How To: Locate and Install Boost Pill
I'd definitely recommend sooner rather than later. It may not be showing any issues at this point, but who can say what will happen in the long term, or even tomorrow. Peace-of-mind is well worth the couple of bucks for a spring clip, or just spend the 15 bucks for a new assembly.
Newbie
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 45
Likes: 1
From: Plymouth, MA
OK guys, leave it to me, I was trying to do this install and dropped a clip. 2 metal on metal pings, one when it hit the heat shield, and one when it fell to the bottom of the engine bay. Anyone have a similar experience, where is the sucker, and what should I do? And no, its not under the car!
Make sure when reinstalling the boost pill that the bigger, open end faces upwards towards the outlet pipe, the smaller end facing downwards. Had a scare yesterday with this and reinstalled it backwards, overboosted and threw a bunch of codes. Reinstalled it correctly after that, car's running fine now.
It should be a little less than an inch from the T- connector.
Make sure when reinstalling the boost pill that the bigger, open end faces upwards towards the outlet pipe, the smaller end facing downwards. Had a scare yesterday with this and reinstalled it backwards, overboosted and threw a bunch of codes. Reinstalled it correctly after that, car's running fine now.
Make sure when reinstalling the boost pill that the bigger, open end faces upwards towards the outlet pipe, the smaller end facing downwards. Had a scare yesterday with this and reinstalled it backwards, overboosted and threw a bunch of codes. Reinstalled it correctly after that, car's running fine now.
The aftermarket boost pills are all similar, both ends are the same so it doesn't matter, but the OEM pill has two different ends.
Newbie
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: Tucson, AZ
This junk is easy but I didn't see a How To and thought some people might benefit from this:
1- Locate the vacuum hose; The pill is inside this hose held by a clamp/clip.
2 - Remove the clips or just loosen them.
3 - With a small screw driver push the old pill out and put the new one back in.
4 - Tight everything back in place and voila.
Images:
1- Locate the vacuum hose; The pill is inside this hose held by a clamp/clip.
2 - Remove the clips or just loosen them.
3 - With a small screw driver push the old pill out and put the new one back in.
4 - Tight everything back in place and voila.
Images:
To answer your question, you simply install the boost pill, immediately flash the appropriate GST basemap and drive. DO NOT start the car on the stock ROM with an aftermarket boost pill, and vice versa... don't start the car on the GST basemap for a boost pill with the stock pill.
