can installing a BOV incorrectly result in a coolant leak?
08-25-2008, 07:14 PM
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can installing a BOV incorrectly result in a coolant leak?
Today, while i was waiting for my tires to be mounted, i decided it would be a good time to install my bosch bypass valve.
So here's how i had it set up (of course the return isnt really that long, and the bov was clamped tight)
and the vac lines:
If in install a return for the bypass valve, do i need to disconnect the valve cover breather?
I had this all setup as in the pics, but when i started the car, coolant started shooting out of the thermostat. When i went to unplug the temp. sensor, the whole thing pulled out. Could that be what caused the coolant to leak out? Is there any way i pressurized the system so coolant would bust the gasket? Or do you think it's just a bad tstat gasket?
So here's how i had it set up (of course the return isnt really that long, and the bov was clamped tight)
and the vac lines:
If in install a return for the bypass valve, do i need to disconnect the valve cover breather?
I had this all setup as in the pics, but when i started the car, coolant started shooting out of the thermostat. When i went to unplug the temp. sensor, the whole thing pulled out. Could that be what caused the coolant to leak out? Is there any way i pressurized the system so coolant would bust the gasket? Or do you think it's just a bad tstat gasket?
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08-25-2008, 07:50 PM
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lol... definitely didn't. You can see it there in the pics...
I guess i'll stop by the dealer tomorrow and see if they have the tstat and gasket. Should i get a new thermostat, or just replace the gasket?
I guess i'll stop by the dealer tomorrow and see if they have the tstat and gasket. Should i get a new thermostat, or just replace the gasket?
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08-25-2008, 07:50 PM
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Not unless you messed with the thermostat during the install....even then installing it incorrectly wouldn't have resulted in the leak...stuipidity would have caused it. I'm voting coincidence.
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08-25-2008, 09:42 PM
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Hey it's possible...if the "backwards" condom breaks and you proceed to bash your head against a wall when you get the news of pregnancy a few weeks later...not necessarily a direct cause for the bloody nose but hey you get the idea. LOL
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08-25-2008, 10:15 PM
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EDIT: Nevermind, now that i look again i see the tape that appears to be covering the hole it was entering.
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08-25-2008, 10:19 PM
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I was wondering the same thing but assumed he just drew the line there because it's the general area its entering the pre-turbo charge pipe...then again with a question such as the thread title i guess we shouldn't assume anything. Doubt he'll respond in this thread again given some of the comments though.
EDIT: Nevermind, now that i look again i see the tape that appears to be covering the hole it was entering.
EDIT: Nevermind, now that i look again i see the tape that appears to be covering the hole it was entering.
you missed three deleted threads over at vadriven where AA and atif was called out...
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08-25-2008, 10:21 PM
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I saw two of them...just chose not to waste my time replying as i knew they would be deleted. I made a reference to that today in a different thread...what makes you say something about it here?
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