boost gauge reads 0 when driving
- Thread starter Sonex2000
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all the time?
the gauge is not connected properly.. it is located by the cruise control canister on the driver side.
the gauge is not connected properly.. it is located by the cruise control canister on the driver side.
Is it the factory boost gauge? If so that thing's as useless as an oil pressure gauge in a badger's ass.
88targarose said:
way to be wrong. it shows vacuum, zero pressure and positive pressure. so it serves SOME purpose...
Yeah... on the firewall you'll find a hard plastic vacuum line... follow it and see if it's hissing at one end.
Check all vac ports on the intake manifold too.
Check all vac ports on the intake manifold too.
88targarose said:
i dunno about that. my stock gauge has always read the same boost as my other meters. at once i had a profec, boost gauge, and stock gauge reading, and they were all the same. maybe yours is broke, but my stock gauge reads fine until it maxes out. it just reacts too slow, thats all
I agree with Turbo-Joe. My stock gauge was perfectly accurate, it was just too damn slow.
So, I tore it out and put a mechanical one in the dash instead.
So, I tore it out and put a mechanical one in the dash instead.
Huh. Damn if you aren't right.
It connects to the little nipple off the back of the intake manifold.
It connects to the little nipple off the back of the intake manifold.
Yes, That's it. Because any 2 day schooled driver couldn't figure out when they're in boost and when they're out of it.
As for their accuracy, I've got access to no less than 6 mk3's here. Never met one that was accurate, ever.
88targarose said:
well cuz the boys never took care of the car
mine was accurate.. just slower than dog shit during a Minnesota winter.
If you can tell me the regularly scheduled maintenance plan for the factory boost gauge, I'll let that go.figgie said:
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