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Title: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: grcmoto on 03 December 2008, 14:09
Hi all, i hope somebody can help, i havent long had the car and had it mapped soon after. Its been roughly a month since mapping it and ive found myself with a problem...
Running round town on light throttle is fine i can feel the turbo working but if i accelerate hard i can feel it come on boost but as its starts to hit full boost it goes very flat, will still accelerate just not very fast.. I had it on vag com and it brought up a fault which a friend diagnosed it to be a boost leak??
Are there any common parts of the boost circuit to let go like this?

Thank you

Andy
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: illyun on 03 December 2008, 14:32
What map have you had?  Revo, APR, other?  Normally the Diverter Valve goes - I had a Forge Stainless Steel valve at around £130 incl VAT - put in when I had a Stage 1 Revo.
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: WhiteGTI on 03 December 2008, 14:33
As Illyun says, likely to be the Diverter Valve.

Could also be the PCV Valve.
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: grcmoto on 03 December 2008, 14:50
Thank you very much guys, i have it Bluefin'd (superchips). Do you have any experience in tuning these engines? I just have the map and a carbonio intake and at a guess it is producing around 250bhp, which is great, but i have seen a few with 300bhp and they look awesome... What would be the next stage?

Oh and sorry but could i ask what a pcv valve is??

Thank you very much

Andy
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: illyun on 03 December 2008, 15:33


Oh and sorry but could i ask what a pcv valve is??

 

Yeah, I'd like to know too  :embarassed:
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: topher on 03 December 2008, 15:34
Can you get the fault codes that vagcom brought up? Would be easier to pinpoint then.
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: dan_apps on 03 December 2008, 16:31
Thank you very much guys, i have it Bluefin'd (superchips). Do you have any experience in tuning these engines? I just have the map and a carbonio intake and at a guess it is producing around 250bhp, which is great, but i have seen a few with 300bhp and they look awesome... What would be the next stage?


it seems like you have a std GTI K03, 300bhp is usually an ED30 K04, unless you want to fork out a fortune you wont be gettin much more than what you have BHP wise.
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: grcmoto on 03 December 2008, 16:38
Ah ok thank you. Can anybody help me with locating the diverter valve, i'm having a look myself but having no luck?

Cheers guys

Andy

Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: dan_apps on 03 December 2008, 18:42
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87420.10

look at Hurdy's reply at the bottom of the page and it has a link to the Forge website where it explains the fitting/ removal for ya :afro:
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: WhiteGTI on 03 December 2008, 18:45
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87420.10

look at Hurdy's reply at the bottom of the page and it has a link to the Forge website where it explains the fitting/ removal for ya :afro:

That diagram / fitting guide is for ED30 engines, where the DV valve is fitted at the front of the engine bay.

If the OP has a regular GTI, then it will be kind of at the bottom of the engine near the turbo..
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: RedRobin on 03 December 2008, 18:52
....

Just posting to subscribe to this thread in case I can be of help - I had a boost leak due to a cracked wastegate. But let's cross that bridge if and when we come to it.

Check out the DV and PCV first.

:afro:
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: chungster on 03 December 2008, 19:30
Robin,

Did JKM take a pic of the cracked wastegate??  Have you just got them to replace that part or have you said sod it bung the K04 on there while the turbo is off?  :drool:

I'm surprised the wastegate has cracked tho. didn't think stage 1 or 2 remap was running it that hard!
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: RedRobin on 03 December 2008, 19:46
Robin,

Did JKM take a pic of the cracked wastegate??  Have you just got them to replace that part or have you said sod it bung the K04 on there while the turbo is off?  :drool:

I'm surprised the wastegate has cracked tho. didn't think stage 1 or 2 remap was running it that hard!


....Hi Chungster,

I don't want to hijack this thread by going into detail here. I've written an extensive report on the other GTI forum: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=493.0 - I hope that it's acceptable to post this link to another forum for the purposes of helpful information.
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: chungster on 03 December 2008, 20:46
cheers for that RR...always good to know stuff like that!

glad the car is back to full health!
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: vRStu on 04 December 2008, 10:37
To check the DV on a K03 turbo you'll need to access it from under the car.  Three allen bolts hold it in place.
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: keyser on 05 December 2008, 18:34
I'd be 90% sure it's  the diverter valve.  It's proper name is the cut-off valve.  Go to your local dealer and order part number 06f 145 710 g.  Older cars have the 06f 145 710 b.  This was a weakness which suffers with the increase in boost from the remap.  Personally I would get a mechanic to fit it.  Don't starting f**ing around allen keys or you could do more harm than good.  The part itself is about £30 and fitting another £30.  You can get the forge one if you prefer but personally I don't think it is necessary.
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: grcmoto on 08 December 2008, 12:00
Thank you all very much for some great help it is much appreciated!!
I'll get it looked at and let you all know what the problem was..

Thanks again

Andy
Title: Re: Mk 5 Golf gti boost leak
Post by: AlanD on 08 December 2008, 12:38
If its mapped Id suggest getting the Forge one: http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/content.asp?inc=product&cat=260303DV&product=FMFSITV

Getting mine along with the map next week to avoid this situation in the first place.