I am wondering if my boost hoses are leaking. Im assuming that they are stock. I just got a psm+ abs failure then a CEL while under full boost. There was an abrubt cutoff of boost while I was gunning it in third, sounded like a muffled gunshot but not quite as loud. then the lights. A few minutes later i tried boosting it a little again and it felt pretty normal, I think i got to .9 or 1.0 bar. Would I still be able to reach this boost if my hoses were leaking?
BTW my car is evo stage 2 and has been reaching as much as 1.3 bar.
I disconnected the battery for 30 mins and restarted it and got abs and psm within a minute. Didnt see and blown hoses but maybe the connections are leaking or something. Would a leaky boost hose cause my warning lights?

 

Sounds right.. that's what happens when one of the ends comes out (usually the one from the y-pipe into the intercooler. Since you have an 01 your story seems more likely. The 01s had even crappier factory hoses.

 

Today must be F*cked up boast hose day:
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Sharky, would the car still be able to hold some boost in this condition?
Also, is it safe to drive it like this? I plan to take it to evoms but it is a couple of hours from me.

I guess i should just take a look underneath. Will i need to remove the rear wheels?
BTW Ravett thx for the pics!

 

again after seeing posts like this multiple times I think that these hoses should be changed over to the upgraded silicone version....piece of mind, IMO

 

It'll likely stall once in a while (depending on how big a leak you have) when coming to a light or something. If you can, I'd take the bumper off and then just pop back any hose that may have come off first

 

Are the hoses really $1300!!!

 

Yea i want to upgrade also, but that's pretty damm insane

 

I got lucky and bought mine when EVOMS had their XMAS sale! Still haven;t installed them yet.

 

Plus install, I feel your pain.

 

paid $1200 for mine and well worth it, plus they are red!!

 

make sure that the ones u get fit.. if u have a 2001tt... cause I had issues on my 2001 tt... apparently, after speaking with Todd Z..., the Y pipe is different from the one he took the molding from... his was a 2003 y pipe... no issues there... but after speaking with a couple of other guys... along with Todd.. it seems like there is a difference between the pipes. I had to file down the tabs on the hoses... Todd offered a solution... I took care of it...

 

2001s do have different y-pipes (slightly) and you need to file the clips a little. Every other year is 100% tho