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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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My boost gauge used to sit on zero obviously when the car wasnt running, but now it sits about 4psi below it, is that it fooked or will i still get an acurate reading?
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 11:20 AM
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well i would assume it would be 4psi down!
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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No, thats normal, and it is in fact measured in Hg (mercury), and not psi, this shows your engine is drawing a vacuum at idle which it should....

0 represents normal atmospheric pressure, anything above this is positive pressure i.e. Boost anything less is vacuum....

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