Intake tube popping off turbo, any suggestions or similar stories?Help Needed!Thanks!
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Intake tube popping off turbo, any suggestions or similar stories?Help Needed!Thanks!
Ok so bit of an annoyance here and any help would be greatly appreciated! so bought a used 2010 mini cooper s with a jcw tune kit installed and the intake pipe keeps popping off the intake side of the turbo, so i have to now constantly check under the hood before i set off somewhere to make sure its still on. dealer tells me they wont touch it cause its an aftermarket intake tube (which its not) they say stock is the smooth harder plastic pipe with the accordion looking part towards the sensor, mine is currently the one thats the more rubber like tube that has the grid looking ribs on it. ive seen pictures of both in numerous minis. either way why the eff does it keep popping off!?! and any suggestions to keep it on better without getting a new pipe? i have heard around a few forums of it happening to others but with no real solutions or thoughts on the matter. so basically if theres anyone out there thats had the same problem please tell me your story!! haha. Thanks guys!
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Derp. I completely glossed over that.
Yep that is the stock intake tube. Same one is on my 2010.
Is the turbo inlet oily? Have you cleaned it with alcohol or as a last resort lightly sanded it (protecting the turbo intake) or used a little hairspray?
Also check your clamp. Is it worn or cracked?
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Yep that is the stock intake tube. Same one is on my 2010.
Is the turbo inlet oily? Have you cleaned it with alcohol or as a last resort lightly sanded it (protecting the turbo intake) or used a little hairspray?
Also check your clamp. Is it worn or cracked?
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I had the same problem which was due to the oil line leaking (which I fixed with a WMW oil line) in that region of the engine. I cleaned the excess oil from the inside edge of the intake tube with alcohol and sanded with 300 grit sand paper to give the metal a little bite and no more tube slippage.
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I had the same problem but the pipe was tight and didn't seem to want to go all the way on. So grabbed the bastard and forced it all the way which caused it to split.
I've seen other people on here complain of this small split but if you look inside the pipe there's a plastic sleve inside so no leaks. To make sure I used some silicone sealant to seal the split and that pipe has not come off since.
I've seen other people on here complain of this small split but if you look inside the pipe there's a plastic sleve inside so no leaks. To make sure I used some silicone sealant to seal the split and that pipe has not come off since.
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Seen a couple of them split on the bottom on the turbo ( smaller hole ) connection side. They get a tiny crack and split on the outside over time, not on that inside sleeve. Then you tighten it down more and it cracks more and works it way off. Clean off any oil residue on the turbo connection and take it off and inspect the tube. Replace the bottom side clamp also if it been twisted or over tightened.
#10 rib type. Rubber Boot N14 Engine Cooper S . 13717555784
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/13717555784/
# 12 Hose Clamp ( rubber boot ( intake ) connection to turbo. Part # 13717577548
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/13717577548/ES35254/
You don't want it sliding off and anything damaging / sucked into the turbo.
Thanks and hope that helps.
#10 rib type. Rubber Boot N14 Engine Cooper S . 13717555784
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/13717555784/
# 12 Hose Clamp ( rubber boot ( intake ) connection to turbo. