Thread: Turbo/boost problems?

How many intercooler hoses are there supposed to be? I bought a silicon set from Mario, it had three hoses. When I asked an "expert" to fit them, there was one left over. He said it was a multi fit kit and the third one was excess. Possible, but judging by the ability and quality of other work he undertook, I'm not confident.

Originally Posted by discorevy

This messes with my head, it affects the possibly slightly OCD trait I have that all vehicles that I know about should run as they are meant to.

Even a stock TD5 running well isn't the quickest car by a fair margin ( easily sorted with good mapping ) but if .5-.9 bar is all you're getting, I reckon even an old 2.2 litre diesel hilux would seem sporty.

I hope someone who lives close to Ian and can drive a nanocom would please post a log so we can sort this, if not, then maybe take it to someone who knows their way around a TD5.

Eight and a half years..... My god, for me, this'd be like being strapped to a chair with a cobweb dangling over my eyelid.

I must admit it gets a bit embarrassing when road trains I've overtaken on the Gatton Bypass catch and pass me climbing Toowoomba Range. One learns to assume a look of deliberately slowing down, to admire the view.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

How many intercooler hoses are there supposed to be? I bought a silicon set from Mario, it had three hoses. When I asked an "expert" to fit them, there was one left over. He said it was a multi fit kit and the third one was excess. Possible, but judging by the ability and quality of other work he undertook, I'm not confident.

I think the 4th hose is for vehicles with ace.

Originally Posted by discorevy

Chair man Mao's chair

Quite comfy apart from the cobweb...

Originally Posted by shack

I think the 4th hose is for vehicles with ace.

4th or 3rd?

I THINK it's the 4th...

One hose from the intercooler to the inlet manifold, one from the turbo to the steel intercooler feed in pipe, one from that pipe to the intercooler.

That makes 3.

Number 4 is to route it around the ace pump if you have one.

Originally Posted by shack

Quite comfy apart from the cobweb...

Yes, that, and 6 of his Mauser laden henchmen, about to blow the cobweb away.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

4th or 3rd?

The "multi fit kits" as James said, came with the 4 hoses ( 1 longer intermediate hose was for ACE vehicles) , the 1st hose from the turbo was usually the one to delaminate.

so many variables, EGR if fitted, head work ( or other ) being done with incorrect cam timing, Injector clearances, boost leaks, turbo faults etc, and that's just some of the hardware stuff, however, a log can help zero in on stuff.

You won't know the car when it's fixed. Pulling past the same road trains on that Gatton bypass, passenger window down, giving it the bird.