03 WRX LIMP MODE NO BOOST PLEASE HELP

**03_bugeyeSTI** · 07-16-2012 02:37 PM

Me and some buddies were on the way up to the mountains when my car had a boost spike and then had complete power loss, i got back into town and went to autozone and pulled codes p0244 for the wastegate and p0188 for the tgv low input, i have absolutely no power, turbo still spools but no boost??? car is stock besides a catback exhaust, all the boost lines from compressor housing to BCS and wastegate are brand new, no leaks, y pipe on the intercooler is fine no leaks there.. PLEASE HELP....

**lytlec** · 07-16-2012 02:42 PM

How new are all the boost lines? Are they all hooked up correctly? How long have you had the car?

**03_bugeyeSTI** · 07-16-2012 02:46 PM

ive had it for almost 2 months now.. i just replaced them 2 weeks ago..

**lytlec** · 07-16-2012 02:48 PM

Hmm, are you sure there are no other mods on your car?

**03_bugeyeSTI** · 07-16-2012 02:50 PM

and they are hooked up just like i took them off, one line from the waste-gate to the T then to the compressor housing and from the T to the BCS

**03_bugeyeSTI** · 07-16-2012 02:50 PM

im positive it has a stock top mount stock turbo and injectors, just the catback..

**03_bugeyeSTI** · 07-16-2012 02:50 PM

could the tgv be causing this???

**lytlec** · 07-16-2012 02:51 PM

Did you keep the restrictor pill?

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**lytlec** · 07-16-2012 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by 03_bugeyeSTI

could the tgv be causing this???

I'm not sure about the tgv. I know mine over boosted once when I had a full turbo back exhaust with no tune...but a proper tune fixed that.

**03_bugeyeSTI** · 07-16-2012 02:55 PM

i dont believe the hoses i put in had a restricor pill.... would that be causing this??

**lytlec** · 07-16-2012 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by 03_bugeyeSTI

i dont believe the hoses i put in had a restricor pill.... would that be causing this??

I think without a restrictor pill it makes it harder for the car to build boost...but I am not positive since it was building boost before this happened right? You should still have that pill in there though...

**03_bugeyeSTI** · 07-16-2012 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by lytlec

I think without a restrictor pill it makes it harder for the car to build boost...but I am not positive since it was building boost before this happened right? You should still have that pill in there though...

yeah it was building like 12-13 psi now its like 2-3 psi i guess go to Subaru and get the pill thing from them???

**lytlec** · 07-16-2012 03:04 PM

Well you should have that but I don't think that explains why it over boosted and I have no clue what the tgv code is for. Umm...can you post pictures of engine bay so we can see everything thats going on...maybe some unknown mods.