Intecooler swallows sock! no power or boost.

[Kneale Brownson]

Where exactly did this thing come from?


At 02:08 PM 10/4/2006 -0400, Ben Swann wrote:
>That's right - it ate a filter sock!  Late '89 200 tq avant had been taken to
>numerous mechanics before I got it.  It would not rev. over 4kRPM and had no
>power.  Car had brand new distributor among other fixes from prior shops.  I
>noticed it seemed to have unusually low vacuum in the .1 to .2 range under
>most conditions.   I found the Michelin Man hose to be shot - can't believe
>the other shops didn't replace this first.  The new hose was being sucked in
>when throttle opened!   The car ran even worse with the new hose -
>interesting!
>
> 
>
>I checked turbo - spun freely.  I bypassed the intercooler and engine revved
>freely then blew off the test hose.  Pulled the intercooler thinking it might
>be loaded with oil - none came out, but removed it anyway.  There it was  -
>the adaptor hose lost the oil trap filter (why'ed they do this?)  and it got
>sucked into the intercooler, pretty much blocking the flow.
>
> 
>
>Chock this one up for the archives.
>
> 
>
>Ben
>
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