I havent installed my turbo yet but I was doing some hacking to my bumper to get my intercooler to fit for the future install. Well my BOV was laying there so I decided I would hook it up to a vacum source off of my manifold to see if I could get it to open up. Yeah I know Im a dork. But anyway I hook it up and start the car and go look at my BOV to realize that it is fully opened just while sitting there Idleing. Is this supposed to happen? I always thought that it stayed closed untill you had at least some sort off positive presure aplied to the BOV in the charge pipe.

 

yea you need to tighten it more what kind is it

 

I have it tightend all the way down. It is the maxrev BOV.

 

Yes that is normal, that's why bov's have the "filter" on them. Durring idle you CAN suck things in.

its perfectly normal

 

at vac they open (ie shifting) and at pos pressure they are closed to hold the boost. what you experienced is normal.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegasaurus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes that is normal, that's why bov's have the "filter" on them. Durring idle you CAN suck things in.

its perfectly normal</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well can some one tell me how the hell Im supposed to put a filter on this BOV? Wrap some cloth around it?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ImAcracker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Well can some one tell me how the hell Im supposed to put a filter on this BOV? Wrap some cloth around it?

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lol... not ALL BOVs come with or have the ability to use a filter... Greddy's you can add one on kind of ghettoly, but the Blitz ones have em

 

first thing you should do is get rid of that BOV

it's going to leak and break

 

My dsm bov used to be open at idle. So i dont think that's a problem for you.

 

My BOV is closed at idle vac.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSRswapandslow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">first thing you should do is get rid of that BOV

it's going to leak and break</TD></TR></TABLE>

How do you figure ???

Works fine, unless you have or seen a defective one ....

 

bov's are not supposed to be open at idle.....but whatever.....

 

blow off valves arnt supposed to leak at idle but they do anyway , and that maxrev bov sucks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted_dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bov's are not supposed to be open at idle.....but whatever.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

I could be wrong, but with the BOV should be open when the throttle plate is closed or partially closed(idle). You have more vac when the throttle is closed, so the BOV is pulled open. I don't think it would be doing its job if it was closed as you shifted(less throttle/more vac) or open during acceleration(less vac).

 

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How do you figure ???

Works fine, unless you have or seen a defective one .... </TD></TR></TABLE>

i don't "figure", I KNOW. I work on a LOT of boosted cars, ALL across this shitty nation of ours. And everytime i run into one of these suckers, it's either leaking or the spring is busted, or it's cracked.

they are cheaply put together, using cheap material, with a cheap design.

They are ****

 

they are ****.

ive used one and it doesnt even work right ..no matter how you adjust it it still wont open properly(ie it barely opens) even at full boost

 

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i don't "figure", I KNOW. I work on a LOT of boosted cars, ALL across this shitty nation of ours. And everytime i run into one of these suckers, it's either leaking or the spring is busted, or it's cracked.

they are cheaply put together, using cheap material, with a cheap design.

They are ****</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SiRkid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they are ****.
ive used one and it doesnt even work right ..no matter how you adjust it it still wont open properly(ie it barely opens) even at full boost</TD></TR></TABLE>

Like I said .... sorry about your luck with these ....

Mine works great & sounds even better than a Blitz ... so I dunno what to tell ya ... luck ...

 

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How do you figure ???

Works fine, unless you have or seen a defective one .... </TD></TR></TABLE>
So does yours stay open while idleing?

 

i agree, my maxrev bov works perfectly, sounds nice and quiet too

 

Mine stays closed at idle as well.

 

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Does yours stay open while idleing?


Also I remember seeing a friend with a WRX that had a aftermarket BOV. His stayed closed while idleing.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ImAcracker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
So does yours stay open while idleing?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Uh, no ... not at all, stays closed ....

However from what you are describing either you have a leak or you have not hooked it up to your piping ... (again just guessing from what you are describing at top)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by UNDER PRESSURE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Mine stays closed at idle as well.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Have you put your new kit on yet?? Ill see you at IDRC this Sunday. I should have my civic there with the new kit.

Sorry to get off the topic.

Anyways, all the BOV's that I have seen are always closed at idle and open only when it changes from boost to Vac.