Mk1 s40 diesel

Andy1983s40 · Feb 24th, 2018, 12:58

Hi all recently purchased a 2 owner s40 diesel which an old bloke owned for 14 years only got 87000 miles on clock. The car runs really well I've put on an open air filter and upped my boost. I'm after some advice on how to fit a boost gauge can any1 help me plz

davebb · Feb 24th, 2018, 13:42

Hi I don't know the car very well but if you are running a vnt turbo, the best thing would be to drill and tap and fit a pipe fitting in the inlet manifold
as the vnt uses vacuum to control the boost so you csan not use the actuator pipe, but if it is not a vnt turbo you can use the actuator pipe as it will be pressure not vacuum,
Dave

davebb · Feb 24th, 2018, 13:52

Hi I don't know the car very well but if you are running a vnt turbo, the best thing would be to drill and tap and fit a pipe fitting in the inlet manifold
as the vnt uses vacuum to control the boost so you csan not use the actuator pipe, but if it is not a vnt turbo you can use the actuator pipe as it will be pressure not vacuum,
Dave

Andy1983s40 · Feb 24th, 2018, 18:17

Hi thanks for the info but how do I know which turbo it is

davebb · Feb 24th, 2018, 19:13

Hi Andy
you need to find out what turbo you have,
how did you turn up the boost
just drill and tap and put a fitting in the inlet manifold, then it will not matter if it is a vnt turbo or not,
Dave

Andy1983s40 · Feb 24th, 2018, 19:28

I turned up the boost by adjusting the waste gate which means it now produces more boost before waste gate opens. Do you have any pics or know best place to drill it

davebb · Feb 24th, 2018, 19:59

Hi Andy
So you have a standard wastgate, so all you need to do is
Put a Y pipe adaptor in the wastgate rubber pipe
I do not have any photos for v40 as I do not have one, I have a s60 D5

Andy1983s40 · Feb 24th, 2018, 20:13

Ok thank you I'll give it a go tomorrow nite if weather holds out

davebb · Feb 24th, 2018, 22:41

Hi what year is the car

davebb · Feb 25th, 2018, 13:24

Hi when you connect to the turbo actuator pipe and if then you only get vacuum on the boost gauge, you have a VNT TURBO and by you adjusting the (waste gate) turbo actuator rod you have de-Calibrated the VNT TURBO,
Dave

Feb 24th, 2018, 12:58	#1
Andy1983s40 New Member Last Online: Jun 6th, 2018 22:58 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Market weighton	Mk1 s40 diesel Hi all recently purchased a 2 owner s40 diesel which an old bloke owned for 14 years only got 87000 miles on clock. The car runs really well I've put on an open air filter and upped my boost. I'm after some advice on how to fit a boost gauge can any1 help me plz

Feb 24th, 2018, 18:17	#4
Andy1983s40 New Member Last Online: Jun 6th, 2018 22:58 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Market weighton	Mk1 s40 diesel Hi thanks for the info but how do I know which turbo it is

Feb 24th, 2018, 19:28	#6
Andy1983s40 New Member Last Online: Jun 6th, 2018 22:58 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Market weighton	Mk1 s40 diesel I turned up the boost by adjusting the waste gate which means it now produces more boost before waste gate opens. Do you have any pics or know best place to drill it

Feb 24th, 2018, 20:13	#8
Andy1983s40 New Member Last Online: Jun 6th, 2018 22:58 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Market weighton	Mk1 s40 diesel Ok thank you I'll give it a go tomorrow nite if weather holds out

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Feb 24th, 2018, 13:42	#2
davebb Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:02 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Emsworth,hants	Hi I don't know the car very well but if you are running a vnt turbo, the best thing would be to drill and tap and fit a pipe fitting in the inlet manifold as the vnt uses vacuum to control the boost so you csan not use the actuator pipe, but if it is not a vnt turbo you can use the actuator pipe as it will be pressure not vacuum, Dave

Feb 24th, 2018, 13:52	#3
davebb Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:02 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Emsworth,hants	Hi I don't know the car very well but if you are running a vnt turbo, the best thing would be to drill and tap and fit a pipe fitting in the inlet manifold as the vnt uses vacuum to control the boost so you csan not use the actuator pipe, but if it is not a vnt turbo you can use the actuator pipe as it will be pressure not vacuum, Dave

Feb 24th, 2018, 19:13	#5
davebb Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:02 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Emsworth,hants	Hi Andy you need to find out what turbo you have, how did you turn up the boost just drill and tap and put a fitting in the inlet manifold, then it will not matter if it is a vnt turbo or not, Dave

Feb 24th, 2018, 19:59	#7
davebb Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:02 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Emsworth,hants	Hi Andy So you have a standard wastgate, so all you need to do is Put a Y pipe adaptor in the wastgate rubber pipe I do not have any photos for v40 as I do not have one, I have a s60 D5

Feb 24th, 2018, 22:41	#9
davebb Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:02 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Emsworth,hants	Hi what year is the car

Feb 25th, 2018, 13:24	#10
davebb Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:02 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Emsworth,hants	Hi when you connect to the turbo actuator pipe and if then you only get vacuum on the boost gauge, you have a VNT TURBO and by you adjusting the (waste gate) turbo actuator rod you have de-Calibrated the VNT TURBO, Dave

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