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Offline zimzee

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d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« on: 06 June 2013, 17:09 »
so can anyone help me out with a boost check in Birmingham B45 or surrounding... the car drives fine but the mpg is about 25 and thats with out booting it..... i have got an engine light/error code but cant remember what it is lol but its the one that could be about 5 different things, i have replaced the maf so its not that  :sad:

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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #1 on: 06 June 2013, 17:28 »
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=247989.0

give that a go, not exactly pressurizing the system but worked for me :)
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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #2 on: 06 June 2013, 17:33 »
you can buy proper smoke pellets from any plumbing merchants!  :wink:
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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #3 on: 06 June 2013, 17:41 »
but its not pressurized........ i might just go garage and get it checked, anybody got an idea of a price ??

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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #4 on: 06 June 2013, 19:27 »
Have you checked for fault codes??
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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #5 on: 06 June 2013, 23:10 »
I'm in brum (b15) can take a look next week if you like, hopefully my bag com will be back up and working by then. Pm me
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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #6 on: 07 June 2013, 11:24 »
if you can make a bung to plug the tip, you can then pressurise the system. works best with a compressor.

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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #7 on: 07 June 2013, 18:26 »
Hello people .... as i said i had it scanned but cant remember what code it was but it is the code that brings up the possibility of it being about 5 different faults that's why i replaced the maf and the dv but that didn't solve the problem... when i disconnect the battery the light goes off for about 200 miles if that hints at  what it could be.
« Last Edit: 07 June 2013, 18:30 by zimzee »

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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #8 on: 07 June 2013, 19:01 »
without telling us the codes we havent really got a clue tbh..

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Re: d.i.y pressure/boost check birmingham area
« Reply #9 on: 07 June 2013, 19:33 »
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