Outer Limits 4x4 Board

As above where do you get your boost guage signal from? Mine is in the manifold and at idle the needle shakes between -1 and 1 psi. I think it is because its too close to the engine. The only other place to fit it is on the line to the waste gate. Would that make a difference? Its on a hilux 2L engine.

Is it petrol or diesel mate? On my diesel the boost gauge is tapped in between the turbo and inlet manifold. Sits steady at 0 psi at idle.

Does yours need a tune to run smother? Does it run rough? Might be a timing problem? I don't no, just a thought.

Cheers.

Its a hilux 2L 2.4 diesel 4 cyl. It runs fine i just think it is too close to the head. The needle shakes like its got the DT's at idle only. Just wondering where other people have theres connected

Is it a good quality gauge?

Or a chinese ebay special?

Mine (1HZ) is also between turbo and inlet manifold. Sits at steady 0psi.

Its a VDO guage (thought they were ok) Once over 1000 rpm its all good. Another guage i had (just one laying around the workshop) that was much more sensitive did the same (it maxed out at full boost)

put a restrictor olive in the line, enzed/pirtek will give you one for free usually.

Will give that a go.

x2 there has been quite a few threads abut VDOs needing a restrictor in the line. I welded up one of the fittings and drilled a 1mm hole for the boost signal for mine.
where you have yours at the manifold should be fine

I have mine running off the compressor-wastegate signal hose, and have no problems. I run about 100mm of rubber hose, then have an adapter that steps down to about a 1mm ID plastic hose that runs through the engine bay into the gauge.

SIMMO84 wrote:Its a hilux 2L 2.4 diesel 4 cyl. It runs fine i just think it is too close to the head. The needle shakes like its got the DT's at idle only. Just wondering where other people have theres connected

2l, 2lt or 2lte?

have you got the egr and egr butterfly on that motor?

Only a 2T aftermarket turbo. No egr crap at all.