Thread: New Larger Intercooler TD5 D2

Originally Posted by discowhite

pull the hose of that goes to the wastegate modulator diaphram.
if this dosent make a difference you have a problem.

if it works you will over boost, the car will still drive but the fuel map will go to a defult setting, so the car wont be real responsive. turn the engine off and re start, that will reset the map.

marcel showed me this trick ages ago.

cheers phil

Sorry to sound dumb, but do you take it off with the engine idling or stopped?
I assume then go for a drive & see if power has dropped, then refit hose, stop & restart?

As stated in an earlier post by myself, I can not hear my turbo spooling up at all any time.
Now I have the ecu upgraded, no centre muffler and the EGR eliminator kit fitted.
The car runs fine and I'm not really complaining on its performance.
BUT???
Could it be that my wastgate is opening to early and I'm not getting anywhere near maximum boost hence I don't hear the turbo spooling up???
As I have not driven any other TD5's bar my own, I have nothing to compare it with.
Some thoughts on this appreciated.
Thanks, Lionel

Originally Posted by Shaker

Sorry to sound dumb, but do you take it off with the engine idling or stopped?
I assume then go for a drive & see if power has dropped, then refit hose, stop & restart?

easier with the engine stopped, but can be done at idle.
go for a drive and go easy with the right foot till you get to a cruising speed, you should notice the difference as you accelerate. if you give it to much stick the engine preformance will drop and will be noticable.
when it dose this change to netural, turn ignition off and re start motor. to get home or re connect the pipe and re start.

cheers phil

Originally Posted by Gold_TD5

As stated in an earlier post by myself, I can not hear my turbo spooling up at all any time.
Now I have the ecu upgraded, no centre muffler and the EGR eliminator kit fitted.
The car runs fine and I'm not really complaining on its performance.
BUT???
Could it be that my wastgate is opening to early and I'm not getting anywhere near maximum boost hence I don't hear the turbo spooling up???
As I have not driven any other TD5's bar my own, I have nothing to compare it with.
Some thoughts on this appreciated.
Thanks, Lionel

easiest thing is to fit a boost gauge or nanocom, or find someone else with a TD5 disco and go for a drive. the ecu will controll the wastegate and i dont think any of the aftermarket upgrades would tweek this value?

come to think of it i dont recall hearing the turbo in any of the disco's ive been in.....only defenders with vents...

cheers phil

Thanks Disco white, well I wound up up the waste gate actuator, definite lift in the go department, might have went a wee bit to far, I will just work my way back till I get right now.
Just got find a place who can supply and fit the mesh type exhaust connection.
Any ideas where in Melbourne this could be done.
Thanks Lionel.

Originally Posted by Gold_TD5

Thanks Disco white, well I wound up up the waste gate actuator, definite lift in the go department, might have went a wee bit to far, I will just work my way back till I get right now.
Just got find a place who can supply and fit the mesh type exhaust connection.
Any ideas where in Melbourne this could be done.
Thanks Lionel.

Do a half turn at a time, I'm at one full turn at the moment, with a definite increase in power and not going into limp mode, I'm going another half turn when this rain stops and I can work on the car.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

Do a half turn at a time, I'm at one full turn at the moment, with a definite increase in power and not going into limp mode, I'm going another half turn when this rain stops and I can work on the car.

Baz.

Are you shortening the rod?

Originally Posted by Gold_TD5

Thanks Disco white, well I wound up up the waste gate actuator, definite lift in the go department, might have went a wee bit to far, I will just work my way back till I get right now.
Just got find a place who can supply and fit the mesh type exhaust connection.
Any ideas where in Melbourne this could be done.
Thanks Lionel.

any exhaust shop, its all they use these days

cheers phil