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bez101
11-12-2010, 10:00 AM
no sound clip but
car wont boost past 1__2 psi
very loud whistle howel
ic pipes look ok any ideas
2005 2.0 FSIT
TIA
mr shickadance
11-12-2010, 04:32 PM
dv
bez101
11-14-2010, 02:26 AM
no dv ok
jayphil82
11-14-2010, 05:29 AM
no sound clip but
car wont boost past 1__2 psi
very loud whistle howel
ic pipes look ok any ideas
2005 2.0 FSIT
TIA
Your turbo might be "dead"... I know you have a K04 with hybrid internals and from what I heard these kind of turbo are often not reliable. In the B6 world the K03s with upgraded internal were lasting 10-30k miles...
If I rembember correctly it is your second internal rebuilt on that K04 right?
a4dc89
11-14-2010, 07:31 AM
man what the hell keeps happening to your car. i swear its something else every other week.
trash the snail, and GO BIG TURBO!
bez101
11-14-2010, 07:53 AM
no its not the black one
its another i just picked up cheap still with the k03
bez101
11-14-2010, 07:54 AM
Your turbo might be "dead"... I know you have a K04 with hybrid internals and from what I heard these kind of turbo are often not reliable. In the B6 world the K03s with upgraded internal were lasting 10-30k miles...
If I rembember correctly it is your second internal rebuilt on that K04 right?
yes im on the 2nd rebuild but the 1st went due to oil pump