My car has been experiencing what seems to be a boost leak so I did a boost leak test and found air leaking out if 2 holes on the bottom of my intercooler. Ive had my tray off the bottom or my intercooler forever and never noticed this, is this's normal without the tray?
This picture is of the passenger side. The two gold things is where it is leaking

 

If its leaking, seal it. Or get new Ic. Until then your MAF readings will be skewed.

 

ZZP intercooler time.. Proven 21whp and 30wtrq ! And wayyyy cheaper! Good Luck

 

i know thats how i found it car was running rich as ****, probably going to order a new ic today

cheaper then what? and theyre backordered iirc

 

When you did the test, what pressure did you go to and how did you discover the leak. I've been having symptoms of a major boost leak but couldn't hear any hissing @25 psi. I've thrown the MAF code, fuel trim codes, and MAP sensor codes lol.

 

i only had it at 10 and the sound was prey evident, did you check your bpv?

 

What exactly should I check? I have the forge bpv. I did the test from the charge pipe on, so it didn't test the turbo/bpv.

 

Are you making any boost?

 

Sometimes yes, sometimes no, lol. It will go in and out of limp mode. It's even been bad to the point where the engine kept dying out when coasting in neutral. A lot of the time I will be driving and pushing only a little on the throttle and not changing how far I'm pressing it, and the car will buck or sputter like it's misfiring or something but it doesn't throw a misfire code. I'm throwing P0101, P0106, P0236, and since I did the vacuum tank delete P2187 and P2177.

 

i dont see why people keep doing vacuum tank delete, all that does is throw off your fuel trims for a little gain, not worth it imo. its misfiring because its too rich from your fuel trims being skewed by the vac tank delete. As for no boost, it sounds like that is a map sensor issue.

 

Yeah I did the tank delete just to try something to see if it would help my issues. The thing is, I'm not throwing any misfire codes and it was doing this before I did the tank delete. I just ordered 2 new TMAP sensors from crate engine depot so maybe I'll have some luck replacing them.

 

the misfire light is a blinking cel, and the sensors could cause the stuttering too

 

Wait, so you took off the condensation bar, and didn't seal the holes? What did you think was going to happen?

 

i actually didnt even notice them until i did the boost leak test, i ordered a new intercooler anyway.

 

Just epoxy them. You spent $300 vs $5.

 

oh well i needed a ic anyway i hate unning 24psi through the stocker, peace of mind is worth 300 to me, and will help when i get a different turbo