My tt swap thread with PICS

[MuDvAyNeDude122]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyIsQuick

why dont you people check the lines when ur installing them? like when u tighten them, make sure their in as far as possible and as tight as possible?

im only asking cause im thinkin of doing a tt swap too, and i dont want to run into these problems later.

umm, well i do put all the lines on as tight as possible and use zip ties, but you can have vacuum leaks from more places than just the vacuum lines.

[DigiiManDan3KGT]

If you could find vacum leaks by sight alone then no 1 would bother pressure testing.

[DigiiManDan3KGT]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyIsQuick

wow guess i have to learn alot more crap before i jump into this...how do u pressure test, i know you have to buy a tool, but then what do u do with it?

connect it to a hose and see if it has pressure, if it does, then try the next hose?

Well for a turbo car you would pressure test. On an NA car you really shouldnt have this problem.

but if your going to TT your car, look up Pressure Test in search and people have allready created extensive write ups

[NeoValentine]

Where can you get a vaccum leak?
Rear Turbo outlet to IC pipe
Throttle Body
Any vaccum hose
Injectors
Plenum
Anywhere there's a gasket,o-ring, and seal.

I found about 5 when I did my test. Just buy a tester from rob beck, remove your maf and but the tool in place, connect it to a air compressor set to around 20 psi. Take a spray bottle, put in about a tablespoon of dish soap and water, shake it and spray it all over the engine, YES ALL OVER THE PLACE. Any where you see bubbles bubbles bubbles, your leaking air, You can also check your exhaust manifold and at your cats. Leaks there can cause Misfire due to massive turblence in airflow.

[MuDvAyNeDude122]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyIsQuick

o zip ties, arent those bad? because the hoses flex alot, wouldnt the zip ties pull themselves off, a notch at a time? I would think something stronger, like the things holdin the intake (my memory is shot righ now cant remember wat its called...) would be better.

lots of people use zip ties, they seem fine to me. The hoses are already really tight and i just used zip ties because i have seen people here use them but it seems like they are just one more pain because everytime i need to remove a vacuum hose i have to cut a zip tie and replace it.

[MuDvAyNeDude122]

Well after driving around for a couple more days a new problem developed which i am thinking may be a wheel bearing. Its coming from the front passenger side and it changes despending on speed. Its kind of like a thumping that you can feel inside the car and hear. When I take the weight off of it by turning the sound goes away and from what i have read that is the symptom of a wheel bearing. But i did change my passenger side axle while swapping the engine so i wanted to make sure that that wasnt it before i change the wheel bearing. Is there anything your supposed to do to prep the axle before you install? Also does everyone agree that my problem sounds like a wheel bearing?

[ShadowMasta]

i do at least. that is what mine did when it went out but it took the half shaft with it to though