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Old 07-28-05, 02:43 AM
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Hey, have another project and have a few things going on.

#1: The lights pulsate kind of like they are going with the music by they are not. They are just pulsating steady.

#2: The car was boosting fine....then it stopped boosting and tonight I have boost again. This all guaged off the guage and feel of the car.

Any Idea?

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Old 07-28-05, 03:03 AM
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#1: The lights pulsate kind of like they are going with the music by they are not. They are just pulsating steady.
Bad electrical connection / wire. Or bad alternator

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#2: The car was boosting fine....then it stopped boosting and tonight I have boost again. This all guaged off the guage and feel of the car.
Waste gate stuck open.. Huge manifold leak...Dead turbo.
Old 07-28-05, 04:45 AM
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with the lights it could also be a faulty ground i got the same thing right now but just slightly
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Yeah, my alt. is new and as far as I can see the wires seem good but will check around again.

The lights weren't doing it before...just started about a week ago. Nothing major just annoying.

As for my turbo problem I think it might be something with the waistgate but I also have the twin scroll still on as well.

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Old 07-30-05, 07:34 PM
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Alright, figured out why my lights flicker. My "new" alter. keeps squeeling so apparantly it has decided to end it's life early.

My boost problem is somewhat fixed. I now get boost but doesnt seem the same as a few weeks ago. Once the car gets warm though I start to see oil that looks to be coming from the top side of the turbo and running down. Nothing extreme but enough to smoke.

Any idea?

Mike
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Time to rebuild turbo.
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Thats what I am afraid of.

Sucks since it came with the jspec engine that has 45-50k miles on it.

So where is the best place to get the rebuild parts for the S4 Turbo?

Mike
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