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    Bosst Gauge Died

    Guys, this used to work perfectly but no more.
    Can you advise where I should start to look for the cause please?

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    What's the symptom?

    Did you put it in or did someone else?

    Analogue or digital gauge?

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    Boost Gauge

    Is it a standard gauge on the dash ?

    If so its probably just a pipe come off .When mine stopped working it was the small white boost hose that ran across the front of the engine bay it had pulled out of a rubber sleeve. Just check the hoses hopefully you'll find the culprit

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    my 'Swoosh' boost gauge snuffed it today. Checked all the vac lines & the turbo's boosting as it should & the needle on the aux gauge duznt move.
    .....sooper moose. '97 850R manual. Yum yum.

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    The factory gauge has croaked. I'll check out the white tube stuff and see if thats it.

    Thanks guys

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clan998 View Post
    Is it a standard gauge on the dash ?

    If so its probably just a pipe come off .When mine stopped working it was the small white boost hose that ran across the front of the engine bay it had pulled out of a rubber sleeve. Just check the hoses hopefully you'll find the culprit
    That's where I found mine disconnected, just above the main Air inlet ducting. Easy fix buddy.
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    Mine has done the same thing. Seems like the vac hose has snapped in 2, just behind the passenger side headlight in the small rubbery foam section. Seems like I need over 3 metres of new hose, and it looks like a P.I.T.A. to change!


    I don't care if you have a T-5, a T-5R or an R......
    ......they wouldn't have existed if my Turbo hadn't forged the path!


 

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