after looking at the hoses where they need to be fitted I found the driver side one blanked off with a bolt or something with only about an inch of hose coming off the metal intake pipe. The passenger side one was there so I took it off and blew down it, it was very easy, no restriction at all. Now i'm sure this isn't right, help please guys, don't know if it's been fooked with or what. With the drivers side one blocked could there be something wrong with that turbo or what, I just dunno, is there anyone in the notts area with any knowledge that could have a look at all, cheers guys :confused:

not a good sign, if the vac lines have been disconnected then wastegates will not open you'll get excessive boost and turbo speed, eventually causing premature failure of the turbo

I have a jap import and the needle never goes right up to or over +7, just don't know what's been done to it ?

i dnt know how safety boost works but if it DSNT work by opening the wastegates early then you could be stuck in safety boost

How can I tell if it's in safety boost, could it have been forced into it because somebody has messed about with the plumbing ?