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Old 07-08-14, 05:58 PM
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Secondary Turbo Compressor not spinning at idle

Is this normal?

I've been working lately to get the car to idle properly after a bunch of mods have been performed.

I've got the car to idle hunt between 600-1100.

I just noticed tonight, that at idle, that the secondary turbo compressor is not spinning at all. I can spin it by hand no problem. It just seems that it's getting ZERO exhaust pressure. The primary is working just fine.

I always thought that both of them should be getting some exhaust pressure regardless of RPM
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If your car is still setup to be SEQUENTIAL, then this is totally normal!

The secondary turbo does not begin to see any exhaust until it is under load and above a certain RPM.

Arghx (sp?) has a great thread about how the sequential setup works in great detail.

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Ok, I just wanted to make sure.

Also, im having this really bad squeaking noise coming from my bellhousing. I've installed an exedy hyper single but I have no idea what else could be doing that. I put a lot of grease on the pilot bearing and input shaft before I mated the tranny so I know it's not that.

what else could it be?
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Throwout bearing more then likely
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2ndary doesn't really spin at idle with the sequential setup.
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^ doesnt really spin or doesnt spin at all?

mine isn't spinning at all, not even slightly.
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Clutch fork takes a little grease at the slave rod and where it inserts into the TO bearing. I think it would have to be really dry though.
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That squeaking noise kinda sucks. I was irritated when i got the exedy clutch and it didn't come with a new throw out and pilot bearing. I knew i should have ordered them from Ray before i installed everything but got lazy and now it's biting me in the ***.

I have to mess with my slave cylinder anyways because the clutch won't bleed. i used a mityvac to pull the nasty old black brake fluid out but after that it won't pull fluid from the reservoir anymore.
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I can't say I've spent much time looking at open 2ndary turbo compressor inlets at idle. However to me I'd say that's a good sign your turbo control valve and pre control valve are sealing fully.
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