[200q20v] Car Bucking Under Boost
C1J1Miller at aol.com
C1J1Miller at aol.com
Sun Oct 22 23:23:01 EDT 2000
In a message dated 10/22/00 6:42:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
matkisson at yahoo.com writes:
> In the past few days my car has started acting funny. When I stepped on the
> gas to pass a line of cars, my car started bucking wildly. When I let off
> the gas it went away, but when I stepped on it again, it was bucking. If I
> accelerate gradually I can still go plenty fast, but I miss my
acceleration.
> In watching the boost gauge in the computer I am still making boost when
> this occurs. Could this be a fuel pump problem?? I had someone tell me
> that by the sound my fuel pump was making, it was going to go bad soon.
The
> first day I noticed this problem it went away after a couple of minutes.
> Today it seems to not be going away at all.
> Any idea where I should start checking??
> Mike
I doubt it is a fuel problem; seems more like a split hose; likely either the
ribbed michelin man hose, or the lower hose with the fitting for the bypass
valve. Could also be a bad bypass valve. any codes?
chris
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