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Author: Subject: Anyone know how a Bailey dump valve works?
GRRR

posted on 11/11/11 at 07:18 PM Reply With Quote
Anyone know how a Bailey dump valve works?

My friend has a Bailey dump valve on his Saab Turbo'd GBS Zero and it was a 2nd hand 'bargain' from ebay, but we think it might be broken..

When idling, the dump valve is 'open' i.e. the piston has moved outwards and you can see through the vent holes out the other side of the DV and you can see a spring. It always whistles on part throttle, not in the usual DV 'tisssch' but more of a high pitched whistle which makes us think maybe it has a leak. It's plumbed in before the throttle flap and the vacuum line of the top of the dump valve goes to the inlet manifold after the throttle flap.

So does it sound like it could be broken? Should you be able to see through it during idle? No airflow meter so it'd still run fine regardless of air leaks etc.

Any thoughts gratefully received!

Thanks

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PSpirine

posted on 11/11/11 at 07:34 PM Reply With Quote
Sounds like it's plumbed in correctly, but it definitely shouldn't be open unless it's venting excess boost. Does it have a spring preload adjustment that you could tighten?
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daniel mason

posted on 11/11/11 at 07:47 PM Reply With Quote
Some of the old sierra dump valves whistle like mad. Look on YouTube.






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coyoteboy

posted on 11/11/11 at 07:48 PM Reply With Quote
Sounds normal for a single piston valve. If it's a dual piston valve it's got issues. This is why I don't run a single piston valve on my engine - unfiltered air.
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Bare

posted on 11/11/11 at 08:23 PM Reply With Quote
Was gonna post a long explanation on this. Waste o time I realised :-).
Short answer: Bin the crap valve. Refit the OEM Saab setup .
Clearly there is a massive amount of knowledge missing.

[Edited on 11/11/11 by Bare]

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daniel mason

posted on 11/11/11 at 08:52 PM Reply With Quote
Whether knowledge is missing or not, if you can help the op in any way, you probably should






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mark chandler

posted on 11/11/11 at 09:17 PM Reply With Quote
Open on idle is fine in certain setups, it just means that the turbo is gently spooling while the high vacumn in the inlet is pulling up the valve, okay you are spilling some filtered air, this is only an issue if you have a MAF in front of the turbo as it will be metering more air than is being delivered to the engine, you now need a recirculating valve.

If you are drawing in air then this is very bad so replace.

This is why it's generally bad to replace a recirculating BOV with an externally vented one when using a production EFI setup as it will have a MAF sensor straight after the air filter.

If you just have a MAP sensor then all is good infact a slight advantage as spooling times are slightly lower and you get a little boost the second you touch the throttle.

Have a read of Corky Bells book if you doubt me.

Regards Mark

[Edited on 11/11/11 by mark chandler]

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Mr C

posted on 11/11/11 at 09:28 PM Reply With Quote
I've a bailey twin piston DV fitted to my scooby setup which has a MAF so therefore needs to be closed on tick over to prevent unmetered air from entering.

Below is a link to a guide which explains the basics. Not sure if you may have a problem with the spring but have a look at the guide and see what you think.

BTW 10/10 for enquiring and learning

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[Edited on 11/11/11 by Mr C]





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flak monkey

posted on 11/11/11 at 09:38 PM Reply With Quote
Helpful as ever Bare...I dont know why you bother posting most of the time. Never seen anything helpful or positive posted by you. If you have something helpful to say, if not say nothing.

Anyway...

You dont have a MAF so dont worry about any of that stuff.

An open valve at idle is correct, its held open by the idle vacuum. Even with a dual piston setup.

Revving the engine with no load wont close the valve as theres no boost, just slight vac or atmos.

Depending on the strength of the spring fitted it may dump quickly or slowly which will affect how it sounds. However you need to match the spring to the boost level you are running.

[Edited on 11/11/11 by flak monkey]





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Stott

posted on 11/11/11 at 09:51 PM Reply With Quote
If you want to know the workings it's like this;

There's a piston inside which can move up and down, and a spring to help it stay shut. On closed throttle you have vacuum presented to the top and atmospheric pressure on the bottom, so at idle the imbalance either side of the piston causes it to open.

