[s-cars] The Boost is On!

[Lisa Landaeta]

Tim lamented ..

" The bad: I cannot tell my wife that the stock
> turbocharger went bad and that I need to replace it with an RS2 TC from
> Europe!"
>
 Why not?!

you know I'm fixing that nasty brake squeal with an ECS 'kit'

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Lynch" <tlynch at aquaengr.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2:27 PM
Subject: [s-cars] The Boost is On!


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> Thanks to those of you that responded.  I went home over lunch and found
> the hose disconnected as ALL of your posts suggested.  It is truly nice
> to have an "Audi been there/done that resource guide".  The good: I have
> boost back as before.  The bad: I cannot tell my wife that the stock
> turbocharger went bad and that I need to replace it with an RS2 TC from
> Europe!
>
> Tim Lynch
> 1992 Audi S4
>
> [ Original Message]
> > On a 2 hour trip to Colorado Springs yesterday, I noticed my boost
> > gage (electronic dash display on early S4s) was stuck on 0.8 bar.  At
> > about 75 mph, I punched the throttle and the car felt like it was
> > normally aspirated - no boost.  I have the MTM 1+ chip and the car ran
>
> > great for about the first hour of the trip.  Ever since, the gage is
> > stuck on 0.8 bar.  It still accelerates but no longer puts you back in
>
> > your seat as it did before.  Hoses? - I haven't switched to my Samcos
> > yet but I don't hear the SSSSSSSSSSSS sound that I have read about in
> > the past.  BPV? - Could the bypass valve have failed in some capacity?
>
> > ECU? - Are the above symptoms a result of a loose, unsoldered chip on
> > the ECU? Further, the turbo whoosh sound is much fainter as I am not
> > sure if I can hear it or not.  Please help me get my boost back.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Tim Lynch
> > 1992 Audi S4
>
>
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