My knockoff Greddy-S BOV leaks at idle.

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09-25-2006, 02:37 PM

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did you hook up both vacuum lines? even with booth hooked up my REAL greddy type-s would leak at idle, enough that I could feel it on my palm at idle, but not enough that I could idle without trouble. I ran it for about a month VTA without a check valve with no trouble or idle droop.

I'm using copper plumbing 45*s and heater hose.

09-25-2006, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by samnavy

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Where did you get the black tubing for the intake tract?

Ebay.

I searched again to link to it, but I can't find it. "My Ebay" link is no longer valid because I bought it too long ago.

09-25-2006, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Splitime

Last I checked, the greddy bov's are normally open while idling. Some people go so far as to filter their opening.

That's what i'm thinking. I'd much rather reroute it than filter though. Thanks

09-25-2006, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jayc72

Can you rotate the pipe that the BOV sits on at all? That's what I meant when I said rotate it down.

Damn, thats a good idea. That just might work.

09-25-2006, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Stripes

If you're looking for ideas on how to run your BOV tubing, his is how I ran my recirculated BOV.

Stripes. That's ridiculously clean.

Me like.

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09-25-2006, 03:24 PM

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I know it sounds a bit ghetto

Joe Perez, 007. Hey, man, sounds good to me.

09-25-2006, 03:27 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Splitime

Whats with all the turbo miatas without the coolant reroutes i'm seeing lately?

I just started seeing info on this. If you have any good links, I'd love to see them. Thanks man.

09-25-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by braineack

Damn, I post a lot

Both vacuum lines are hooked up. It does idle ok, it's not going to stall or anything. Question is, does it stop leaking under boost? Don't want to think about that unmetered air entering the system.

Sounds like it works temporarily, which is all I need. THANKS everyone.

09-25-2006, 03:55 PM

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If it leaks under boost it's going to push air out, so you'd be running rich not lean.

09-25-2006, 05:05 PM

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Damn, I post a lot

3/4" metal check valve from home depot. In the plumbing or water systems section.

Or

http://www.jgstools.com/turbo/oav.html

09-25-2006, 07:43 PM

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I have a greddy type RS bov and I have it venting to the atmosphere and it doesn't leak nor does it idle drop.

09-25-2006, 10:13 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by braineack

3/4" metal check valve from home depot. In the plumbing or water systems section.

Or

http://www.jgstools.com/turbo/oav.html

Nice, cheap solution. I'll rock that until I get around to routing it.

09-29-2006, 07:56 PM

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I thought it was the vacuum line to the manifold sucking in air through the bov. ???

That was it.

Unhooked and plugged the vacuum line from the manifold and the car idles perfectly. So, fellas, it leaks through the top, not the bottom, i.e. tightening the preload does nothing.