Hey guys, lately when I hit boost in usually 3rd gear it sometimes sounds and feels like the turbo is cutting in and out. Just wondering if anyone knows what I could do to check what's wrong with out taking it to a mechanic?

I lost boost once, turns out I left it in my other pants.

But seriously check the bearings and listen for noises on shutdown. Check all the hoses and joints , maybe you have an intermittent boost leak. Try cleaning the boost solenoid.

Edited 16/03/12 05:16 AM16/03/12 05:16 AM by arronm

Your car might be surging. Have you had it tuned? Does it have a stock fuel pump?

Put a boost gauge in to see if it is actually turbo related.

I think it does have a stock fuel pump. It has been tuned about 4 months ago with a flash tune. I have a boost gauge and it shows it dropping from 10 to about 2 or 3 psi then back up again.

It's definitely not your coils and plugs?

Its normal for boost to drop in the mid range if you have a generic tune or a safe custom tuned. Esp if you have a mechanical gauge.

Obviously generics are far from safe though.

Edited 16/03/12 07:51 AM16/03/12 07:51 AM by Paulie2256

with henz... check your coils

Wat bout the actuator has that been changed

Yeah I'll check the plugs today and see how they are. Any recommendations for what type of plug for an 04 BA turbo?

Id be more worried about the coils, if its stock use ford plugs