lack of power issue

[Jim Haseltine]

On the MB Ur-q there's a piece of sponge (like a tube) held a plastic cage
in the inlet end of the intercooler. I believe that it's supposed to act as
a silencer - no Audi part number for either part.
The sponge eventually can't take all the heat and oil and disintergrates.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ameer Antar" <antar at comcast.net>
To: "Nick Lawrence" <nick at beol.net>
Cc: "Quattro list" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: lack of power issue


> I've never heard/seen of a sponge in any of the intake hoses, at least on
the 5000 turbos. I can't imagine the usefulness of this, not to mention the
risk of getting bits of it stuck in the motor (I guess sponge material is
not really a big deal, but sounds bad...) Is this something only in 200's or
some sort of freak occurence???
>
> -Ameer
>
> ----Original Message----
> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:50:25 -0400
> From: "Nick Lawrence" <nick at beol.net>
> Subject: Re: lack of power issue
> To: "michael" <kazin-audi at thismetalsky.org>, <quattro at audifans.com>
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> If I already replied to this sorry...but here goes.
> I had the same problem, in the lower intercooler hose is a sponge filter
or
> something. It can/does come out of place and will make a very good
throttle
> restrictor.
> My car would start, idle, run ok but no boost, not even 1.0, and wouldn't
> rev past 4k.  I figured it ot first by completely by-passing the turbo as
> part of the intake. Ran like a NA car!
> Nick
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