had this problem before?

Thanks, Mark

[Cue]

There's no way your getting that much leak from an intake install.
Have you checked the turbo inlet? Might as well check right up to the engine. (Intercoolers in/out, Turbo's in/out, and into the engine)

[bykeryder4life]

yeah, intake things being loose wont make you lose boost, if anything the turbo could suck in air easier and produce more. check all your clamps and stuff as said above

[tru-boost]

You cant leak boost from the unpressurized side of the boost system bud. Are you sure you plugged the MAF back in? If yiu leave it unhookedthe car will run like shit.

[ml2008ms3]

Well, I ended up taking it to the dealer and they showed me that I had forgotten the small blue clip which holds the small hose going into the intake and that was resulting in unmetered air going into the intake. Also, the shhhh sound I hear at the lower rpm's is normal. I just wasn't expecting the sound at low rpm's. It sounds awesome at the rpm's and the tires break loose more going into second. I don't much care for the shhhhh sounding under partial acceleration at low rpm's but it's a tradeoff that I will live with. The upper rpm sound and blowoff sound between shifts is awesome!

Mark

[RC08MS3]

lol did they void your warranty?

[jlocurto]

lol did they void your warranty?

lol i just brought my car into mazda to get an oil changed and i had my forge bpv and my cpe nano on and they didnt care:)

[ml2008ms3]

No, actually they were quite helpfull and didn't charge me for looking at it. One of the mechanics had a lot of experience with turbos and drove the car. I needed an oil change and tire rotation anyway. It was Town North Mazda in Dallas.

[moll88]

i am havin boost leak problems and I don't think I put the blue clip back on eather would that cause me to only hold 10 psi like I am ?

[FrequentFlyer]

i am havin boost leak problems and I don't think I put the blue clip back on eather would that cause me to only hold 10 psi like I am ?

Did this happen after installing your RPMC inlet?

[moll88]

yea it did

[djthom]

you need that blue clip to lock that hose in...
fix it and re-try...i am betting you won't be at 11-12 psi more like 15...
gl!

[Conso]

the guys at the dealership love my car :)

[motomike239]

well i just installed my CPE nano yesterday and after i finished i drove it around my block a few times and i noticed that its loud when you get on it, like there is a loud vaccuum suction noise and a lot of whooshing, if that makes any sense.. i didnt know that it would make the turbo and BPV come that alive but im just wondering if thats normal? im just scared that i didnt put the MAF housing far enough into the hose and its leaking or something, it also feels like the boost is low or something as well.

[moll88]

i hear ya kidd , i forgot to put the blue clip back onthe pcv , so i did that last nite , no suprize i still can only hold 12 psi it spikes to 16 but idk .....

[AutoEuphoria]

i didnt know that it would make the turbo and BPV come that alive but im just wondering if thats normal?

It's normal.

[motomike239]

ya i just put that blue clip back on after reading this thread and i dont really notice much.. i need a DH though to make sure.

[maestro]

Does CP-E not provide instructions or people don't like to read them? A quick read should have told you everything that needed to be in place, blue clips included. I believe the Mazdaspeed intake I had, and sold, had great instrux.

[motomike239]

the instructions seemed to be ok, maybe a little in confusing in some places.. but it never said to re use the blue clip for the PCV line.

[chief_wiggum]

the instructions seemed to be ok, maybe a little in confusing in some places.. but it never said to re use the blue clip for the PCV line.

+1; just went and installed the blue clip after reading this thread...intake has been on for about a month.

[Lee456]

I just installed the Nano a couple days ago and still have the instuctructions laying here. The CP-E instructions don't mention moving the blue clip to the Nano. It just says "Push down on the side connecting to the XcelNANO to seat the hose." Makes it sound like you don't need the blue clip.

Don't see how the lack of the blue clip would cause a loss of boost. It might make the car run poorly since it could suck air in there that isn't measured by the MAF but the effect should be about the same as a loose clamp on the intake tube.

[Nigelo]

Magic thread revival!!!

lol, 1 year later I've finally installed the blue clip after not realising that it was meant to be fitted.... car ran 'alright' after the original nano install but I never got the bum dyno results others got, and my dashhawk has never registered more than 15.7psi boost... looking forward to tomorrows drive! Will report back!

[Saskatchewan17]

Wait, you need that blue clip on there? D'oh! I've had it off since I installed the damn intake in June.

[Hank3]

Wait, you need that blue clip on there? D'oh! I've had it off since I installed the damn intake in June.

And you even posted towards the end of my thread back when I installed mine in June:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123746652

Granted, my problem was installing an unecessary piece, but it showed the blue clip being on :)

[Saskatchewan17]

Hah. Oops... I just never noticed it. I put the clip on literally 3 minutes after I read this thread. Haven't noticed anything new. Maybe this could explain my curiously low dyno reading? (lower than other comparative cars on the same day).
235 with SRI/TIP
compared to:
245 with SRI/TIP/Forge BPV
241 with SRI/PG Type S.

[boosted1]

I removed the 'blue clip' and replaced the line.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/KeithGTP/HPIM0085.jpg