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anyone know why my bov flutters?

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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 10:51 AM
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anyone know why my bov flutters?

i was up in reno this past christmas and it fluttered like crazy...like all i hear it pffft pffft pffftt....


but when i got back to the bay area it was perfectly fine again?!?!


is this normal guys? thanks
Old Dec 27, 2003 | 11:22 AM
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Happens sometimes... Just get some synthetic grease and regrease it... BTW, what bov is it?
Old Dec 27, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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regrease it
and some of that fluttering might be your waste gate
Old Dec 27, 2003 | 12:43 PM
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Does it have anything to do with the reduced barometric pressure (altitude) in Reno? Maybe it makes the BOV respond differently.

I bought a big bag of chips at a convenience store near sea level then went on a drive to Loon Lake which is a few thousand feet in elevation. When I looked at the bag, it was inflated like a balloon!

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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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i doubt the bov needs to be greased tho, it's a turbo xs rfl if that helps. probably the diff elevation as wingless said.
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Originally posted by Wingless Wonder
Does it have anything to do with the reduced barometric pressure (altitude) in Reno? Maybe it makes the BOV respond differently.

I bought a big bag of chips at a convenience store near sea level then went on a drive to Loon Lake which is a few thousand feet in elevation. When I looked at the bag, it was inflated like a balloon!

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aren't physics simply AMAZGIN!??!
Old Dec 27, 2003 | 01:13 PM
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that was sure helpful daredevil.
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aren't physics simply AMAZGIN!??!
I was afraid to drive any higher in elevation because the bag looked like it was about to burst open and fill my trunk with potato chip fragments.


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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 01:18 PM
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rofl

watch out for bringing soda too
that'll explode in your car, and thats a mess

luckily i do not have 1st hand knowledge
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