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Old 22-09-2013, 07:13 PM
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Maybe paranoia but out in the car tonite windows up radio off. Boost gauge is on the A pillaer and when it starts to boost it makes a blowing noise. Surely. It shouldn't make a noise as its. Sealed for a constant reading??
Old 22-09-2013, 07:14 PM
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Is the gauge reading correct?
Old 22-09-2013, 07:22 PM
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what car? petrol or diesel?

diesels sound like you have a wasp inside the gauge when the boost comes up
petrol might need a one way valve as some i've had have needed.

out of interest what brand of gauge, some of the cheaper one's do this.
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No it shouldn't. Sounds like it's leaking mate
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Its on a S2 RST, so petrol, and its a Nomad gauge.

So any noise eminating from it is a bad thing then, yes?
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sounds like the small air pipe to the gauge is leaking out air. Check it's I'm properly.
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