Think i found my problem??

[JaycurpaR]

After spending £250 on different bits to try and solve my power loss problem, ive just noticed that the hose from the turbo that goes to the intercooler pipe has got a tear in it! I take it this is my pressure loss that the bloody diagnostic man keeps banging on about!!!! Any one know of a cheap one?

 

[JaycurpaR]

The hose is the red`ish pink one wrapped in all the heat sheild gear at the back of the engine! Cheers

 

[stpete]

seen a couple of these go, one on "feel"'s car iirc, Forge do a replacement! needs to be special hight temp silicone type stuff!

 

[BCM]

Hate to say it mate but, told you so!

 

[Feel]

And a few others' cars, including TT's. Forge one isn't cheap, OE is even less cheaper

 

[JaycurpaR]

Alright....Alright!!! Hopefully this is the problem! If its not, i`ll be back.............

 

[JaycurpaR]

Yep, i found my problem!! The forge replacement is hard to get hold of at the mo but the kind ppl at awesome have borrowed me a standard one till my new one arrives, Cheers guys!

 

[stpete]

Awesome, Awesome to the rescue!!!

 

[G-FORCE]

Does anyone know if you can tell anyother way apart from loss of power and a visual tear if the turbo pipe has a split in it ? I also assume it would be on the bend part of the hose ?

 

[Feel]

Well, the hose is sort of near the intake/pollen filter for the air-con/interior.

I thought I could detect a fain burnt-oil smell at one point, and I only put two and two together when I found the split.

 

[JaycurpaR]

Mine was on the diagnostic scanner and it came up with pressure drop between dv and turbo, so checked all the hoses and found a tear in the boost hose.

 

[STEVEO@CYMRU]

any pics of this pipe and where it sits under the bonnet

thanks

steveo

 

[kez]

if anyone needs one, i've got my spare one sat doing nothing.

i replaced it with the forge one when i got my GTP charge pipe fitted.