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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: rsblue on 28 September 2010, 23:23

Title: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: rsblue on 28 September 2010, 23:23

Was entering motoway put my foot down in third and suddenly lost boost , thought initially limp mode turned off restarted nothing , left battery off for 15 mins reset ecu  still no boost , cant see any pipes off , no smoke , no noises! :undecided:

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: DarkGti on 29 September 2010, 09:52

turbo? :undecided:

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: T_J_G on 29 September 2010, 10:28

Get it scanned!

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: RTechUK on 29 September 2010, 11:39

Quote from: T_J_G on 29 September 2010, 10:28

Get it scanned!

+1

Or try to drive with maf unplugged.

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: vwfiend on 29 September 2010, 17:20

Could be your actuator knackered..........

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: tech1889 on 29 September 2010, 17:39

+1 could be a bent actuator bracket if it is just change it for a forge one  :wink:

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: rsblue on 29 September 2010, 18:48

Tried running car with maf disconnected no change checked all pipes nothing loose then went to disconnect n75 and one wire had snapped and was hanging on by the plastic cut plug off and used spade connectors for now till I find a scrapper to slicce plug off thanks for the advice anyway cheers :smiley:

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: tech1889 on 29 September 2010, 18:50

So is it running better now ??

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: rsblue on 29 September 2010, 21:37

Quote from: tech1889 on 29 September 2010, 18:50

So is it running better now ??

:laugh:  better than ever i think the wire has been broke for ages and causing probs by breaking circuit now and agaain till it finally snapped all together  :smug:

Title: Re: NO BOOST or very little!!
Post by: tech1889 on 29 September 2010, 22:59

Nice one glad its sorted your problem.. its funny that you search for ages and it turns out to be a stupid wire come loose lol