I Got The Pop

[Hadouken]

Sooo, on the way to Canberra today I gave it a bit of the lead foot and pop no more power.

The symptoms explain to a tee that it could be the intercooler piping has popped off.

Not able to idle runs like shit when forced to, black smoke billowing out, and it sounds kinda like a suby when I hold throttle to 1k 2k.

So now I'll be checking the intercooler piping. This will be my first time so I'll just be checking the fmic and trace the pipe to where it goes.

Is there anywhere else I should look if I don't find anything?

Yes I have googled.

Thank you

[levinboy]

Like you said just trace all piping, you could also spray soapy water on the hoses and start the car and look for bubbles

[Hadouken]

Thanks man. I really hope I find the bastard causing me headache.

Just not looking forward to pulling the front bar off and everything else in my way.

[levinboy]

Thanks man. I really hope I find the bastard causing me headache.

Just not looking forward to pulling the front bar off and everything else in my way.

yea i know what you mean been there before, on mine found the pipe connecting to the 'twin turbo' pipe split couldnt see it until i took the snorkel off the airbox

[75coupe]

i can have my front bar off in 3mins easily ive done it that many times....

sounds like it will be an easy to locate prob from what your describing

[MrStabby]

Like you said just trace all piping, you could also spray soapy water on the hoses and start the car and look for bubbles

You'll only get bubbles if there's boost. At idle it will suck the soapy water in.

[TJR32GTS-T]

Afm? I had similar issues when the plug into my air flow meter popped off,

Does sound like a cooler problem tho

[Hadouken]

i can have my front bar off in 3mins easily ive done it that many times....

sounds like it will be an easy to locate prob from what your describing

Care to share some pointers?

I checked afm plugs. Thanks though. Keep the ideas coming .

[ichi-go]

Check cooler piping and report back findings?

[Hadouken]

Oh I will, tomorrow is the day things get pulled apart

[Rolls]

Just pop the bonnet you'll probably see that the intake pipe has been blown off completely.

Get brand new clamps and she will be sweet

Edited January 7, 2012 by Rolls

[SargeRX8]

I hate it when the pipes blow off. I would be driving on juice, then you hear a PSSH and its like MOTHERf**k. Check the bigger cooler pipes and if you find nothing, check the vacuum lines. If you still find nothing, do a proper intake pressure test and THEN use soapy water. Soapy water on an idle engine is all vacuum lol.

[Hadouken]

You mean the one that connects the the twin turbo pipe? If so, it doesn't look like it blew off.

[levinboy]

I hate it when the pipes blow off. I would be driving on juice, then you hear a PSSH and its like MOTHERf**k. Check the bigger cooler pipes and if you find nothing, check the vacuum lines. If you still find nothing, do a proper intake pressure test and THEN use soapy water. Soapy water on an idle engine is all vacuum lol.

Haha yea just realised that woops

[privatealpha]

You spray throttle body cleaner. If the revs rise, your in the area.

Or brake cleaner works, if the car drops revs than yea (opposite effect).

[Hadouken]

Thanks for the tips guys. But as was said before it was a fairly easy find after you take all the parts off.

I didn't take the bumper apart, I just took the front lip and all the belly plastic off and vuala the on the passenger side, just above the indicator blew off.

I feel so much better now .

Thanks again you are the best

[Hadouken]

Ok back to the drawing board. I have hooked up the intercooler pipe that popped off but the car is acting even wierder now.

My battery was flat so I just got it jump started then. But the car is running terrible.

What else could have gone wrong?! It's not like before where I put the throttle down and I could at least hold the revs. But not now. It just wants to stall straight away.

Wtf else could have happened. Let me just note that I checked the passenger side first and did not think to go to the drivers side.

Any more help/advice?

[Hadouken]

Could my spark plugs be so fouled that the car doesn't want to idle?

[Rolls]

Definitely possible.

[Addicted2BoostR34]

sounds like a suby still? my car was doing that then got that bad it wouldnt start in my case it was a dead spark plug on #6 at the back where it gets the most heat