@Olli
I need to correct myself. The hose that was defective on my machine wasn't the one you described, but it was very similar to your description. On my AEL machine, the hard plastic hose that runs over the suction bridge and connects to the solenoid valve LDR was melted through. It is one of the two upper connectors.
The hose you described leads to... believe it or not... a pressure sensor. I have no idea why I didn't notice this hose for so long...
However, the pressure sensor was no longer attached to the injection mold on the bracket. The car had a new cylinder head installed before my time. I suspect that either it was forgotten during the installation, or the screw was loose and eventually came off. It was hanging quite far away. What the cable is capable of.
I'll check that out, as much as possible. I'm going to the bank tomorrow to take a look at some documents.
@all
Today, I disassembled and cleaned the intake manifold. However, there wasn't much to clean. The part had very little carbon buildup. But the gasket between the intake manifold and the cylinder head on the first cylinder didn't look very good. It wasn't 100% sealed in one corner. I'm not sure about that.
The hoses are all in good condition.
Then today I was finally able to check the boost pressure. However, I still have too little foam in the line. The pointer is still wobbling quite a bit.
But it shows approximately 0.9 bar max and then drops back to about 0.8 bar. Is this normal for this engine? Or is the measuring instrument inaccurate? It's a brand new part from the heating and plumbing industry, and I bought it from OBI.
Does anyone happen to know the turbo boost pressure of the 5-cylinder AEL engine with 140 hp (6-speed) from the year 1996?
I can only test if it's working correctly tomorrow. Then we're back on the highway.
Okay, see you then.
Regards,
Wool.