santeller

I just installed a new digital AEM boost guage and its just reading --- which means it isnt reading boost. Cant figure out why.. everything is hooked up correctly.
Before i email aem i was wondering if anyone has this guage and experienced any problems like this?

thisisagame24

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are you just revving at idle or driving around? the car doesnt build boost at idle. you need to drive around for it to show boost

OZ_2435

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I have this gauge, and I am pretty sure that you either have a loose wire or a bad ground. Double check everything. I had this problem with mine and it was because of a wire I spliced got separated.

This gauge measures vacuum as well. So it should read -22/-20 at idle, and not ---.

thisisagame24

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reading > Me

oftheheavens

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which vacuum hose did you use?

santeller

I T'ed it off of the hose up front coming from the manifold. same setup as the write up on here.

fknchristoph

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Mine wasnt reading aswell after multiple checks to the wiring. Might be a bad sensor.. Give AEM a call.

thisisagame24

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dumb question about the gauge, but if you turn the car to ACC and let the gauge calibrate should it show 0? mine either shows -2 or -4 does this mean the gauge calibrating correctly?

santeller

well ive decided to just give them a call and of course they will want me to undo everything i did and send it in...
anyone think im better off just going defi? i either have really bad luck with aem or they really arent all they're cacked up to be.

fknchristoph

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AEM reads better than defi.. AEM has better customer service.

Just my .02

AWDTerror

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The gauge is fine, I've had other gauges installed prior and they read the same.

I had the boost sensor go bad in mine, just tell them you checked with another gauge and the sensor is bad and they will send you a new one.

thisisagame24

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thanks. just wanted to make sure that was normal