Finally Done!!!
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Finally Done!!!
Well, I was finally able to install the OBX Exhaust that I have had laying in my garage for the past two weeks as well as the straight flange turbo housing that I received.
Whole project took an unsuspected beginning with my car being broken into the night before I went back to my parents house to work on it...
At least they were nice about and didn't do anymore damage to my car.
Once home I got started on the removing the turbo to exchange the conical housing found on 94 and 95 Turbo 850's to a straight housing that will fit the exhaust. This was my favorite part because I was able to find out a couple things about my turbo.
Turbo out!
I was speechless upon taking out my turbo. Once removed I inspected the condition of the housing. It turns out the wastegate on my turbo has been stuck open for who knows how long.
Got boost? I didn't.
Not only was the wastegate stuck open, preventing me from ever creating boost, the housing around the hole was cracked and there was a small chunk of the housing that was ready to come off...However, the housing may have been bad, but once it was off and I was able to get a look at the blades and the shaft, I found there to be no shaft play at all and the blades were in perfect shape. I was stunned to see my turbo in such great condition.
The new housing:
Housing on. Turbo back in. Now for the exhaust. Current exhaust had a couple of issues....
New exhaust with old exhaust.
Exhaust on..
Overall opinion of the exhaust: I was more than happy with this exhaust. It fit like a glove. My Dad was super skeptical at first, knowing it was something that I just bought off of Ebay, but once it was in he was in shock at how well it fit. I didn't have to do any modding what so ever to make it work. The tip may stick out a little further than some people would like, but I don't mind it. Let's people know I don't have some stupid ricer can on there.
And now that I have a working turbo and a new high flow exhaust, it's like I'm experiencing my car for the first time. I had no idea this car had the power that it does. I'm falling in love with Volvo all over again. Aaaaahhhhhh.
Whole project took an unsuspected beginning with my car being broken into the night before I went back to my parents house to work on it...
At least they were nice about and didn't do anymore damage to my car.
Once home I got started on the removing the turbo to exchange the conical housing found on 94 and 95 Turbo 850's to a straight housing that will fit the exhaust. This was my favorite part because I was able to find out a couple things about my turbo.
Turbo out!
I was speechless upon taking out my turbo. Once removed I inspected the condition of the housing. It turns out the wastegate on my turbo has been stuck open for who knows how long.
Got boost? I didn't.
Not only was the wastegate stuck open, preventing me from ever creating boost, the housing around the hole was cracked and there was a small chunk of the housing that was ready to come off...However, the housing may have been bad, but once it was off and I was able to get a look at the blades and the shaft, I found there to be no shaft play at all and the blades were in perfect shape. I was stunned to see my turbo in such great condition.
The new housing:
Housing on. Turbo back in. Now for the exhaust. Current exhaust had a couple of issues....
New exhaust with old exhaust.
Exhaust on..
Overall opinion of the exhaust: I was more than happy with this exhaust. It fit like a glove. My Dad was super skeptical at first, knowing it was something that I just bought off of Ebay, but once it was in he was in shock at how well it fit. I didn't have to do any modding what so ever to make it work. The tip may stick out a little further than some people would like, but I don't mind it. Let's people know I don't have some stupid ricer can on there.
And now that I have a working turbo and a new high flow exhaust, it's like I'm experiencing my car for the first time. I had no idea this car had the power that it does. I'm falling in love with Volvo all over again. Aaaaahhhhhh.
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If so most likely what happend is the waste gate sleeve walked up then that offset the fuel mixture because the turbo was not working and made it run a little lean. It is a pretty common thing.