Boost Leak Problems

[sczamun]

I just checked and it’s coming from Vegas and ETA is Monday, so he definitely has some in stock. It was a very quick turnaround between order and shipping so I wonder if he’s lurking the forums and associated this post with my account. Either way, that’s good.

I also spent the money on a pressure leak tester so I’m going to pressurize the system and see if there’s a leak. I’m going to fix this damned problem if it’s the last thing I do.

Back after my initial post on Thursday. I was running low on boost, about 1-2 psi before I got the same DIV+/solenoid. It also just seemed to work better overall, with boost consistently going into throttle as well.

 

[Switchback]

Okay, back from the track day (Took the Corvette) and an update. The DV+ did not fix the boost leak, and I tried to pressure test the system with a new boost leak test kit. The system wouldn't hold any pressure and would max out at 21PSI when applying 26PSI of pressure through the system. I couldn't keep it pressurized without adding air to the system, so something is definitely wrong. I also found what appears to be an oil leak in the turbo area so I think I may be looking at some sort of turbo problem. Frankly this is beyond my skillset now, the cheapo-fiesta is very quickly becoming the very-not-cheap fiesta. Oh and the slave is starting to go out as well so transmission has to drop as well.