bdickey058 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 So i had my car tuned up the subaru dealer here in my town. I new i had a boost leak somewhere b/c the car was slow as hell. anyways they put new gaskets on and etc and said that should fix my boost leak. but i'm only running 6 psi and they said thats perfectly normal. I said stock is like 12 and they told me its never 12. they say that but its usually around 6 psi. So what do i do to get them to turn my boost up to stock. they wont do it unless subaru headquarters lets them.... this is b/s and i'm pretty ticked off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKonBLACK Limited Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 how did they tune your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdickey058 Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 they didnt tune it. i had a boost leak "so they said" and they supposvily fixed it and i'm only running 6 psi. they said that no legacy actually runs the stock 12 psi. its just a number that was thrown out there. i called b/s and they stuck with there word. so idk what to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 call SOA and tell them your dealership is full of morons My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostsr20 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 LOL, I hate dealerships. Bunch of dumb F's. What "gasket" did they tell you they replaced and how much was it. Go ahead and print this off and bring it in to them. This is 100% stock mapping for the Legacy GT. Notice it targets 13.5psi, not 6. I can email it to you also for a clearer version. http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/boostsr20/BOOST.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 12 is just a number, huh? That's great. Moron is just a word, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraysonSubaru Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Any other dealers that you can go to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKGT5 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Unplug your battery for a few minutes then relog the your boost levels. This might reset the boost issue due to having an apparently big leak to only boost 6psi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 If you are boosting only to 6 psi, that's a mechanical problem. 6 psi is less than what the wastegate spring pressure would normally hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdickey058 Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 no other dealerships within range. i'm going to print off that thing and call soa and see what they can come up with. Why do you think its a mechanical problem mickey? also what mechanical problem would it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Large Boost/Exhaust leak or a failing turbo. Possibly, but not likely, a stuck wastegate arm. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikslvr Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 +1 on a mechanical problem or leak. Since it is only hitting 6psi there may be a leak somewhere between the turbo and the throttle body. We say this becasue if everything was tight and not leaking; you would see at least 9psi and more likely 12psi which is what the spring pressure(minimum pressure) of the wastegate actuator is. Sometimes the band clamps on throttle body hose can work themselves loose and cause a major loss of boost. Other things like the gasket between the turbo and the TMIC and the BOV gasket may also need to be checked. Other than that if you popped a vacuum hose off; the car will genreally idle real rough, but will at least hit 9-12psi of boost with the pedal to the floor in any gear but 1st. Let's kick this pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSFW Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 call SOA and tell them your dealership is full of lying incompetent morons Fixed. I would not return to that dealership, ever. How far away is the nearest independent shop that will work on Subarus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 it's only lying if they knew and told you otherwise. It's just being plain dumb if you don't know. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSFW Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Yeah, I guess they might honestly believe that 6 is normal. Honest and competent: "I don't know, let me find out and get back to you." Honest and incompetent: "I don't know." <== this never happens. Dishonest or spectacularly incompetent: "Your car is fine. 6 is normal, whoever told you 12 was wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdickey058 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 i got the car fixed. the hose that goes from the recirc valve and has the little nipple attatchment was off. well it was not off on the nipple but underneath the tmic or wherever it leads had been pulled off or popped off somehow. Now its running great and i'm smiling from ear to ear! i cant wait to gut the up/down pipe and have infamous send me a stage 2 tune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeracer Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Your car should have idled like crap...Cuz that would constitute a vacuum leak as well. "Gimme mines Balboa...Gimme mines".....Clubber Lang - Mr. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 the hose off the BOV wouldn't cause low boost...... the little hose you mean. That one would. It's small enough that the vacuum leak was minimal. But without boost pressure on that side of the BOV, it was constantly venting, which is why you gots no boosts. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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