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Originally Posted by Cavpilot2k
The lube I used won't interfere or get in the system - it was a very thin layer, and was on the edge of the inside of the sleeve, therefore outside the pipes it was connected to.
Besides, there was a fair amount of blowby oil in the pipes, which I cleaned as best I could, but was still 100 times more than the small amount of silicone lube I used (it doesn't take much).
Can you elaborate on what makes this seem like a boost leak? That doesn't seem like it would cause backfiring to me (maybe it does, but I just need an explanation why).
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He’s saying to clean off the lube because it could potentially cause the coupler to slip off under boost. You want more friction in there, not less. An old trick is to use hair spray on silicone couplers to create a more secure connection.
Also the charge pipe shouldn’t make the car run any differently, that is why there might be a boost leak.