"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
02/11/2020 at 09:53 • Filed to: None
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"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
02/11/2020 at 09:53 • Filed to: None | 1
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Last summer before I attempted to sell my 335xi, I noticed an ever so slight change in the tenor of its whooshy turbo noises. I thought it might’ve been a boost leak and/or a slowly dying diverter valve. I had my mechanic check it out but they gave it the all clear. I chalked it up as one of those changes that only an OCD car owner would notice, and decided to wait until the problem became more noticeable.
In the past couple weeks, my diverter valve has become straight up busted. It makes this definitely broken-sounding noise if I request a halfway decent amount of boost with the loud pedal, and the motor feels down on power when this noise occurs. This morning it happened again and I got a mass air flow CEL code which I assume is related.
Since I paid off the car instead of selling it, I of course will fix it, which means it’s time to replace the shitty OE BMW diverter valve with a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Also, while I’m doing this, I’m going to replace my c rappy plastic OE turbo outlet pipe with this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
All my other charge piping is aftermarket metal stuff with silicone couplings, but VRSF hadn’t yet started making this turbo outlet when I did my bolt-ons, so I reused the OE plastic turbo outlet.
I’m not going to do a new water pump, which is often done when doing the diverter valve as they’re in the same general area and you have to partially relocate but not disconnect the water pump to get at the diverter anyway. But my car got a remanufactured motor back in 2016 which included a fresh water pump.
After this, I will have a fully reliable BMW, because everything that could’ve broken will have been replaced. At least until the next thing breaks.
MonkeePuzzle
> Textured Soy Protein
02/11/2020 at 09:58 |
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After this, I will have a fully reliable BMW, because everything that could’ve broken will have been replaced.
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Textured Soy Protein
> MonkeePuzzle
02/11/2020 at 10:09 |
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At least until the next thing breaks.
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MonkeePuzzle
> Textured Soy Protein
02/11/2020 at 10:22 |
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excuse me fine sir, I quoted your statement out of context for the humours. don’t correct me
gettingoldercarguy
> Textured Soy Protein
02/11/2020 at 12:29 |
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Do you have the 54 or the 55 engine?
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Textured Soy Protein
> gettingoldercarguy
02/11/2020 at 12:38 |
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55
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gettingoldercarguy
> Textured Soy Protein
02/11/2020 at 13:42 |
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I’ve seen anecdotal evidence of gfb valves failing and damaging turbos. I use a tial valve on my car.
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Textured Soy Protein
> gettingoldercarguy
02/11/2020 at 13:57 |
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Assuming you're talking about installing a Tial BOV on the charge pipe, I'm not sure if my B charge pipe has a BOV flange, and I'd rather not convert from the built-in diverter to an external BOV.
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gettingoldercarguy
> Textured Soy Protein
02/11/2020 at 14:12 |
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Not so much as go with tial as to be sure you’re comfortable with gfb.
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gettingoldercarguy
> Textured Soy Protein
02/11/2020 at 20:55 |
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Oh, I’ve been meaning to say thanks for the LG phone recommendation. I was going to get the v50 but really like some of the features (hokey as they may be) of the G8 . The screen speaker is great, the infrared hand recognition is very, very useful, but the dac is just amazing. I use it plugged into my car and it crushes Bluetooth, in my garage for my 2.1 system and working out (I hate cardio, it’s hardio). My wife is quite jealous of me still having a 3.5mm jack.
Thanks again
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> gettingoldercarguy
02/12/2020 at 08:56 |
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You’re welcome. I have an Essential PH-1 and my wife has a Pixel 3a. I’m jealous of my wife’s headphone jack.