when changing the turbo on the a4, do i have to change the manifold gasket? i'm asking because my turbo is heating up, and actually glowing red by the wastegate area. does anyone think thati have to flush the coolant or anything?

 

How many miles are on your car? Glowing can be caused by a bad CAT!

 

yeah a bad cat will make your turbo glow significantly

 

80k..the turbo unit is new i had just installed it tonight..right out of the box

 

K04?

 

i had the ko4 runningon the stock 98 parts and had the problem, so i decided to go back to the k03, and its still happening. it didnt happen witht he old k03 i removed..its only starting to happen now
could it be my coolant line is clogges, or something needs to be flushed

wheh i give the car time to cool down by idleing..it goes away
only when i drive hard

 

theres your problem dood. switch back to the K04. If not e-mail me David_Kersch@hotmail.com

 

Dave, is it really good on a engine to run a ko4 on stock software. I would think there would be shortages of air/fuel?

 

no its fine. you will actually get better gas mileage because the K04 flows so much better than the K03. well gotta go. gotta spend thanksgiving with the fiancee (good) and her parents (bad) especially when the figured out were living together.

 

should i get a turbo timer for my stocl k03?