hey what's up I'm Ben and today I'm gonna do a little review on the power driven diesel boost
leak checker so this is on a 96 Dodge Ram 3500 I have the power driven diesel ultimate towing
compound kit and I've had some issues because I have this aftermarket intercooler this is
an AFE Bladerunner GT and the turbo piping is designed to work with a stock intercooler and
and possibly some other aftermarket ones but not this one so when I went to hook up the main pipe
to the intercooler there was about a two inch gap where it just wasn't long enough so I cut
up an old pipe that I had and sort of Booger welded it together but every time I get on
the throttle heavy it sort of shimmies around the engine and I guess everything sort of just
comes discombobulated and starts leaking so I have retightened it and tried to fiddle with it a whole
bunch of times and it's just been a constant thing that keeps coming up so I'm gonna hook
up this new boost leak checker and pressurize the system with my Craigslist compressor that works
great and then you're just gonna see get an idea what's leakin and all that kind of thing I have
to say the quality on the boost leak checker is quite impressive it's you know very solid
chunk of metal and the clamps that come with it are these style here which I have broken one of
these in the quest to try and tighten this kit out but overall I would say these are very good
so I will be actually taking one of those clamps from this kit that was kind of an added bonus and
this other one I can't remember if it was this one or no I think it was over here I had to add one of
the old ones back into the system so I'll just put that on the boost leak checker cuz it only runs at
30 psi so they should be fine and just kind of go ahead and go from there I'm imagining I'm gonna
have to cut up my tubing again probably and just try and get every situated a little better but
I very much look forward to being able to get into the boost without having to screw around
with it for an hour afterwards so anyways here we go alright so in case you're wondering yes I
will be offering online tutorials on how to keep your shop perfectly clean as you can tell I am a
master at it always leave your glasses face side down so you have to throw them away every three
months that's a little my best tips alright so here's the actual boost leak tester kit from
power driven diesel it has a four inch on one side and a three inch on the other the nice thing about
power driven diesel is they actually make a lot of really cool stuff that other people aren't I'm
not saying that this is the only one on the market but they are very committed to the 12 valve and if
you're into these crappy old trucks then that is a huge bonus the clamps are great this is just a
solid piece of metal right here you know goes well inside and this boot obviously looks very good
too alright pressure set to 30 psi and did that well put in a load on it dirty alright so another
little side note is I put 37 s on my truck but I still have the tires and rims that were on it so
subscribe to the channel and stay tuned because these things will be getting completely roasted
off as you can see I've got the boost leak checker plugged in 30 psi going to it and right away this
connection right here I don't even need to put water or soap on it I mean it leaking like crazy
I do remember having a bit of a tough time getting that thing to seat properly then actually as a
right there I might have to horse around reek locking that bottom turbo a little bit so far I
mean obviously I'll put you know some soapy water around these and try and see some bubbles but so
far I'm not seeing anything else super super obviously I just probably can't see anything
there some just take my word for it this is the spot over here that I always suspected was
quite bad but I'm actually not noticing anything early there either and then I'll feel around I
mean there's probably some stuff in there that might show up with put some soap and water but
yeah surprisingly it's actually not seeming that bad so as I'm feeling around I'm actually noticing on
the area where the banks twin ram connects to the head right here as a very noticeable breeze coming
right through there so I'm not sure if that wasn't tightened down or I don't really get how that's
leaking so bad I know on several occasions I have you know noticed a significant loss of power and
gone through and tightened up a bunch of clamps all around and immediately it was cleared up you
get that low idle or that low RPM crispness back where you just look at the throttle immediately
suck back in your seat but so far all I'm seeing is other stuff so I don't know glad I got this
thing though has been very interesting one thing I really like about these guys is that they have a
good youtube presence and with so many different products that have bolted onto this truck there
have been issues trying to figure out instructions or you know you always get to it at the end of the
day but it's just nice when somebody takes a few minutes and just makes a video that can show you
how their product is designed to be used so that's big kudos to power driven diesel for that all
right well I see a couple very obvious signs of air leaking so I got plenty to keep me busy trying
to get that sorted I just want to say thanks for watching give me a like and a subscribe also I'm
gonna do some more videos around this truck I've put a pretty who's who list of parts on this thing
trying to build my version of the ultimate sorta truck it's obviously the compound turbos and a cam
and injectors and delivery valves and a bunch of pump upgrades and air lockers front and back 37
inch tires and rims it's got a synergy HD steering kit and dynatrac HD locking hubs and on
and on and on amp steps and big stereo and all sorts of things so I'll be going through and
talking about some of the thoughts and issues with getting that stuff installed and also the truck is
kind of mid project I've been working on it for about six months but I've mostly got stuff bolted
on and now it's gonna be the months of fiddling around with it and trying to get everything to
work properly but I'll do a full walk-around in an upcoming video and I've also got a Dakota RT
that'll be getting turned into a turbocharged wild animal and I've got a Xterra that I'm gonna put
a Dana 60 actually I already have Dana 70 there and NP 205 divorce transfer case there and then a
Dana 60 over there so I'll be going through and heavily modifying and updating that so anyways
yeah if you want to see more of this stuff drop me a comment let me know which projects you find
more interesting and overall just want to say thanks for watching alright have a good day