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AUDI A4 | B5 | 8D 1996 - 2001 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions and Common Problems Thread Collection
#299
How to easily test you DV while installed or removed from the car
removed:
push the piston from the bottom up and hold then put one finger on vacuum nipple to seal it. Remove your finger that is pushing the piston up:
If the piston returned to it's original position, it's bad.
If the piston hold it's position while your finger is on the vac nipple, it's good
installed:
apply vacuum with a vacuum gun to the hose going towards the intake manifold and see if it holds the vacuum; if not the DV or the hoses are bad
If you do not have a vacuum gun then:
be old school and suck on the hose going to the dv. if you can suck on the hose without getting the thing stuck on your tongue the valve is bad.
push the piston from the bottom up and hold then put one finger on vacuum nipple to seal it. Remove your finger that is pushing the piston up:
If the piston returned to it's original position, it's bad.
If the piston hold it's position while your finger is on the vac nipple, it's good
installed:
apply vacuum with a vacuum gun to the hose going towards the intake manifold and see if it holds the vacuum; if not the DV or the hoses are bad
If you do not have a vacuum gun then:
be old school and suck on the hose going to the dv. if you can suck on the hose without getting the thing stuck on your tongue the valve is bad.