As soon as the throttle is moderately open then the pressure either side of the valve is equal and now, due to the spring helping slightly, it will shut.

When you come off the throttle there is an immediate vacuum on the top of the valve as the throttle butterfly has shut and at the same time boost pressure on the bottom, this moves the piston up, venting the boost. As soon as the pressure before the butterflies released it will close, or at least move toward the closed position, but as you are experiencing, the vacuum overcomes the spring and it hovers partially open.

This is not a problem if you have no air flow meter, only in that you are getting unfiltered air into the engine in small quantities.

The dual piston valve works on the same principle only it has a small piston inside a larger one. The vacuum only pulls the inner piston at idle and the outer one keeps the valve shut, only when simultaneously presented with vacuum and boost on either side will the second piston be "blown" open. This is the type to use if you have a maf before the valve.

If you want a look inside one just split it, takes 2 secs and you don't need a seal to rebuild it or anything, there's an o-ring in the top.

Hth
Stott

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MakeEverything

posted on 11/11/11 at 10:02 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bare
Clearly there is a massive amount of knowledge missing.

[Edited on 11/11/11 by Bare]


Clearly not everyone's knowledge is as in depth or complete as yours, hence why some seek the answers on enthusiast fora such as locostbuilders. It would be helpful and contributory if you actually shared your wealth of knowledge and experience rather than pissing on someone's fire.

ETA: not wishing to start a firefight with anyone here, just fed up with certain unhelpful characters on what used to be a very useful site without scaring off new builders.

[Edited on 11-11-11 by MakeEverything]





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flibble

posted on 11/11/11 at 10:18 PM Reply With Quote
I was sure I saw a MAF on my friends 2.3T 9000, my 2.0T defo has a MAP sensor though, which engine has he got?
Also.. Cheers for the new word MakeEverything, "fora", had never heard it before - no idea if it's real but I like it,

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GRRR

posted on 11/11/11 at 10:22 PM Reply With Quote
Great, thanks to (almost) all for your comments - it was the fact it was open I found odd due to unfiltered air being drawn in as people have said, but it doesn't sound like its broken then, although perhaps the weird high pitched whistle is perhaps due to a weakened/old spring.

We would have used the original but must have thrown it out as we can't find it, and the boost pipes take such a convoluted route around the engine bay there's nowhere to plumb in the vent outlet from a recirculating one.

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MakeEverything

posted on 11/11/11 at 10:29 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by GRRR
Great, thanks to (almost) all for your comments - it was the fact it was open I found odd due to unfiltered air being drawn in as people have said, but it doesn't sound like its broken then, although perhaps the weird high pitched whistle is perhaps due to a weakened/old spring.

We would have used the original but must have thrown it out as we can't find it, and the boost pipes take such a convoluted route around the engine bay there's nowhere to plumb in the vent outlet from a recirculating one.


You won't draw in air through this valve. Mine does exactly the same by design as I also don't have space for recirc.





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MakeEverything

posted on 11/11/11 at 10:31 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by flibble
I was sure I saw a MAF on my friends 2.3T 9000, my 2.0T defo has a MAP sensor though, which engine has he got?
Also.. Cheers for the new word MakeEverything, "fora", had never heard it before - no idea if it's real but I like it,


Of course it's real! This is LCB!





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coyoteboy

posted on 11/11/11 at 10:35 PM Reply With Quote
quote:

Even with a dual piston setup.



Not true, a twin piston setup holds the secondary piston shut at idle with a bias spring - the secondary only opens up with boost applied at the inlet when vac is applied at the vac line. That's the point of it, so MAF cars can idle.

Most turbos produce a enough flow to blow air out the single piston valve at idle, but under light load they'll suck.

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Mr C

posted on 11/11/11 at 10:59 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
quote:

Even with a dual piston setup.



Not true, a twin piston setup holds the secondary piston shut at idle with a bias spring - the secondary only opens up with boost applied at the inlet when vac is applied at the vac line. That's the point of it, so MAF cars can idle.

