need help my wrx couldn't get tuned (some say its bad turbo/boost leak/exhaust leak)need a expert subie mech to look at my car see whats wrong , i am not a mech and dont know much but willing to learn ,didnt want to unbolt stuff and put it back wrong so i left it as is except for the bov (swap out to a stock bpv (that one was bad so i swap out for a good one with new gasket / thanks chasen)
had some other subie guys looked at it (thank you guys for ur time and help)
(redo the lines that goes to the wastegate)
car history previous owner tried 2 times to tune (bubble tire and wastegate spring i think)the car third time(waste gate line was wrong and spark plugs was bad) when i bought it

79xxx miles

mods
JIC Magic CBE
Cobb APv2
Injen Intake
SpeedTech downpipe
Walbro 255
IHI VF39
JDM STI tmic
Gruppe-S v1 UEL headers
Turbosmart E-boost street
Zero Sports Splitter
STI 565cc pinks
Grimmspeed Upipe/Tial 38mm
STI rad cap


dont have much money but i m willing to buy plate lunches !!(still owe people plates)
i m not giving up on this car !!! so ya lol

(i m free today 20th/ 23th morning till afternoon/ 26th all day)

 

were you able to get those codes like i asked?

he had a tgv code, cant remember what code but if i remember correctly it was tgv #2 circuit open.

was only boosting 11-13 psi, his bpv was leaking, swapped it out with a good bpv. held boost @ 16 psi. using a stock bpv, with no recirculating hose.

ewg sounds funky. flutters like crazy when opens, kind of sounds like a misfire, has no dump tube, could that be a cause?

 

Blast those tgv sensors with some electrical cleaner and follow up with some WD-40

 

ah crap i knew i forgot to do something ill get on those codes tomorrow after work -_-my bad

 

Make an intake leak tester, only costs around 5 10 dollars with Home Depot parts

 

If it sounds like this then it's normal, the choppyness is the boost controller working.

 

No, i know how an ewg sounds. Trust me this one sounds FUNKY. Its popping like a misfire.

 

so the codes that come out is p1096 and p0545

 

Due to it spitting out those codes, you know its going to be electrical related,check using Digital meter. Thats what I do. Check the TGV connection for the 1096 for you might just have a loose connection. My brother ran into this awhile back.

 

thanks man for the info ill go check it out

 

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