Giving the car some beans on the way to get my Eibach/H & R suspension/ TT Brakes fitted this morning ( i was all excited)... Flying along the dual carriageway when POP! and all the power vanishes .
Limped to the garage and asked the mechanic if he could look at that too. Turns out he didn't have time, so i picked it up and limped home. Was sure i could hear air escaping so began checking for a split hose; turns out i'd blown the turbo-to-charge-pipe hose clean off! Oops.
When i'd done my Forge hoses i hadn't changed this one 'cos it was a PITA. But it had got so hot and soft it slipped clean off the high-torque hose clamps i'd secured it with! Anyhoo, now the forge replacement is fitted and my car feels faster than ever. Me thinks this hose has been slipping for a while!
Lesson: Change ALL your hoses when you get a remap, cos they're all crap!
Limped to the garage and asked the mechanic if he could look at that too. Turns out he didn't have time, so i picked it up and limped home. Was sure i could hear air escaping so began checking for a split hose; turns out i'd blown the turbo-to-charge-pipe hose clean off! Oops.
When i'd done my Forge hoses i hadn't changed this one 'cos it was a PITA. But it had got so hot and soft it slipped clean off the high-torque hose clamps i'd secured it with! Anyhoo, now the forge replacement is fitted and my car feels faster than ever. Me thinks this hose has been slipping for a while!
Lesson: Change ALL your hoses when you get a remap, cos they're all crap!