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Old 07-24-2011, 12:05 PM
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Recently my eBoost2 controller stopped working. It is still getting power and ground because the blue lights behind the adjustment arrows still light up when the key its on, but the digital display doesn't show anything initially. After about a minute, the display shows -78 and doesn't move at all. The only wires I have hooked up are the hot and ground, and the 2 wires going to power the solenoid.

Has anyone ever experienced this?
Old 07-24-2011, 03:58 PM
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Yes I have like the same problem with my eboost2 except mine says -81
Old 07-24-2011, 04:12 PM
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Mine just started doing it. It was working perfectly up until now.
Old 07-24-2011, 04:19 PM
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Never heard of that. I just started to mess with mine again after getting the car back up and running.
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I bought mine new, used it for 6 months then went to hondata boost by gear....sold the honda and put it back in the eboost2 box and put it away for like 3 years got a camaro put it on and thats all it did tried to manual reset and it did nothing.... it sucks because it worked great on the crx...
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Originally Posted by turbocamaro125
I bought mine new, used it for 6 months then went to hondata boost by gear....sold the honda and put it back in the eboost2 box and put it away for like 3 years got a camaro put it on and thats all it did tried to manual reset and it did nothing.... it sucks because it worked great on the crx...
How do you do the manual reset?
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its like on page 25 of the user manual (res) is what you need to see on the screen and then yes or NO
Old 07-24-2011, 05:21 PM
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Mine does the same and the tech support said they haven't heard of it, and it is mostlikely a wiring issue. They want I think 350 for a replacement unit. However I believe it's a hardware of coding issue. Because it would randomly go nuts when I was in boost. Either way it's been broke a couple months. I have a hard time with the idea of buying another one and having the same issue.

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How old is everyones unit? Mine is 3-4 years old and works great. I am looking at buying another boost controller but don't want to buy junk.
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Originally Posted by MUSTANGBRKR02
How old is everyones unit? Mine is 3-4 years old and works great. I am looking at buying another boost controller but don't want to buy junk.
Mine being over a year old, but sat most of the time, it started acting up randomly wasn't every time then it went crazy an the display stopped working altogether, Just the background lights work.

I might have to use a solenoid so I have a separate setting for racing. As I'm stuck with 10 psi atm. Most likely a 130 - 135 mph car when it should be much faster lol.
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I know my problem is not wiring because i hooked it right to the battery and it did the same thing.....doesnt read vac or boost. I got my when there first came out (eboost2) I think back in 05



just says at -81


but after pushing like buttons for 20 mins it went to -230.....so i pushed some more buttons and back it went to -81
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Originally Posted by 01Z28Camaro
Mine does the same and the tech support said they haven't heard of it, and it is mostlikely a wiring issue. They want I think 350 for a replacement unit. However I believe it's a hardware of coding issue. Because it would randomly go nuts when I was in boost. Either way it's been broke a couple months. I have a hard time with the idea of buying another one and having the same issue.
I hope that's not the case.
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Originally Posted by MUSTANGBRKR02
How old is everyones unit? Mine is 3-4 years old and works great. I am looking at buying another boost controller but don't want to buy junk.
I bought mine in Nov. of 2009.
Old 07-25-2011, 04:12 PM
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Been exchanging emails with TurboSmart and they suggested I try to re-calibrate it. I'm going to try that and if nothing else, I'll be buying another headunit.
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why not send it in to get checked out?
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Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
why not send it in to get checked out?
I asked if it could be repaired and they said it isn't anymore cost effective to repair the fiber optics in the head unit as it would be to buy a replacement. The guy at TurboSmart guy asked me one last question and I responded....Waiting on his response.
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was this ever resolved?
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Originally Posted by TINKRD
was this ever resolved?
Yeah, I replaced the unit. Turbosmart told me the Fiber Optics got fried when hooking up a shops boost-by-gear unit.
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Originally Posted by 02blackbeauty19
Yeah, I replaced the unit. Turbosmart told me the Fiber Optics got fried when hooking up a shops boost-by-gear unit.
And how is it working?
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Originally Posted by Marty Staggs
And how is it working?
Flawlessly now. I enjoy my eboost2


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