GSR-T-

I was driving to work today and one of my wastegate bolts popped off(I heard it and and then exhuast became slightly louder).....then like 30 min later the second fell off(then it sounded like a track car). They tend to get loose from time to time and i usually tighten them but havent checked in a while.......My question is can i drive a couple miles without the wastegate on??

THanks

mike1114

iTrader: (1)

I would think yes but I'm not 100% positive. Your venting flow all the time so unless you get on it most likely wont hit boost. I think this is just like taking the spring out of the wastegate. Only thing I see is maybe flange warping?????

Please put some crush washers on those bolts before you put them back in. From the vibration and heat they back out. I had to use these on my manifold, where turbo bolts to mani and wastegate to stop everything from backing out. Now, no problems at all.

GSR-T-

yeah there is no boost but you think a couple miles is ok with it open like that?

Ri5e

As long as you look at your boost gauge. But then again, with the wastegate off, the turbo will spool very little or not at all ...

GSR-T-

so im straight?

Lucky_Smurf

Yeah your fine. It's not going to hurt anything really. You'll just be venting exhaust into your engine compartment and heating up whatever your venting on. The only problem it could cause is if you have a gasket on the wastgate flange. You might burn that a bit but I wouldn't worry about it so much. Like the earlier suggestion some lock washers and I'd suggest locktite blue will keep that from happening again.

GSR-T-

alright cool...thanks guys...i get off in an hour....off to home depot so i can boost again!

m R g S r

For a little while it should be fine, but for a long time I'd say no. It's almost like running no header, the exhaust valves could eventually burn.

GSR-T-

yeah its ok....i made it to home depot just fine

Silverhatch

hows the boost feel ?