Stock BOV shot?

Boosted FC · 01-25-2011, 02:17 AM

Hey guys. What would be some symptoms of the stock BOV going bad? Was driving to work the other day & the rubber hose from the turbo/intercooler pipe going to the BOV cracked & of course the car started to idle erraticly till it shut off. Got her back started & limped her back home a few miles away. I replaced the hose with a new one & tried driving her, but to no avail. The car is tuned to 12lbs & now will hardly hit 9. Also when it hits boost, @ about 4k the car just hits a wall. I am thinking that the BOV is shot and just allowing so much air to be recirced, that it hits the flapper door in the AFM & I guess allows it to run abnormally rich? Mods are full 3" exhaust, K&N intake, FCD, all emissions removed & manual boost controller. She will start right up & hold perfect idle. Thanks.

-Sheldon.

tweiss3 · 01-25-2011, 06:23 AM

Lol, and I'm the one who breaks cars.

It does sound something is leaking like hell. Don't you have another BOV sitting around you were going to install?

Boosted FC · 01-25-2011, 07:46 AM

I do, just can't get Himni Racing to ship the fucking recirc kit.....

Max777 · 01-25-2011, 11:51 AM

you could... block off the bov temporarily and do a test run. I just wouldn't keep it like that for too long.

Ender · 02-10-2011, 04:13 AM

make sure you don't have any other vacuum leaks, too.

01-25-2011, 02:17 AM	#1
Boosted FC Rotary & Boost Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas, Ga Posts: 203 Rep Power: 18	Stock BOV shot? Hey guys. What would be some symptoms of the stock BOV going bad? Was driving to work the other day & the rubber hose from the turbo/intercooler pipe going to the BOV cracked & of course the car started to idle erraticly till it shut off. Got her back started & limped her back home a few miles away. I replaced the hose with a new one & tried driving her, but to no avail. The car is tuned to 12lbs & now will hardly hit 9. Also when it hits boost, @ about 4k the car just hits a wall. I am thinking that the BOV is shot and just allowing so much air to be recirced, that it hits the flapper door in the AFM & I guess allows it to run abnormally rich? Mods are full 3" exhaust, K&N intake, FCD, all emissions removed & manual boost controller. She will start right up & hold perfect idle. Thanks. -Sheldon. __________________ '05 Copper 6s, '87 TII RX7...248whp & 224wtq @ 12lbs

01-25-2011, 06:23 AM	#2
tweiss3 Mazda Lover Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 319 Rep Power: 16	Lol, and I'm the one who breaks cars. It does sound something is leaking like hell. Don't you have another BOV sitting around you were going to install? __________________ 2004 Mazda6 V6 5-spd - still waiting on money for a motor 1991 Mazda RX7 NA 5-spd - my new DD with 145,000 miles

01-25-2011, 07:46 AM	#3
Boosted FC Rotary & Boost Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas, Ga Posts: 203 Rep Power: 18	I do, just can't get Himni Racing to ship the fucking recirc kit..... __________________ '05 Copper 6s, '87 TII RX7...248whp & 224wtq @ 12lbs

01-25-2011, 11:51 AM	#4
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 19	you could... block off the bov temporarily and do a test run. I just wouldn't keep it like that for too long. __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated!