Synapse bov with Tial flange

kmcconn9 · Sep 28, 2009, 06:55 PM

I have been running this flawless bov for several years now. I have the Buschur UICP with the Tial flange. Everything has been great up until I did a boost leak check.....

5 lbs put in via a compressor, and it comes right back out. The leak is coming from under the synapse tial adapter and tial weld on flange on the UICP. No matter what orientation the clamp and bov are in, it still leaks.

There is no gasket in between these two pieces. So I made a gasket to go inbetween the two pieces, but it still leaks. This leads me to believe it is either the clamp, or synapse tial adapter insert.

Hopefully Synapse Engineering or someone else who has encountered this can shed some light on this. As I firmly believe this is the best bov on the market, but if this leak can't be fixed, I will have no choice but to go another route. Not holding 5 lbs of boost when i run 30 daily...wont work.

Thanks for reading.

Fast_Freddie · Sep 28, 2009, 10:32 PM

It needs to have an o-ring between the two... order one from tial...

kmcconn9 · Sep 29, 2009, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Fast_Freddie

It needs to have an o-ring between the two... order one from tial...

Excellent. I will track down the o ring and see if this does the trick.

Thanks!

kmcconn9 · Sep 29, 2009, 03:58 AM

lol, well looks like I can't get it from FP, as they have a $20 minimum order amount. Any other vendor want to hook me up with one of these?

http://store.forcedperformance.net/m...gory_Code=TiAL

Fast_Freddie · Sep 29, 2009, 05:17 AM

You may try an Ace Hardware and look for an o-ring with these dimensions...

2 3/16 x 2 3/32
#73 O-Ring
Stock Number 35720B
Danco Company

kmcconn9 · Sep 29, 2009, 05:20 AM

Wow, thanks man. I will try to see if I have an ace hardware anywhere around me...don't think I have ever been to one now that you mention it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fast_Freddie

You may try an Ace Hardware and look for an o-ring with these dimensions...

2 3/16 x 2 3/32
#73 O-Ring
Stock Number 35720B
Danco Company

kmcconn9 · Sep 29, 2009, 05:51 AM

Of course the closest Ace hardware store is 40 miles away...

SpoolinUp · Sep 29, 2009, 06:18 AM

Tractor Supply stores (go by many names) normally have them too. Give that a shot.

kmcconn9 · Sep 29, 2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SpoolinUp

Tractor Supply stores (go by many names) normally have them too. Give that a shot.

Thanks for the heads up. I do have one of those down the street from me, I will check them out on lunch today.

Thanks man.

evoll · Sep 29, 2009, 08:25 AM

also any o-ring i needed pep boys had them,not sure if they will have that 1 though

kmcconn9 · Sep 29, 2009, 10:51 AM

Seems like this particular o ring is hard to track down in a normal store. I found it on amazon, so I can at least get it. I was hoping to find a local dealer so I could get this leak fixed sooner rather than later.

kmcconn9 · Sep 29, 2009, 12:14 PM

I ended up ordering this from Chris at NoLimit Motorsports...

Thanks Chris.

kmcconn9 · Oct 2, 2009, 06:39 AM

Update:

The o ring from chris at nolimit came in yesterday, and I installed it yesterday night. After the install, which was a pain in the ass for some reason, the o ring didnt want to stay in place at first. The boost leak was fixed.

I found another leak at a vaccume T, fixed that, and then found another one, which I couldnt pinpoint.

I will open another thread to get some insight on this.