So today I picked up my car from a volvo shop. they replaced the engine and the clutch which were pretty messed up. drove it from LA to Orange County, felt okay. then tonight i noticed a check engine light come on. The engine felt okay and was idling perfectly, so i decided to do some "investigation". at WOT, i noticed that my turbo no longer sounds like the "psssssst" sound it used to be. It is now more of a "woooooshh" sound. i feel like the car is not pulling as hard. Is this a possible leak in the vacuum line? would it throw a CEL? and if so, is it okay to drive it around until I fix it?
0
Turbo Leak Or Something?
Started by hi. my name is AJ, Jun 30 2009 06:43 AM
7 replies to this topic
#1
-
- Members
-
- 92 posts
Level 1 Member
- Location:Tustin/Irvine, SoCal
- Crew:SCC
Posted 30 June 2009 - 06:43 AM
#2
-
- Lifetime Supporter
-
- 3,431 posts
Level 4 Member
- Gender:Male
- Location:RVA
- Crew:NEC
Posted 30 June 2009 - 06:53 AM
instead of investigating by flooring it, pull the code to see what's wrong. depending on what the code is, it might be okay or it might be damaging to drive around with.
Jake
1998 Volvo S70 T5M 183k
1998 Volvo S70 T5M 183k
#3
-
- Members
-
- 92 posts
Level 1 Member
- Location:Tustin/Irvine, SoCal
- Crew:SCC
Posted 30 June 2009 - 06:54 AM
DonutsDemise, on 30 June 2009 - 06:53 AM, said:
instead of investigating by flooring it, pull the code to see what's wrong.
hence my use of quotation marks around "investigating". i have no clue how to pull a code, don't i need an obdII reader? where can i get one quickly?
#4
-
- Members
-
- 151 posts
Level 1 Member
- Gender:Male
- Location:Daytona Beach, FL
- Crew:CFL
Posted 30 June 2009 - 07:12 AM
autozone, advance auto, carquest, pretty much any auto parts store will pull a code gratuis
2006 Passat 3.6 ---- New Ride
1998 S70 T5M 206k ---- GONE
#5
-
- Members
-
- 92 posts
Level 1 Member
- Location:Tustin/Irvine, SoCal
- Crew:SCC
Posted 30 June 2009 - 07:17 AM
EmperorVolvotine, on 30 June 2009 - 07:12 AM, said:
autozone, advance auto, carquest, pretty much any auto parts store will pull a code gratuis
alright, thanks! guess i know where i'm going tomorrow lol
#6
-
- Lifetime Supporter
-
- 3,431 posts
Level 4 Member
- Gender:Male
- Location:RVA
- Crew:NEC
Posted 30 June 2009 - 07:41 AM
hi. my name is AJ, on 30 June 2009 - 07:17 AM, said:
alright, thanks! guess i know where i'm going tomorrow lol
it could be as simple as a gas cap not tightened enough. also, you should check out all the vac lines to your turbo if you suspect a leak and check for cracks in the intercooler hoses as well.
Jake
1998 Volvo S70 T5M 183k
1998 Volvo S70 T5M 183k
#7
-
- Lifetime Supporter
-
- 1,946 posts
Level 3 Member
- Gender:Male
- Interests:interesting things...varies with temperature and altitude
- Location:Prosperity SC
- Crew:ECC
Posted 30 June 2009 - 02:58 PM
hi. my name is AJ, on 30 June 2009 - 06:43 AM, said:
So today I picked up my car from a volvo shop. they replaced the engine and the clutch which were pretty messed up. drove it from LA to Orange County, felt okay. then tonight i noticed a check engine light come on. The engine felt okay and was idling perfectly, so i decided to do some "investigation". at WOT, i noticed that my turbo no longer sounds like the "psssssst" sound it used to be. It is now more of a "woooooshh" sound. i feel like the car is not pulling as hard. Is this a possible leak in the vacuum line? would it throw a CEL? and if so, is it okay to drive it around until I fix it?
+1 and... If you just got a new engine you probably don't want to floor it just yet. Let it break in
1998 V70 T-5 -Auto / Pewter - Turbo-Tuner,18T, HD TCVw/ Hallman Pro MBC, custom 3" DP w/ Volvo 2.75" sport catback - both wrapped and coated, RIP, IPD aluminum intercooler, intake w/ K&N cone, R ex. manifold, , gasket matched & polished intake manifold w/ thermoblock spacer, n/a TB w/ 960 plate, Optima bluetop, MSD 6aD and blaster coil, IPD plug wires, IPD poly bushing, Koni FSD w/ Eibach springs, IPD sways 25mm x 25 mm, blue silicone vac, silicone coolant lines, custom intake tubes grill to turbo, skid plate, front lower brace, cherry turbo strut brace, HD endlinks, 302mm brakes, Zeitronix wide-band/data-logger, Walbro w/variable fpr. In process: Home grown HD Endlinks, Meth/H2O injection, greens, catch can, fully built 2.3.
#8
-
- Members
-
- 92 posts
Level 1 Member
- Location:Tustin/Irvine, SoCal
- Crew:SCC
Posted 03 July 2009 - 06:46 PM
Okay so I got the code pulled and it turns out to be a 1171 (air mass metering). where do i go from here? replace the sensor or what?
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users
