Boost solenoid plumbing

[Eoinmack]

Guys, would anyone here have a diagram for the OEM 3 port boost control solenoid for a 96 impreza?
I had one for the newage but it was 2 port, can't remember where I found it
The car has a manual boost controller fitted but this is plumbed through the 3 port which is strange and one of the ports is left open on it, with no hose like.
Any help be mighty

 

[GORDON GT SERIES II]

Guys, would anyone here have a diagram for the OEM 3 port boost control solenoid for a 96 impreza?
I had one for the newage but it was 2 port, can't remember where I found it
The car has a manual boost controller fitted but this is plumbed through the 3 port which is strange and one of the ports is left open on it, with no hose like.
Any help be mighty

Could be wrong but I think 1 of them should be left open

 

[BazGF8]

Guys, would anyone here have a diagram for the OEM 3 port boost control solenoid for a 96 impreza?
I had one for the newage but it was 2 port, can't remember where I found it
The car has a manual boost controller fitted but this is plumbed through the 3 port which is strange and one of the ports is left open on it, with no hose like.
Any help be mighty

Strange one alright ,
The open port is where the air bleeds off , the wastegate sees less pressure and in turn stays closed which equals more boost .
Not unusual for it to be left open but on a car with a Maf you need to plumb that open port back into the air intake pipe between the turbo inlet and maf .
Or just remove it and put back to factory as it’s probably not mapped for the extra boost is it ?

 

[Eoinmack]

Thats the thing. Its not getting extra boost, its maxing at 0.5 bar, something is wrong somewhere anyway cause the manual boost controller should (as far as I know) make the OEM 3 port obsolete, so I don't see why they're plumbed together, open to correction here tho. It's a mates car, I suggested just to go back to the 3 port, and to get rid of the manual controller and if he's still not hitting full boost, then there's a problem elsewhere
I thought it had to go back into the inlet alright, it seems to be going to the manual one, that's going to the inlet, and the 3 port is going to the waste gate actuator then.

 

[Pedro555]

The maf could be gone. I had 96 jap wrx many moons ago and when the maf went car would not boost over .5 bar, just an idea

 

[BazGF8]

Put it back to standard, probably an issue somewhere .
Davelegacy would be familiar with the plumbing and where the restrictor pills go and the sizes etc but would probably need to see the car , could be an issue with the solenoid or actuator and the bleed valve was used as a band aid to mask the issue

 

[Eoinmack]

Good idea kieran, will pass that on too.

Thats exactly what I suggested he do Barry, go back to the oem set up. But like that, I wanted to double check the plumbing first. I couldn't feel a restrictor pill in the lines either when I was checking it (all silicone so be easy to feel it out) so it may well need a pill too

I'll forward the image you posted above, and we'll take it from there