Well, after my third trip to the dealer, I just received a call that my car will not be ready today. I ordered the Baileys DV, which the dealer will not install. They have to put the factory ones in for warranty purposes. Anyway they installed the factory DV's and said there is still no boost at all. They have no idea what is wrong with the car, thinking that it may be some vacuum hoses. Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts? Now what is funny is the new 4dr red Chevy Cavaliar they gave me for a loaner. Now my buddies at work wrote a huge "Turbo" on the back glass with white shoe polish.

 

Hey man that is weird about ur car, now with ur buddies sounds like something my friends would do to me

 

Hey M3. Ask those " genius's " if they looked for any hidden hard codes in the ECU programing. Is your programing stocked or re-mapped ?? Also, tell the boys to not only to check vaccum lines, but intercooler hoses and intake pipes as well for anything loose or not connected.


Theo

 

Finally found out the boost problems. The dealer replaced the DV's and the car still had no boost. They checked for any error codes, and of course there were none. Got a call, and was told one of the hoses had a huge cut in it. They had no idea how, but maybe dry-rotted? Was not told exactly which hose, but am sure when I pick it up they will show me the part. Luckily it is 100% under warranty. Also getting a yearly service since the car is an 01 with only 5700 miles now. They quoted me $280.00 for everything...guess that sounds reasonable. Anyway, will be getting the Baileys put in this afternoon. Thanks everyone for their insight and thoughts.

 

M3.. you sound surprisingly calm and light-hearted about the whole situation.. much respect to that.. if i t was me i'd be pretty peeved long before your "third" trip

 

Actually I was a little pissed at first since the car is just 3 weeks old now. Considering that I thought my M3 was quick, the TT is a rocketship. The TT with no boost is extremely slow...trust me, but it is a car which can break down. Was not too worried since it is still under the manufacturers warranty. I did purchase an aftermarket warranty also. Since I work at a dealership as a finance manager, I see lots of situations much worse than mine. Guess I am lucky it happened now and got fully checked out by a dealer before the warranty expires.