Re: [Peugeot-L] '87 505 Turbo N9TE Boost Gauge Adjustment or Calibration

From: august <august.macbeth_at_gmail.com>
Date: 02/19/06

i *think* the senders on the N9T, N9TE, and N9TEA are all the same. the adjustment you are talking about can adjust the calibration. if i remember right, screwing it IN will decrease the sensitivity.

how much boost is your calibrated gauge showing? have you tried another tach / boost gauge?

On 2/18/06, arodnitzky <arodnitzky@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Now that I once again have a working turbo in my car, I am determined
> to have a working turbo gauge. The gauge itself in the dash works, but
> it was receiving no signal from the sending unit.
>
> To that end, I replaced the vacuum line between the intake manifold
> and the boost gauge sending unit. Gauge still didn't work.
>
> On eBay last week, someone was selling a NOS boost gauge sending unit On
> -- but for an '88-up 505 Turbo. I figured...worth a try.
>
> I put it in today, and the gauge now responds to boost. However, it
> will only go between the first white line and the second white
> line...not even a quarter of the way up the scale on the gauge.
>
> (At this point, I'll mention that I have connected a calibrated
> auxiliary turbo gauge to make sure that the wastegate was working
> properly and that I wasn't overboosting. However, I want to have a
> stock look to the dash, and just want to make sure the factory gauge
> is in the right neighborhood).
>
> I noticed on the boost gauge sending unit that there is a screw on the
> front, right by the connection for the vacuum line. Is this for
> calibration? If so, will I be able to calibrate this to work correctly
> with my car, or is there a big enough difference in the boost gauge
> senders for the N9TE vs. N9TEA that it just won't work?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
> '87 505 Turbo S 5-speed
>
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