teir
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I bought this 99 new beetle about a year ago, from what I could tell it hasn't had a lot of in-depth maintenance and I find myself replacing things here and there.
Recently, the car started sounding like it was turning on a fan when the engine would go under load. At first I thought that maybe the rpms had to do with the AC fan or something along those lines and I just hadn't noticed it because its been a really hot summer. However, I went up to the mountains last weekend and twice, the turbo turned off when climbing hills. After pulling over and restarting, it worked fine both times. The engine also threw code P1550. I just replaced the vacuum hoses(they looked like they were falling apart), but it didn't change anything. The fan noise happens whenever the turbo is turned on, and feels as if its dumping half it's boost constantly. Is there any way to easily diagnose an air leak somewhere? I've read that this might be the intake gaskets, is there some way to be sure?
Recently, the car started sounding like it was turning on a fan when the engine would go under load. At first I thought that maybe the rpms had to do with the AC fan or something along those lines and I just hadn't noticed it because its been a really hot summer. However, I went up to the mountains last weekend and twice, the turbo turned off when climbing hills. After pulling over and restarting, it worked fine both times. The engine also threw code P1550. I just replaced the vacuum hoses(they looked like they were falling apart), but it didn't change anything. The fan noise happens whenever the turbo is turned on, and feels as if its dumping half it's boost constantly. Is there any way to easily diagnose an air leak somewhere? I've read that this might be the intake gaskets, is there some way to be sure?