Subject	I had an actuator come off on my 90TTZ a few years ago
Posted by	Scotts94z32 on January 27, 2004 at 12:49 PM
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In Reply To	what would happen if one went bad? posted by ZEngineer on January 27, 2004 at 12:24 PM
Message	so, that was like "a bad" turbo b/c it wasn't doing any work. I would hit 7psi (JWT ECU), then it would hold, and s...l....o....w...ly come up to 14psi. From what I understand, I was overworking the one "working turbo", but it still boosted to 14psi on a single turbo. Not good. SS ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Live fast, die young, and leave a big, fat, corpse. -Bart Simpson “I gave (my drivers) three things: a sense of optimism, a creative environment and the ultimate motivator-competition. By competing with each other in-house, we wound up beating our rivals.” - Enzo Ferrari "If you have no lag, you have no turbo." Corky Bell
Follow Ups	Just bought a TT with high mileage, HELP!! - foreverZ 12:08:04 01/27/04 Z32's have parallel turbos, not sequential. (n/m) - Guapo 12:10:18 01/27/04 2nd, try search these questions get brought up alot. (n/m) - Waco300zx 12:12:23 01/27/04 TT's don't have sequential turbos - aliaZ 12:11:11 01/27/04 what would happen if one went bad? - ZEngineer 12:24:24 01/27/04 Depends on the degree of "bad"... - kayoz 12:32:38 01/27/04 but even thats assuming the boost would balance between both - RobWR14 12:35:58 01/27/04 isn't that why we have a balance tube? (n/m) - ZEngineer 12:38:27 01/27/04 never heard people complain about that little balance tube? - RobWR14 12:49:41 01/27/04 You would get 0 psi is one was bad. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 12:48:14 01/27/04 No, only if both were bad AFAIK. The 'good' turbo will - Scotts94z32 12:53:21 01/27/04 Not on my Z. - Woody75 (Denver) 13:12:08 01/27/04 I think it should build boost, but slowly. - Marshall 13:45:12 01/27/04 Weird. - Woody75 (Denver) 13:52:09 01/27/04 Here's another thought that popped in my head: - Marshall 14:11:36 01/27/04 boost sensor gets its signal from a connection - aliaZ 14:23:02 01/27/04 Mine is on the passenger's side. - Marshall 16:28:01 01/27/04 right... - aliaZ 18:16:54 01/27/04 I had an actuator come off on my 90TTZ a few years ago - Scotts94z32 12:49:58 01/27/04 woah, wait a minute there - ZEngineer 12:54:01 01/27/04 *shrug* Maybe it left the WG open? I dunno, but it was - Scotts94z32 12:56:55 01/27/04 dont you have a materials-related email you should reply to? (n/m) - ZEngineer 12:58:40 01/27/04 shush >>> - Scotts94z32 13:13:54 01/27/04 no, not that one, I sent you another email with a serious - ZEngineer 14:01:08 01/27/04 yeah, I got it, but I forwarded your materials inquisition - Scotts94z32 14:40:51 01/27/04 yes, it'll just keep building pressure if it comes off - Zeus 13:13:32 01/27/04 But your turbo was still working. Little different. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 13:13:59 01/27/04 wrong (n/m) - tylerr 13:10:39 01/27/04 I had the turbo go bad in my 1986 turbo Z - Marshall 14:03:25 01/27/04 great explanation, thanks. (n/m) - ZEngineer 14:52:40 01/27/04 You should have done a lot fo reading before buying :( (n/m) - ZBlacktt 12:11:14 01/27/04 ahh...but does it really matter... (n/m) - 3sMike3s(PA) 12:12:30 01/27/04 Go read the FAQ please. You are misinformed. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:33:33 01/27/04 ... - RobWR14 12:34:14 01/27/04 almost - SactoTodd 13:46:48 01/27/04 I hope you have a fat bank account .. - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:36:19 01/27/04 That should be the first info in the 'What to look for when - SAHTT 12:58:54 01/27/04 Re: Just bought a TT with high mileage, HELP!! - NytWolf 12:37:35 01/27/04 Ugh. - Marshall 13:09:54 01/27/04 man, you guys sure spend a lot of time and energy on - hoss 13:17:40 01/27/04 LOL (n/m) - Jackie 13:48:53 01/27/04 hahahaha (n/m) - Spee 13:56:55 01/27/04
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