Boost leak ?????

[ollyabbs11]

Had some work done to my turbo with a new actuator.. Mechanic didn't have a clip for the vacuum pipe.. Was driving around last night went to fill up re started car and have loss of boost could the pipe have come off would this cause the boost leak.. No lights on .. Thanks

[Disco stew]

Yes you are right, it will require a clip to keep it sealed and allow boost pressure to be held. Used to happen on my turbo civic often with poor clips being used.

Its wont throw a eng light as its probably the wrong side of the maf.

[ollyabbs11]

Where abouts is it ? Accessible from above or would it be under ?

[robmcclel]

if you were running with no clip holding it in there's a chance you could have blown the pipe right out. If it's come out or even if there is a boost leek you should be able to here a hissing noise when you accelerate as the air escapes.

[robmcclel]

Oh and your probably best looking round the back of the engine from underneath you might be able to see it from there

[ollyabbs11]

Surely something  Wouldn't of done the actuator in again !? My only worry

[robmcclel]

no shouldn't have done anything to the actuator. the likely hood is if there was no clip the pipe has popped out when under boost (very likely) when I replaced my intercooler one of the clips for the boost pipes was not fitted properly and as soon as I put my foot down the pipe blew out, there's a hell of a lot of pressure in the system and without any clips there is nothing to hold the pipes in. If your mechanic has lost the clip and not replaced it then its his responsibility to fix it, take it back to who did it and tell them its not been right since they did it.

[ollyabbs11]

Found the arm of the actuator  which is connected onto the manifold has snapped

[robmcclel]

ouch, how long is it since you had it replaced?

[ollyabbs11]

Happened the next day absolutely gutted.. The arm that the waste gate screws into has snapped in the middle  so need to get a new but of arm onto the arm that comes off