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Old 05-03-2005, 10:58 AM
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Default lost 10 psi of boost today... rant!

so i was making a u turn on a highway and this speeding tractor trailer come running up behind me. i run 1st and then go into second and run it until 7100 and then into 3rd... i noticed that the boost gauge wouldnt come past 5 psi and car also felt kinda slow to accelerate. either way im running 5psi and not the 15 as usual... darn! car is to hot to be messing with the hoses right now.
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Old 05-03-2005, 11:11 AM
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Default that's like the same thing that happened to me...

lost boost after a blast up to 115mph... still never found the leak... let me know if you found yours cause it could be the same kind of thing. at least give me another idea where to look. i'm non-dbw but i don't think that will matter.
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Default that sucks man.. ohh the joys of booost! had the intercooler line pop off turbo....

inlet the other day in the road. pfffshhhhhswooshh! followed by the wonderfull sound of no back pressure on the turbo. Still not sure if I sucked up any dirt or water from the road into the engine. I guess I would have found out by now. check all the lines when the car is cool and keep up posted.

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5psi? That souds familiar. :-(
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Default limp mode...

i drove the car for 2 months like that. But i know that it was the MAF so i just unplugged it. Boost came right back. =)

VAG it.
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check your DV. same thing happened to me a month ago.
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