chipped 1.8t and diverter valves

[c a l i b a n]

	interesting - i am at 20k miles and 14 months.  i'll
	be watching.

	so what is the diverter valve?  a wastegate evolution or...?

On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, TM wrote:

]Um- yeah, but it happens in the older cars as well.
]
]Our 1.8T has what seems to be a bad diverter valve, although it
]doesn't have the stalling problem that the 20v I-5s seem to exhibit
]when the valve leaks. Symptom is boost surging. This happened after
]about a year and 18k miles.
]
]Taka
]
]-----Original Message-----
]From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
]Behalf Of c a l i b a n
]Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 10:50 PM
]To: quattro; a4
]Subject: chipped 1.8t and diverter valves
]
]
]
]	i heard from a friend of the vw persuasion that a lot of vw 1.8t
]	owners who have chipped their car have had to replace the diverter
]	valve(s) right off the bat, as it cannot handle the increased
]	boost.
]
]	anyone heard of this, in vw or audi cars with chipped 1.8t engines?
]
]

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