Thread: Favor to ask if you have an SK synchrometer
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Old 06-09-2014, 01:21 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by patssle View Post
If you have one of these synchrometers and a 986 Boxster S....could you put it on the oil filler while the car is running and tell me what the flow rate is? Curious for diagnosing my AOS.

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Not what you need to diagnose an AOS; the system should be pulling around 5 inches of water vacuum if the AOS is in good shape, if it is over 7-10 inches of water, the AOS is toast. Note that the measurements are in inches of water, not mercury like most vacuum test equipment.
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