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Old 08-11-05, 01:14 PM
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Is this bad vacuum?

My mazda reman with about 20k on it is giving me some problems. my vacum was always about -16 or so till on one hot day it was at about -11. Now when the motor is cold the vac is about -16 but after about 10 mins of driving it goes to about -11. Now my ?? is the motor on the way out or some thing else cause this low vacum??
P.S I been have problem with my wire and my cooling fans
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Old 08-11-05, 02:41 PM
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Vacuum should be read with all accessories off, foot off the brake, car fully warmed up and at idle. 15" + is a good reading.

If you have a low reading, and you have the stock ECU, check your air pump. If the air pump is not working, you'll get a rougher idle and reduced idle vacuum - been there, done that.

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Oh, BTW, make sure you've got a good connection to your boost gauge. The ferrule and nylon tube setup that the Autometers come with is VERY prone to leaking - even a tiny leak will make a difference.

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Originally Posted by DaleClark
Oh, BTW, make sure you've got a good connection to your boost gauge. The ferrule and nylon tube setup that the Autometers come with is VERY prone to leaking - even a tiny leak will make a difference.

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Dale, would you happen to know what that is in metric?

does 15" equate to -450mm or so?
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Unit Conversion

1" = 25.4mm
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