Care the mechanic of your car installing a boost pressure gauge or an oil pressure gauge with our gauge holder 52mm, specially designed to get an OEM look inside de vehicle. Gauge pod for installing a 52mm gauge in your Audi A4 B7 dashboard air vent. Undo the 4 bolts that hold on the undertray that fits under the steering wheel and pull the undertray out from the pedals taking care to remove the connector to the footwell light, which is inside the undertray. 52mm (Gauge not included) Latest news Audi A4 B7 52mm gauge pod.
#Best boost gauge for b6 a4 drivers#
Open the driverâs door and pull the cover off the drivers side edge of the dash where the fuse box is located. Now you should have a gauge that lights up when your lights come on. I used a lighter to burn off the insulation in the centre if the wire then wrapped my gauge wires round the bare wire and covered with insulation tape. I tried but the wires on the vents are too thin and you get crappy contact, so youâll have to solder the wires in place or just twist them together. If you donât have these, youâll have to find power from somewhere else that switches on when the lights come on, otherwise youâll not be able to see what you are boosting at night! Ha.ĭonât waste your time with Scotchloks. Now you can splice into the wires that are attached to the vent housing. If you have this fitted to your car itâs easy to tap into this for your gaugeâs lighting. Donât yank it out too hard because there is a wire leading into it for the vent wheel illumination. So, prize the centre vents out gently with a screwdriver. The other side controller wheel controls both the left hand vent and the centre one together.
#Best boost gauge for b6 a4 driver#
Most Iâve seen are in the centre vent of the 3 but I opted for the one closest the driver, partly because itâs nearer to the driver and partly because the driverâs side one has its own individual flap on the back that you adjust with the open/close controller wheel at the edge of the vent. The centre vents seem to be a popular choice. Mine is the 1999 UK model so others may be slightly different, but there doesnât seem to be many decent guides online, and most are American, so I thought Iâd have a go.įirst, once youâve got your gauge, pick where you are going to put it. Try these steps first, a boost gauge will help you to see if the actual boost your system is putting out matches what the ECU programming is telling it to put out.Here is a quick idiotâs guide to fitting a boost gauge to an Audi A4 B5. I went through my whole turbo system twice looking for a leak, when I come to find out that a month old OEM 710N DV internal piston had frozen shut.I never checked it until the last straw because I thought there was no way a new unit could crap out that quick. If the air goes all the way through the system, and you hear a sound where the DV is, then it's just the DV letting out that charged up air y this. If there is a leak you will hear a pssst or "blowing on a grass blade" sound. Make sure you leave the hose fitting air tight on the tennis ball during the whole process so no air gets out that way.listen carefully for leaks, make sure your air compressor is off so you can hear it. Next, apply 20-30 lbs of air pressure (No more than this) into the tennis ball for short increments of 5-10 seconds on then 5-10 off.do this carefully until the system is charged with air. cut a small hole on opposite ends of the tennisball, just big enough to get an air hose blower fitting in it.take the tennis ball and jam it in that hose, then clamp it down air tight. Take off the big hose that goes out from your air intake into the turbo system.
You can also do it a cheaper way by using a tennis ball. Go to AWE tuning's site, in the FAQ area they have a method for pressure checking the turbo system. Audi B6 A4 Quattro 1.
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