Hello All,
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Right let me just give you some background here.
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.since i've last posted I have fitted a used Bailey BOV(last week and the car has been driving fine.
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.nice noise etc.
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Please refer to this post.
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.I fitted it with the standard BOV still connected
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and I have added some Octane booster to a nice full tank of optimax(done on tuesday.
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.haven't really driven the car hard until this morning)
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Anyway so I am driving around Edinburgh this sunny afternoon and I let the engine reach a decent temp(I was driving slowly for about 20 minutes).
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.I eventually get to an A-Road and I floor it to the speed limit
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1st gear
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- Nice acceleration, small dump valve noise
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(normal)
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2nd Gear
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- Nice acceleration, large dump valve noise
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(normal)
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3rd Gear
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- Good acceleration.
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.boost gauge(stock) shows full boosting.
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.but no noise from dump.
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I really put my foot down.
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More so then I have done all week
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4th Gear
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- NO noise from dump.
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.lack lustre acceleration.
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.I
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%hit myself
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I drove it slowly back to my flat and on the way the engine cut out on me once at the lights.
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The car seems to be idling VERY lumpy.
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It alsmost sounded like I had a whole in my exhaust.
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The engine was just not ticking over right.
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When I hesistantly tried accelerating the car did so.
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.but with no va va voom.
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No dump valve noise at all.
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.and the boost gauge didn't move once.
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I pulled the car over and took a look under the bonnet, Everything seemed in place.
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I did however notice a SPATTERING OF OIL coming out of the Bailey Dump Valve.
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.hmmm
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Now what do you think I have done to my engine?
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I haven't taken it in yet as I want to problemshoot myself first.
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- Could it be the full tank of petrol with this Octane Booster stuff? This is the first time I have used it since owning the car
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- Could it be the Bailey's BOV is at fault? And perhaps it's somehow
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'stuck open'? Therefore I am losing all boost pressure? If so why is my car idling so lumpy?? Is the affecting the Air/Fuel Mix?
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- Anything else???
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I would really like your feedback.
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.I am a newbie in dire straight!
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One thing I could easily do is remove the BOV and reconnect the standard BOV.
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.but I will wait to see what you lot think?
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Lastly could I have done SOMETHING REALLY REALLY BAD? That's going to cost me a fortune?
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Thanks in advance
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KL
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