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boostin1g

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this one, Vermont
ok i had this? b4 but it got closed and they said there was so much already on it so i seared and searched and ya found nothing that told me anything at all so here it goes agine .


car 1989 egal talon tsi 5spd stock nothing done to it at all

i have no oil pressuer at all i can hit the gas and nothing it just stays on low

no boost when at idle it sits at -7 in vac if i hit the gas it will go up .

no boost i can be at wot and be at 2 psi wont boost pased 3 psi and as soon as it gets to 3 or 2 at wot it goes back down agine


so if any one tells me they can have my 2g t/b or 20$ cash up to you just let me know

could it be my oil pump and how do i cheack it and is it safe to drive with out blowing it up no i dont drive it cuzz i dont think it is ps mods pleae dont close this
 
boostin1g said:
ok i had this? b4 but it got closed and they said there was so much already on it so i seared and searched and ya found nothing that told me anything at all so here it goes agine .


car 1989 egal talon tsi 5spd stock nothing done to it at all

i have no oil pressuer at all i can hit the gas and nothing it just stays on low

no boost when at idle it sits at -7 in vac if i hit the gas it will go up .

no boost i can be at wot and be at 2 psi wont boost pased 3 psi and as soon as it gets to 3 or 2 at wot it goes back down agine


so if any one tells me they can have my 2g t/b or 20$ cash up to you just let me know

could it be my oil pump and how do i cheack it and is it safe to drive with out blowing it up no i dont drive it cuzz i dont think it is ps mods pleae dont close this


1. the oil pressure deal is most likely just the wire to the sending unit, the connection gets pretty loose and doesnt work well, put a new clip on it and ur all set.

2. at idle ur car isnt boosting, so its going to sit at -vac, thats normal.

3. the no boost thing at idle can just be as simple as a pretty good boost leak, how many miles on ur motor, u mite just have a bad waste-gate aculator, give that a shot.

4. if ur oil pump was shot ude know, ur car would have just prolly blown, my buddy was drving around and his oil psi gauge (autometer) just dropped, and about 1 min later is seized
 
Save your $20.00 and buy the Manual CD. http://linux.forcedperformance.net/...ode=FP&Product_Code=CD&Category_Code=DSM-Misc
Check the wire that's supposed to be connected to the oil pressure sender. Is it attached? wiggle it against the pin on the sender. It's a shitty connection at it's best.
If you are running WOT like you said with zero oil pressure, by the time you read this you motor is done. I would suspect that in a 15 year old car the pressure would be low but it should still register on the gauge. Check the connection of the wire. I seems that you are continuing to run the car, so I would have to conclude that the pump is still working to some degree. You would have puked the bottom end by now if your pressure was really zero.
You probably also have a huge vacuum leak. Google up something on boost leaks and pressure testing. The diagram for the vacuum hoses is on a sticker on the inside of your hood.
good luck.
 
If your basing your oil pressure and boost on the stock gauges just replace them and see what the motor is really getting. My oil gauge would stay in the lower half typically showing how crappy it was getting after 14 years of use. The stock boost gauge any one will tell is a POS no matter how old or new it is. Your turbo might also be blown after 130k mine cracked all the way around the exhaust shell and leaked my precious boost like crazy. I couldn't break 7 on a WOT boost spike! :mad: Broken parts make for a good excuse to upgrade though :D
 
ok were is the oil pump and were is the wire i have to cheack also the car runs like a non turbo so i know that the turbo isnt boosting
 
130k on the eng and i drove it home and it was driven for i dont know how long with the no oil pressuer
 
Oil pressure gauge problem. If previous suggestions don't work try this. Remove wire from sending unit and short it to ground while a friend watches the gauge. When the wire is shorted to ground the pressure gauge will quickly go to full pressure off the scale high. If it does not do this then you have the wrong wire off or there is a problem in the circuit or gauge itself.
I personally have just had my oil pressure light sender go bad. It works the same way. Short the wire to ground and the light comes on. Disconnect wire from unit or ground and light goes off. My light stays on all the time but the gauge works fine so I ignore the light, and am going to replace the light sending unit as soon as it comes in the mail. Good luck.
 
got it in and i started riping shit off and find that the turbo is locked up it dont move at all so time for a new also what could cuase this
 
boostin1g said:
got it in and i started riping shit off and find that the turbo is locked up it dont move at all so time for a new also what could cuase this

Im thinking that oil lubricates the center section of the turbo and that your feed line is "focked up". Sounds like an easy fix but the only thing holding you back is the money. Dont you love dsms? :thumb:
 
ok i havent taken the turbo off yet but if it did die from lack of oil how would i fix it the turbo wont spin or move at all how would my oil line be so f*cked to do this and does any one have a pic of the line that is or could be messed up thanks guys your he :thumb: lping out alot
 
your oil preasure is fine, if it wasnt you engine would have seized by now.

and for everythign else BOOST LEAK! let me asy that again because it is the biggest pain in the ass, BOOST LEAK!

make a tester found here http://www.vfaq.com/mods/ICtester.html

fix all the leaks and your vac at idle shoud get better, but if you using the stock guage to measure that forget it, that guage isnt a guage at all, its a guess at best!
 
It comes of the passanger side of the head near the front and it goes down to the top of the turbo center section. It could be a leak, kink in the pipe or clogged. You could try carb cleaner or just be sure and buy a new one. Why kill the next turbo. You can't fix it you have to replace it this one's dead.
 
Time for an oil feed upgrade. Time for a new turbo as that one is how can I say it "toast". Block off the head oil feed and feed the new turbo you get directly at the oil filter housing.
 
2.4 turbo Hyped said:
Time for an oil feed upgrade. Time for a new turbo as that one is how can I say it "toast". Block off the head oil feed and feed the new turbo you get directly at the oil filter housing.



is there a kit i can buy or is there a diy thread on this would like to know more
 
Ok kid time to use that search button. Im giving away too many freebies tonight of very prevalent information available here. Try searching for "turbo oil feed" that should yield you tons of information that you are seeking. :thumb:
 
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