On my way home tonight my car all of a sudden shuts off and I gradually coast down the HIGHWAY while my speed is reducing. My EGT and boost gauge light turn off and my oil light turns on. Check engine light was on also but thats means nothing because of the VC1 which causes it to always be on. I pulled over to side of highway and lucky for me I had a quart and a half of oil left so I put that in after seeing that I had no oil on my dipstick. I started the car up and it shut off while idling a second later. Then I started it up while reving it a little and then things were fine for the next 30 mins and i got home safe. Although my boost light was off on the gauge it was still reading boost, but my EGT was below 0 and wasn't moving. I am gonna take it to a shop ASAP, although its Saturday now so Im not sure who is open, but when I find a shop Im getting my car tuned while AFC if being put on along w/ my turbo timer and also find out whats wrong w/ EGT extra. Now I have had my turbo on for a little over a month and barely over 1000 miles. Should I have to add oil this quickly or is something wrong? Car hasn't been tuned so Im thinking thats part of the reason. Along I noticed I have had my boost set at 6 psi for awhile now but tonight I never hit above 5psi. Whats up w/ that? Aiight sorry for long post but I really could use some help. Thanks
-Dave

leaking oil? pull plugs and peep em... do compression check. also do CEL test even tho yer lite is on all the time. peep all lines... good luck


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I had compression test done at work a month ago right befor eturbo was being put on and it was fine.. Dont think there are any leaks but its 4am so I cant see to well.. Ill check in morning peace
-Dave

> On my way home tonight my car all of a sudden shuts off
>and I gradually coast down the HIGHWAY while my speed is
>reducing.

1rst thing I'd look at are my wires by the EGR pipe. mine melted and caused mine to do the same thing several times. Bad PCM can cause the same thing.

My EGT and boost gauge light turn off and my oil
>light turns on. Check engine light was on also but thats
>means nothing because of the VC1 which causes it to always
>be on.

If the oil light came on after the car cut off it probably just came on as it always does when the car cuts off and the key is still in the on position. Whatever caused it to come on is independent of the boost/EGT gauges. If it went out when you started it to drive back home and there was oil in the car its probably not a concern. I'd check the oil sender electrical connection just to be sure its secure. Your boost and EGT gauges are hooked up to power on wiring (only on when the is ign is on) Once your car knocked off on you they might not work (however there should still be power to the cigerette lighter, where they are hooked up, with the key in the on position which I assume it was when it knocked off).


I pulled over to side of highway and lucky for me I
>had a quart and a half of oil left so I put that in after
>seeing that I had no oil on my dipstick. I started the car
>up and it shut off while idling a second later. Then I
>started it up while reving it a little and then things were
>fine for the next 30 mins and i got home safe.

If your PCM cuts off/loses power its common to hiccup on the 1rst try to restart it. After that it should start as normal.


Although my
>boost light was off on the gauge it was still reading boost,
>but my EGT was below 0 and wasn't moving.

The boost is mechanical so it will read boost regardless of whats going on electrically. The gauges are hooked up to the cigarette lighter pos wire. I'd check to make sure the connector to the cigarette lighter isn't loose (it slides on the cigarette lighter and is prone to coming off). Remove the side plastic panel on the drivers side of the center console and you can see it. That wouldn't cause the car to cut off though, your cigarette lighter and gauges just wouldn't work. All your gauge wires are soldered so I doubt they came loose. The EGT black box is behind the center console and clearly labeled if you care to see if anything came loose (it has screw terminals).



Now I have had my turbo
>on for a little over a month and barely over 1000 miles.
>Should I have to add oil this quickly or is something wrong?

Its been on more than long enough to have the POSSIBILITY of needing oil added, its been on since about late Nov seeing I got the VW the 1rst week of Dec (I know you've checked your oil since then?). Depends on how its driven and how much it was using before you were turbo.


> Car hasn't been tuned so Im thinking thats part of the
>reason.

shouldn't affect oil consumption. I dont think you have a oil problem (since your not reporting you blew the engine), I think you have an electrical problem. Nothing related to gauge wiring will cause your car to cut off while driving even if they come loose.

Along I noticed I have had my boost set at 6 psi
>for awhile now but tonight I never hit above 5psi. Whats up
>w/ that?

Leak? Manual boost controllers sometimes vary a psi or so depending on the outside temp ect. Dont know for sure.

When your car cut off mid drive other than the gauges cutting off and the oil light coming on did anything else stop working such as tach, speedometer, temp guage, radio ect. Whats it doing now?

Everything worked fine except the boost and EGT gauge lights and the EGT itself when the car turned itself off. Sorry but what r the abbreviations PCM and EGR? Ill try to get Angel over here so we can look over everything for leaks extra now thats its daytime and we can see. Ill see if this has happened to him before. Damn car, Ill keep u posted. Thanks
-Dave

pcm = powertrain control module, i guess that's self explanitory
egr - exhaust gas recirculation. Turbo's on these cars have a tendency to blow them out of where they should be or something.

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Sometimes the EGR pipe can melt the wires down below it an cause major electrical problems. Check below the pipe where it goes on the side of the engine before it gets back to the intake manifold.



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something in the area happen to me. i was crusing ( vacuum ) going about 65mph in the fast lane... when i pushed it my car started to die and my cel came on and started blinking i lost all power for a sec then all of a sudden some power came on =) so i could pull to the side since there was no emergency lane... to cut it short my car died on the freeway while crusing... i dont know about your gauges ...
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