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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 11:52 AM
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Tell me if my thoughts are true......

I am getting 5psi on my secondary turbo, all my actuators and solenoids and hoses seem to be connected and working properly. Whenever i am aboue about 4300 RPM i begin to hear a whooshing noise, like a boost leak. I have no cracks of any kind and get 11 psi on my primary. The CRV and ABV are functioning properly and are not leaking in any way. The only thing i have a question about is the little butterfly in the y pipe. The actuator moves very freely and is in the open position. Could that actuator not be working properly and allow boost to exit through the intake of the second turbo?
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 12:13 PM
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In order for your idea to be true, in addition to be the butterfly not working the second turbo would also have to be not making any boost, either due to a broken turbo or a wastegate/precontrol malfunction (if the 2nd turbo were working it couldn't have air coming out its inlet). I would doubt that two things would fail together, although there's so many hoses and stuff in there its certainly possible. But I'd look for a simpler cause first.

Hearing the wooshing sound is almost a positive indication of a boost leak somewhere. It can be very tricky to find them, you have to remove the hoses and squeeze the corregated part. Also look for hoses that have come off a pipe but look like there're on when there's no boost in them.
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 12:34 PM
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hmmmm, couldn't the primary turbo be putting out 5 psi while still pushing the secondary backwards allowing compressed air to escape that way?
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 12:53 PM
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Convert to temporary non-seq to test turbos for boost above 4000 rpm.

Disconnect the control rods from the turbo-control and pre-control
actuators. Wire both gates open. Pull the control hoses from the
actuator charge control(the one on top of the Y pipe).

If you have good boost then the control system is bad. If boost is low and you have a whoosing sound, then something is leaking.
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