Would it come up as a fault??

[York]

Hi all,
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Would a boost leak throw up some fault codes?
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Im only asking because my LCR is standard and for the first week you could tell the turbo kicked in around 2500 – 3000. Now it doesn’t have the same feel, just feels like a fast car which could / couldn’t be turbo. The turbo spooling up seems a lot louder and im sure something isn’t right. Ive taken friends out and they say it just because im getting use to the power, I don’t think you can ever get use to the kick?
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Ive bought a fault code reader to hopefully find something wrong, but says no codes are stored.
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Any help would be appreciated.
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[seatcupramad23]

not often, if its a big one like intercooler pipe popping of sometimes did on my car but if its a small leak no

 

[seatcupramad23]

check your intercooler pipes mate and vacuum hoses if you can see anything visible , get it boost leak tested or logged by specialist near you

 

[bigfella2901]

this is the same as what has happened to mine.. amung many other things.. i changed the original DV for a forge 007p recirc and boots seems to have kicked in fine again.. turbo is still spooling up loud but planning on changing all bost pipes ect.. maybe give that a try

 

[seatcupramad23]

this is the same as what has happened to mine.. amung many other things.. i changed the original DV for a forge 007p recirc and boots seems to have kicked in fine again.. turbo is still spooling up loud but planning on changing all bost pipes ect.. maybe give that a try

cheaper to get it boost leak tested save you changing bits that don't need changing

 

[bigfella2901]

cheaper to get it boost leak tested save you changing bits that don't need changing

very true unless you can get a 007p for a bargin price that way you get a little upgrade at the same time

 

[Booya]

I had a tear in one of my hoses when I got the car and an error light came on. Replaced the hose and it went out.

 

[York]

Thanks guys for the information. Found a thread about making a DIY boost leak test so think I will give that a try. May also just buy new boost pipes, the money I would pay for a garage to have a look, could be money towards the pipes. Also my luck with garage's isn't going that well.

 

[seatcupramad23]

Thanks guys for the information. Found a thread about making a DIY boost leak test so think I will give that a try. May also just buy new boost pipes, the money I would pay for a garage to have a look, could be money towards the pipes. Also my luck with garage's isn't going that well.

no the feeling mate think we all been there lets no how you get one

 

[LEE69]

A boost gauge tells you if there are boost leaks.