[s-cars] Whoooshing sound near intercooler

[Sean Douglas]

Jon:

There are 2 hoses between the turbo and the intercooler. One connects
the turbo to the cross-over pipe, then the other from the x-over pipe to
the IC (aka Michelin Man hose). The one that usually goes is the
Michelin Man hose as oil accumulates in the bottom and rots it out. This
is the easiest hose to get at and once the belly pan is removed, it's a
15 minute job. The cost is ~$90. Since you are running a chipped ECU,
you should make sure your hoses are in good shape. Many have upgraded to
the silicone Samco hoses which withstand the high pressure of the extra
boost.

Sean

Sean Douglas
1997 Audi S6
MTM Stage 1+


> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Jon Boultinghouse
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 6:23 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Whoooshing sound near intercooler
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>
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> My '95 S6 recently blew a hose I believe.  There is a loud
> WHOOOSHing sound coming from the driver side of the engine
> bay when the turbo spools up and there is no acceleration.  I
> read in the archives May 9th 2002 that this is caused by a
> small crack or hole in the hose that connects the turbo to
> the intercooler.  Besides the symptoms stated above, the car
> is tip top.  So my question is, how easy of a fix is this,
> how much, and could a busy, poor, semi-mechanical college
> student pull this repair off in his garage... thanks, Jonny
> B. '95 S6 MTM 1+
>
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