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$30 Home Depot turbo system pressure tester (leak finder)

Old 03-29-2004, 02:41 PM
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Default $30 Home Depot turbo system pressure tester (leak finder)

Tools required:

Air compressor with regulator
Drill
8mm socket and socket wrench
adjustable wrench
1/4" NPT tap

Shopping list for Home Depot:
2.5" - 4" (depending on turbo inlet size) PVC pipe plug
2.5" - 4" ( " " ) hose connection
2.5" - 4" ( " " ) hose clamp
1/8" NPT to air compressor hose connection

Many variations can be done with this setup, but the basic idea is to drill a hole in the PVC pipe plug and tap it for the air compressor hose connection. What matters is the inlet size of the turbocharger. My particular turbo (and most single turbo supras) has a 4 inch inlet, so I used 4" components, but someone with a 16G would use a smaller plug.



You then attach the hose to the PVC plug and use one clamp to secure it in place, and the other to secure the hose to the inlet of the turbocharger.



Turn the pressure on your air compressor pressure regulator down to 20-30 psi, hook up the air hose, and listen/feel for leaks!

Have fun with this one folks! (You Supra guys can no longer use the "boost leak" excuse)
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Old 03-31-2004, 07:31 AM
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I've seen this thing guys, never seen him actually use it, but from what NoShoes has told me this thing works great. Very well worth the 30$ if you're running into problems that can possibly be traced back to turbo pressure leaks. Straight nasty Bryan.
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