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Old 02-21-2003, 04:29 PM
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vacuum help

Hi,

I have noticed a hissing noise for the recent few months, and thought that it was coming from the wastegate hose on the turbo (which was cracked). Its sound seemed engine speed dependent, and I hoped it was that. However, I changed the hose, and the sound has remained the same.

However, at the same time, the locking abilities of my car have deminished greatly. If I dont lock the doors very quickly after turning it off, they wontr lock. Als, if I do lock them quickly and then unlock, chances are not all of the locks will work, and they certainly wont relock.

I have used the search, trying to figure things out, and I have read about a climatre control actuator behind the glovebox that can make hissing sounds. I have found that on some acc settings, my vacuum builds better then wit it off.

So, I think this may be the problem... Is there a way to check these actuators without a mityvac? can I suck on the ends to check them?

Also, does the vacuum reservoir loose its ability to hold vacuum? Is it something that can inherently be subject to leaks with age, or is it all one piece, so the leaks can only come from the rubber connectors?

I can't stand this leaking vaccum issue, and Im sure it will get better with the spring, but thats only a coverup for the real problem, and I really want to get to the bottom of this hissing noise at the same time...

So any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

JMH

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Old 02-21-2003, 07:21 PM
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The troubleshooting section o n the CD will help you but it is dificult at best to work with.

Try to isolate the positions on the acc controller that you hear the leak in. Then check the manual for what valves etc are open or closed in those positions. Then you will propbably have to pull the center console and dive into the mess behind there.

I removed my seats as they only have four bolts holding them and it made teh center console removal much easier.
Once you get int here you may find that the leak is just coming from a broken rubber vacuum connector in whioch case it is extremely cheap to fix. You can run the acc with the console out and then get our ear down there to try to isolate the cause of the leak.

One other thing to try is running the car with teh acc in the offending setting then shut the car down and you should get a clearer location of the leak for the brief moments that it still leaks before you lose all vacuum.

Good luck.

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