06-07 Wastegate solonoid. Using it instead of resistor w/ big turbo...
09-25-2007, 04:13 AM
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06-07 Wastegate solonoid. Using it instead of resistor w/ big turbo...
Anybody with a bigger turbo on their 06-07 truck just pull the wastegate solonoid off of their stock turbo and leave it plugged in to the wire to the MAP sensor instead of using a resistor or the plug the turbo company sends you??? I kept having issues with my truck while running the resistor so I pulled the turbo off for now. Pourindiesel suggested doing this but I have not read of anybody else who has actually done it.
09-25-2007, 06:33 AM
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yeah, me too. I think the problem is that the resistor isn't the correct voltage for the newer trucks... HTT's anyway. I was throwing overboost codes left and right.
Got a quad fooler but found it doesn't work stacked with a MP-8, rail pressure gauge connected too.
I've found I can only rely on software to deal with it. As for what you're asking about... I don't see how that would work. You're still not fooling and without it being connected to something ( turbo ) how would it do it's job ?
Got a quad fooler but found it doesn't work stacked with a MP-8, rail pressure gauge connected too.
I've found I can only rely on software to deal with it. As for what you're asking about... I don't see how that would work. You're still not fooling and without it being connected to something ( turbo ) how would it do it's job ?
09-25-2007, 07:19 AM
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I can see it working. The solenoid will still read the resistance that the ecm is expecting to see, so the check engine light should stay off for that. As long as you have a boost fooler, the boost shouldn't set a code either. The only thing I could forsee as a problem is it setting a "rationality" code. The engineers are getting better at looking for more than one thing to compare to, to make sure everything is working as designed. It would be worth a shot in my book, and sounds "plausible" ! LOL
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I'm no electronic engineer or anything but here is how I see it. That solonoid is usually not really doing anything until you start making a whole bunch of boost. Then it detects some resistance from the MAP sensor and opens up the wastegate. With the boost fooler it may never see that resistance it needs to open it so it basically lies there pretty much dormant unless I pulled the boost fooler off. Then all heck would probably break loose. Does that make sense???
09-25-2007, 12:50 PM
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Yes, but the computer still monitors the resistance of the solenoid. Just like putting the resistor in the connector. Either way, with a boost fooler and "something" in the solenoid connector, you should get away with no check engine lamp.
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Well, I'm going to try it but it will be next weekend because I will be out of town this weekend....
If anyone else has any insight feel free to comment.
If anyone else has any insight feel free to comment.
10-07-2007, 11:11 AM
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The turbo went back on this weekend and all seems well. I did a bunch of running around with no issues at all. Well, I still have one issue where the turbo won't make more than 30psi unless I clamp off the wastegate hose but other than that I got no codes or CELs or anything yet. I put a brand new wastegate on it and everything looked to be in proper working order but it's the same issue I had with the old wastegate. I clamped the hose off and can once again get to 45psi on a hard pull.
I want to thank Pourindiesel for the solonoid idea. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best. We'll see......
I'll report back in a few days.
I want to thank Pourindiesel for the solonoid idea. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best. We'll see......
I'll report back in a few days.
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Keep it plugged up
Anybody with a bigger turbo on their 06-07 truck just pull the wastegate solonoid off of their stock turbo and leave it plugged in to the wire to the MAP sensor instead of using a resistor or the plug the turbo company sends you??? I kept having issues with my truck while running the resistor so I pulled the turbo off for now. Pourindiesel suggested doing this but I have not read of anybody else who has actually done it.
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can any of you guys who have done this to resist throwing codes please post up a pic or something. I'm looking in the very abrupt future to getting a turbo for my 06 and after reading problems about the 06's and up with the CEL and bigger turbo i was waiting till it got solved. thanks in advance. 
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Just look down at your turbo. You will see the solonoid screwed in to the front of it on the fender side of the turbo. It looks like a black canister with wires sticking out of the end. Just unscrew it, Plug the ends back in, and throw it in a ziplock bag.....
Easy breezy.........
Easy breezy.........
