Boost leak:

[ts_MKIII]

haha i THINK, i reapeat i THINK i have a boost leak:

my Boost gauges reads 22 on idle on the vacuum side. 10-15 cruising.

where could my boost leak be?

 

[isnms]

that sounds about normal
what are your other symptoms?

 

[MA70witBoost]

yeah, that sounds normal man... you know you got a boost leak when you hear the car spooling but it doesn't go anywhere... for the most part the check engine light will be on because the car is getting way less air than what the air flow meter is saying its getting.

 

[daneyan]

exactly my symptoms. turned out to be a huge boost leak. pipe from turbo to intercooler had a 3 inch split in it. check out that pipe, that's the one that usually breaks first i've heard.

yeah, that sounds normal man... you know you got a boost leak when you hear the car spooling but it doesn't go anywhere... for the most part the check engine light will be on because the car is getting way less air than what the air flow meter is saying its getting.

 

[isnms]

what's your vf at idle and at cruise?

 

[ts_MKIII]

well to be honest sometimes its hard to start when its cold, and alot of the times, it will hesitate right at start up almost as if its about to die, some times the rpms just drop and die.

 

[ts_MKIII]

no one?

 

[macsupra76]

daneyan: I had the same problem too, Took me forever to come to that.

Men! I wish I've known about this forum before, would of saved lots of time.

 

[atlpd3147]

Hard startup in the cold... I would take out the cold start injector and clean out the pin hole where the fuel comes out of. Just a thought..