Please Help!!!!

[Pmol66]

I was just boosting and i heard a loud knock like a house brick had been launched through my front passenger side wheel arch.
Power went and i managed to limp it round the corner.
The front bumper had popped out of its clips where it meets the arch


(Induction pipe takes air from inside this arch)
I managed to get it home with difficulty. Struggled with hills, erratic revs (if any)
when the pedals down. Idle is also erratic and cuts out.
EPC light come on once but has stayed off.
It may be worth noting that it hasn't run well lately. I had a new uprated ko4 fitted and its not been boosting well due to insufficient fuel getting through.
Its now sitting half on kerb, half on ramp. Nothing obvious to me under there but my mechanical skills are.....Could be better lol.
Is there anything i can check while i can get under?
Thanks
Paul

 

[S3Hendry]

Seems a bit a bit bizarre your bumper has detached as a result of your engine running incorrectly, I can only assume your bumper isn't fixed in its usual place because maybe it wasn't fixed in its proper position in the first place or maybe you struck something on the road, as a result disconnected the bumper fixings, either one it's easy to sort, just remove the torx srews holding the bumper on and line them back up, you need a simple torx bit set..available at most ind. supply shops..screws are easily accessible.. Pretty impossible to miss them..

As for the the running issues, your best bet is plugging your car into a laptop via a diagnostic cable which is specifically for your car, you can locate a cable on ebay for around 20 notes, cable will plug into a 16 pin socket in drivers footwell, again impossible to miss, plug it in and post your fault codes and take it from there..no quick fix am afraid

 

[Pmol66]

Yeah very strange, coincidence maybe.
Thanks for your reply. I'll
Get it scanned tomorrow hopfully... :/

 

[Joshstan]

Looks to me like a boost pipe has popped off down by that cooler my advice is take the bumper off and have a good look the problem is when a pipe pops off it will sit together and enough to run with no boost the second pressure builds it is pushed apart and you loose all form of drive same happened to me on Friday but was one of the top hoses and they come off with a hell of a force!!!

 

[Pmol66]

Looks to me like a boost pipe has popped off down by that cooler my advice is take the bumper off and have a good look the problem is when a pipe pops off it will sit together and enough to run with no boost the second pressure builds it is pushed apart and you loose all form of drive same happened to me on Friday but was one of the top hoses and they come off with a hell of a force!!!

Thanks for that mate. Reassurance that does sound plausible. Im heading home soon so i'll have the bumper off. See whats going on.

 

[Joshstan]

Let us know how you get on buddy!

 

[Lavis89]

my vote would be boost pipe as well, would make sense

 

[Pmol66]

Haha your all good. The coolers loose i can move it side to side im taking the bumper off now

 

[Pmol66]

Oh ok. This maybe bad. Iv got some pics.
The top of the cooler has came off and seal has dropped out. There is also oil around it but not in it

 

[Joshstan]

Are you running big power? Never seen that happen I'm afraid it's going to be new cooler time have you got a peice of pipe you could replace the intercooler with as a temporary fix?

 

[Joshstan]

Check this item Number out on eBay 131246637053

 

[jasongtr]

others are available....




Audi S3 - twin intercoolers - both sides | eBay

 

[Pmol66]

Thats great mate. Cheers. Better prices than i expected. I'll start watching whats on there and get the part numbers off mine tomorrow.
Not big big power. Its just not mapped correctly i think. It was mapped back in 2008 i'll add a photo of the dyno test from 08.
I recently fitted a uprated k04 which is-
"K04 turbine
Billet K04 compressor with ETT
Uprated bearing kit
Modified compressor housing
BBT ported and clearanced turbine housing"





I didnt have the car back in 08 so im not sure what parts we're on it

 

[jasongtr]

i trust you have rods fitted then

 

[Pmol66]

Im back. Sorry for the late reply. Used up all my mobile data yesterday.

 

[Pmol66]

i trust you have rods fitted then

Do you ask that because of the dyno print out? Its not pushing that anymore. Its probably between 220 and 240

 

[Pmol66]

There is rust coloured oil pouring out of this cooler. And the pipe that connects the two has oil dripping from it.


Cant help worrying about turbo failure.
Iv found a matching replacement anyway.... :/

 

[jasongtr]

Do you ask that because of the dyno print out? Its not pushing that anymore. Its probably between 220 and 240

yes thats why, but at those levels no need

 

[Joshstan]

They are always full of ****** oil i think it's from the pcv system that's why I bunged a catch can on mine

 

[Pmol66]

yes thats why, but at those levels no need

Oh good good lol. It was pretty much standard. Iv fitted that uprated k04, 3" downpipe- miltech back, dv valve. Im just guessing the bhp at the min.
Need to get a suitable map done then i'll get a dyno test

 

[Pmol66]

They are always full of ****** oil i think it's from the pcv system that's why I bunged a catch can on mine

Not a bad idea. Might be a bit too creative for my abilities though lol.

 

[jasongtr]

Oh good good lol. It was pretty much standard. Iv fitted that uprated k04, 3" downpipe- miltech back, dv valve. Im just guessing the bhp at the min.
Need to get a suitable map done then i'll get a dyno test

commonly stated that the std rods are good for 300hp, although its the torque that breaks/bends them.

 

[Pmol66]

commonly stated that the std rods are good for 300hp, although its the torque that breaks/bends them.

If i add some green giant injectors, 4 bar fuel pressure reg and a stage 2 map?.. Is that going to be pushing my luck? Thats sort of the line i had drawn

 

[jasongtr]

from what I've read on here,

a decent map is essential so the power delivery is smooth
4 bar fuel pressure reg will strain the fuel pump so you need to make sure its healthy (and even then I'm not sure its needed for 300hp)
bigger injectors to go for is the bosch 550's as they have an OEM spray pattern

 

[Pmol66]

Cheers for all your help people. It was easier than i thought. The intercooler arrived yesterday and i had it done in an hr.

 

[Pmol66]

I think my turbo may have failed. It was a gleaming new one fitted a few months ago too!
Its not running well at all. It pics up speed but its flat all through each gear.

 

[jamiebennett81]

few things

why were you boosting, if you knew it wasn't fueling right? What turbo did you have before? I am guessing a K03 and then you have fitted a K04? has it been properly setup and mapped, with required injectors etc? if not then that's a big issue.

has it been scanned yet?

oil in FMIC pipes can be normal, due to PCV system putting crap back into the TIP

 

[Pmol66]

Iv been driving it a few days now just being careful, using as little revs as possible. I was planning on doing this until i can map it.
Its only since i noticed a momentary stutter of power at very low revs i decided to do a bit of testing.
It was a ko4 as standard. The turbo i bought is as follows.
-K04 turbine
Billet K04 compressor with ETT
Uprated bearing kit
Modified compressor housing
BBT ported and clearanced turbine housing

 

[Pmol66]

And no its not been scanned yet. Iv been looking at buying the software. But it looks like i need it scanned asap now