stupid boost gauge problems again

[matt l]

ever since it has been in it has buzzed (tdi and mechanical gagues), so i fitted the no buzz t peice still did it but was quieter, so i then decided to put a few holes in the tube that came from the tpeice leading to nowhere (if that makes sense) and it stopped the buzzing when accelerating but it still buzzed when it came off boost.

anywho i lived with that for a while, but yesterday it was back constantly and really is annoying me (all the way up to manc and to liverpool it was buzzing) yet just as i got to my junction on the way back from liverpool it went quiet and was almost impossible to hear :O never had that before.

can anyone help me out or tell me how to stop the buzzing please.

I did try and look at the tube that i poked holes in last night in a etrol station but it was covered in black stuff which worried me but i think its just dirty from the bay.

help me please before i rip the sods out lol.

 

[Damoegan]

By putting holes in the pipe you have made a boost leak mate.

What gauge do you have? Might be worth getting a better gauge. I have a ProSport one and it has an electric stepper motor and its awsome http://prosportgauges.com/amber-white-premium-electric-boost-gauge.aspx

 

[matt l]

tbh i can see me ripping them out lol. is it the leak that causes the buzz??

and i have swoosh gauges

 

[traumapat]

is the buzz coming from the engine bay or the gauge?

 

[matt l]

gauge

 

[traumapat]

can you not take it back? it could be the needle vibrating?

is it reading ok?

you need to make good any holes in the pipe youve made.

 

[matt l]

cant really send it back now had it since before xmas.

and yeh seems to read fine even with the holes in (i used a needle so probably not even noticeable tbh).

 

[Ultra_Joel88]

I have a swoosh mate and fitted loads of restrictors and still buzzes when coming on/off boost but when driving steadily its dead silent.

 

[matt l]

yeh mine was quiet like that for a while just came back witha vengance yesterday. tbh im ripping them out and selling them on ebay, they have annoyed me now lol. and by the sounds of the noise wont go so ill get rid of them now.

 

[Ibiza Dan]

It could just be a crap gauge.
but
Otherwise, all youve got to do is reduce the interior diameter of the silicone hose. I did this by putting a cable tie around the hose and pulled it tighter and tighter until it stopped the buzzing.