Last week I changed the breather hoses on my 2002 s3 BAM for the 034 Motorsport silicone kit and put in an OEM air box and new filter to replace an old broken cone filter from a previous owner. I had been having boost issues which worsened to the point I could hear the dump valve working but had zero boost. Anyway, this sorted the problem and my car was back to normal.
Annoyingly, this lasted a week. On my way home from work I had no boost again. I assumed it was a loose hose and decided to sort it in the morning.
When I went to inspect I found all my breather hoses were fine but there was a tiny bit of white smoke coming from the back of the engine. I later noticed a similar bit of smoke coming from the exhaust. I went for a short drive and the smoking stopped completely. Still no boost of course but I noticed I cannot even hear the dump valve any more. I've also noticed when I unplug my MAF the car runs slightly better, albeit still with no boost so I assume that's also ********.
So: breather hoses ok, minor smoke (now gone) MAF iffy, no dump valve noise, no boost.
Any pointers would be appreciated.
Could the new breather hoses etc have screwed my turbo up somehow?
Annoyingly, this lasted a week. On my way home from work I had no boost again. I assumed it was a loose hose and decided to sort it in the morning.
When I went to inspect I found all my breather hoses were fine but there was a tiny bit of white smoke coming from the back of the engine. I later noticed a similar bit of smoke coming from the exhaust. I went for a short drive and the smoking stopped completely. Still no boost of course but I noticed I cannot even hear the dump valve any more. I've also noticed when I unplug my MAF the car runs slightly better, albeit still with no boost so I assume that's also ********.
So: breather hoses ok, minor smoke (now gone) MAF iffy, no dump valve noise, no boost.
Any pointers would be appreciated.
Could the new breather hoses etc have screwed my turbo up somehow?
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