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Re: URGENT:88 MC Turbocharger info needed

To: audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson), quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: URGENT:88 MC Turbocharger info needed
From: Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 12:34:43 +0200
In-Reply-To: <19980812.150703.4806.1.audistuff@juno.com>
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

At 15:06 12.08.98 -0700, Paul R Anderson wrote:

>I looked at the 88 5kcst.  It looks very good except for one thing.  The
>boost gauge won't go above 0.9 bar but it seems to show reasonable
>values when I let off the throttle etc.  My thoughts were:
>
>wastegate stuck open
>turbocharger seized

Check the most probable cause - hole in the "michelin man" hose?

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

References:
- URGENT:88 MC Turbocharger info needed
  - From: audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)

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