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Old 11-25-2008, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by sixto View Post
What makes the mod appealing is while my guess cost you nothing, a shop will require a few hours to diagnose the problem then more hours to fix the problem. These engines have some built in diagnostics but they're a far cry from modern OBD. Having fixed that problem, the car continues to age and something else confuses the ECU. I'm sorry if this is a non-answer but it's likely to be the only answer you'll get unless you catch the attention of Steve, Donnie or one of the bonafide pros.

Sixto
87 300D
Yet another perspective: the mod Sixto refers to will cost you a hundred bucks or so, and will eliminate perhaps the greatest source of boost problems under your hood. This mod fixes problems that will occur eventually anyway, and you will have a much cleaner intake to show for it.
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