Boost leak test and...

[BOVADDICT]

I was over at slowbubblecar's house and we boost leak tested my car. While testing my guage never climbed abover 0 just sat there. What could this mean?

[JET]

That means you have a huge leak that the compressor couldn't overcome. Or your guage is broke.

[Outlaw1]

It means you'll probably get banned in five days.

[slowbubblecar]

His guage goes to 15psi when he drives it but doesn't do anything with the tester on it. I used the air compressor and couldn't even build 1 pound. It was putting out a lot of air. I couldn't hear a leak or anything after pulling the air chuck off. Could the turbo be his leak? I had this problem a long time ago with a car I parted out and I never figured it out on that either. I was wondering how he could build 15psi when the compressor couldn't even build one.

[Outlaw1]

Something is wrong with the tester.

[slowbubblecar]

It worked last time I used it

[x-pride]

If this car still has a stock intercooler check the inlet and outlet of the intercooler. They get little holes in there and leak like hell.

[BOVADDICT]

It has a stock intercooler. I'll check those today. Wouldn't that make a sound though?
Also super4x4duty, It was stated in RK's bitch thread that the technical forums should be taken seriously as most the others you can kid around with; so I would appreciate only serious answers when it refers to a problem with my car. Thanks

[SlowTsi]

Next time the tester is on, try removing a vac source that should be seeing pressure. That will tell you if the system is seeing any pressure. You could always bypass the turbo all together and run the test through an IC pipe, but thet might be difficult with the stock mesh hose.

Nathan

[slowbubblecar]

I am sure the intercooler isn't the reason. I would have heard a leak there and it most likely would have needed to build boost to get there.