[sofidanaS95]

I dont know if I did right or maybe ruin my engine but the fact is that we have this only one car and cant be stopped, so, the turbo blows, is a 1999 9-5 V6, I cant get the new cartridge by two weeks from Ebay, but I need the car running!, I take the turbo out, separate from manifold, cap the manifold with a piece of homemade exhaust gasket and a metal plate to hold it, put a drain plug on the oil cooler, cap the return line on the oil pan, bypass the two small lines that gets coolant to the turbo, put the manifold back on the engine and an aftermarket K&N air filter on the throtle body, the car starts and smoke white, but 10 min later the smoke disapears, I was able to move the car from where it was parked, it is running normal I think!!, but Im not sure if I can drive it with no damage for the engine in a future, anyways the new cartridge will arrive in a couple weeks and everything on the system is intact to put it back again, any advise will be helpfully!!!!

 

[N.E. Swede]

I just got a cartridge in 3 days, from California to Vermont
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Sounds like you're running without the MAF, and that's bad

When you say you plugged the oil cooler, do you really mean that you plugged the feed line from the filter housing?

 

[Saabarina]

sounds crazy, good luck bro! ahah

 

[sofidanaS95]

...yes, the feed line from the oil cooler to the turbo and the descharge on the oil pan, the MAF is there but doing nothing and chec engine light on of course!

 

[sofidanaS95]

..yes its crazy lol!, but I hope get the cartridge soon!!

 

[N.E. Swede]

The oil cooler is actually under the intake, in the valley between the 2 banks, but that's irrelevant right now. More relevant is the fact that without the MAF and (I'm assuming) the intake temp sensor, you'll probably jank this car all up in the course of 2 weeks driving

Just my .02, proceed as you see fit

 

[sofidanaS95]

Well I mean the oil filter housing, this one is my first Saab, now Im get nervious and probably rent a car!, but how convert a turbo car on a normal non turbo, this one runs and pretty good!

 

[sofidanaS95]

I like to know about the compression relation between the normal 3.0 V6 that is used on saturns, opel and cadillac catera, and my V6 3.0 turbocharger that saab use in 9-5, they are the same engines...

 

[N.E. Swede]

If nothing else, run some duct work (well sealed) from the MAF to the intercooler, and use the stock delivery pipe to the throttlebody (with all sensors in place and plugged in) This way the ecu can calculate a proper air/fuel mix. These cars are very sensative to air leaks/unmetered air

 

[sofidanaS95]

If nothing else, run some duct work (well sealed) from the MAF to the intercooler, and use the stock delivery pipe to the throttlebody (with all sensors in place and plugged in) This way the ecu can calculate a proper air/fuel mix. These cars are very sensative to air leaks/unmetered air

I will try like that tomorrow, sounds logical, we ll see whats happen, thank you for the info!;ol;

 

[eidsvik]

If nothing else, run some duct work (well sealed) from the MAF to the intercooler, and use the stock delivery pipe to the throttlebody (with all sensors in place and plugged in) This way the ecu can calculate a proper air/fuel mix. These cars are very sensative to air leaks/unmetered air

I support this answer. Dude, you're hardcore. Love the ingenuity.

 

[ride5000]

maf load based cars often have a failsafe mode that's triggered when the maf sensor goes tits up. basically falls back to a speed density approximation for airflow.

an old FI subaru trick is to unplug the maf sensor entirely in the case of a blown IC coupler, etc, which will allow the car to run (and surprisingly well, at that).