Most turbos produce a enough flow to blow air out the single piston valve at idle, but under light load they'll suck.


Looks like I'll be taking mine apart in the morning





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Mr C

posted on 11/11/11 at 11:22 PM Reply With Quote
No need to take it apart had a look at a film clip.

On idle the "inner" secondary piston is closed preventing any unmetered air from entering the intake pipe, or metered air being lost. As the boost/revs pick up the outer primary piston closes as well covering the secondary piston and the vents in the body of the dump valve. when the throttle is closed both pistons simultaneously retract uncovering the holes and dumping the air once the air is dumped and pressures equalise the secondary piston closes again as the engine settles to an idle.

Film clip available via my build blog

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[Edited on 12/11/11 by Mr C]





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Cheffy

posted on 12/11/11 at 12:12 AM Reply With Quote
quote:

Clearly not everyone's knowledge is as in depth or complete as yours, hence why some seek the answers on enthusiast fora such as locostbuilders. It would be helpful and contributory if you actually shared your wealth of knowledge and experience rather than pissing on someone's fire.



Well said that man!

As a complete novice myself I have found endless, helpful, unpatronising advice on this site. That's what's so good about it. Let's keep it that way!

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coyoteboy

posted on 12/11/11 at 12:39 AM Reply With Quote
quote:

On idle the "inner" secondary piston is closed preventing any unmetered air from entering the intake pipe, or metered air being lost. As the boost/revs pick up the outer primary piston closes as well covering the secondary piston and the vents in the body of the dump valve. when the throttle is closed both pistons simultaneously retract uncovering the holes and dumping the air once the air is dumped and pressures equalise the secondary piston closes again as the engine settles to an idle.



Fairly sure I said that

(Having stripped and rebuilt a few of them, and modified a couple to suit my own needs!)

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Mr C

posted on 12/11/11 at 11:22 AM Reply With Quote
Fairly sure I said that

(Having stripped and rebuilt a few of them, and modified a couple to suit my own needs!)


Yes, pretty much coyote, in contrast to flak monkeys comments. so as to add some clarity I looked at my own setup to contribute a further response.

Apologies if it offended





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coyoteboy

posted on 12/11/11 at 12:53 PM Reply With Quote
No offence taken, just wasn't sure where it was aimed Hope that somewhere along the line we've cleared up some info for the OP!
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flak monkey

posted on 12/11/11 at 05:07 PM Reply With Quote
Hmm, seems I was wrong about the dual piston valves, apologies.

I was pretty sure mine used to be open at idle (Forge dual piston) but closed under load. Was a long time ago now though.





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Stott

posted on 12/11/11 at 06:31 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
quote:

On idle the "inner" secondary piston is closed preventing any unmetered air from entering the intake pipe, or metered air being lost. As the boost/revs pick up the outer primary piston closes as well covering the secondary piston and the vents in the body of the dump valve. when the throttle is closed both pistons simultaneously retract uncovering the holes and dumping the air once the air is dumped and pressures equalise the secondary piston closes again as the engine settles to an idle.



Fairly sure I said that

(Having stripped and rebuilt a few of them, and modified a couple to suit my own needs!)


So did I on page 1

"The dual piston valve works on the same principle only it has a small piston inside a larger one. The vacuum only pulls the inner piston at idle and the outer one keeps the valve shut, only when simultaneously presented with vacuum and boost on either side will the second piston be "blown" open. This is the type to use if you have a maf before the valve. "

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Craigorypeck

posted on 13/11/11 at 09:57 PM Reply With Quote
Interesting topic as I'm currently building this part of my supercharged project... I went with a 50mm tial type BOV.
Now I haven't had the engine running yet but is the springs function supposed to keep the valve shut at idle? and the different PSI spring rates are actually nothing to with the boost level at all but are linked to the vacuum the engine creates at idle and should be set just above....? The vacuum created at higher rpm throttle shuts will be greater and overcome the spring and allowing to vent..
Or have i got it wrong again LOL!

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