Blowing boost pipe off?! anyone had this problem?

[dan1989]

Hi there, just bought a 55 plate cupra r, remapped up to 270ish brake.. and now and again it blows the pipe off between the long alloy pipe from the turbo and the intercooler, it was blowing it clean underneath the standard jubilee clip, so i go a rather agricultural heavy duty mikalor boost clamp, and still managed to blow it off when nailing it. had anyone else had this problem? is it anything to do with higher boost pressure and the standard intercooler being restrictive? and would a front mount help it flow better?

 

[brad1]

The pipe is probably oily and slipping off under pressure

 

[dan1989]

everytime it pops off im cleaning the oil out and making sure its nice and dry before i put it back on?

 

[Hamzilla]

Have you upgraded the TIP to ease possible congestion?

 

[s4oopie]

i had this problem once on my cupra 180 re-mapped .... i used a mikalor clamp and i also put some lock tight on the end of the cooler
this is the stuff i used

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/72039/Plumbing/Plumbing-Accessories/Loctite-Pipe-Sealant-63g
as with most loctite it goes off under pressure so when no air is left it seals nicely just make sure you really give the clamp some stick when tightening it down ....

 

[billyhas]

I had this problem,the only real fix is to upgrade the intercooler pipe for a forge or similar silicon hose

 

[Taylor c]

Is it the pipe at bottom of engine tht is disscussed in this conversation coz i have a problem and will check mine?? also where are u using the locktite exactly?

 

[dentist]

i had this same problem for ages, even pre remap, tried a couple of different clamps but then decided to replace the upper intercooler hoses with forge silicon ones and have never had a problem since.

Worth investing in because i used to get to pissed off the motorway when they use to pop off ( carried an extra long screwdriver with me all the time especially for that clamp!)

 

[dan1989]

Nice one, cheers, ill get some ordered, and does upgrading the TIP make much difference other than not collapsing under pressure? haha yeah is a bit annoying carrying a screwdriver around with you all the time..

 

[dentist]

probably adds a few horses, but you can really hear the turbo after youve got one! reccomnded it if you've got a remap.

 

[mjt]

VAG pipes are made of cheese, as are the useless clips holding them together.
I think I've replaced every single pipe by now..

 

[rsmith]

Replace it with a forge boost hose and can't go wrong, otherwise you run the risk of your turbo over spooling because of the sudden lose of pressure.

 

[Taylor c]

could any get pics or tell me which hoses exactly tht are in question plz

 

[Mukkyman]

Mine blew off once, scared the crap outa me, Replaced the hose and got some decent clips from Forges website.

Now looks good and hasnt bothered me since.

 

[rsmith]

could any get pics or tell me which hoses exactly tht are in question plz

You shouldn't really need a pic, but if you do, do a search in the accessories section for, "charge" and u will see pics.

Its the Large 2ft long pipe on the left hand side of your Engine cover, it has a 90c bend and a big hand printed on it, the pipe that connects to the bottom of this is the one in question on the LCR.