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boost contol valve, 1998, v40, t4, 19t, 150,00miles

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boost contol valve, 1998, v40, t4, 19t, 150,00miles

Post by gregamar »

Hello my car is strugling when boosting fairly hard, ive read the codes and they say,, boost control valve and fuel to rich, the too rich 1 i guess is because its still putting fuel in whilst when its boosting and not getting burnt because of the boost problem. i work on cars everyday and have never had to change a boost control valve, is this a comon fault on these cars or do you think its the maf? even tho its not showing in the fault code? as 9 times out of 10 the maf will bring up other faults without showing as 1 itself, thank you for any help.

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Post by MadeInJapan »

Check your air...seems you're not getting enough...some leak(s) in the turbo hose(s) for instance....or even a dirty air filter. Last, check the boost control valve, although these hardly ever go.
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