Intecooler swallows sock! no power or boost.

[Ed Kellock]

I think I've heard of this happening before, but long ago.  I always wanted
to remove the one in my '89 so I could hear more turbo noise.  Never did
though.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Ben Swann
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:57 PM
> To: 'Kneale Brownson'; 'list submissions'
> Subject: RE: Intecooler swallows sock! no power or boost.
> 
> 
> Some of the 5000/200's have a special pipe going into the 
> intercooler intake. It has a filter similar to a lawnmower 
> filter that is wrapped inside the wall of the pipe and 
> retained by some plastic tabs.  Somehow the thing came out of 
> the tabs and got sucked inside the intercooler.  First time 
> I've seen it.
> 
> Ben
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:kneale at coslink.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:01 PM
> To: Ben Swann; 'list submissions'
> Cc: 'Ben Swann'
> Subject: Re: Intecooler swallows sock! no power or boost.
> 
> 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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> > 
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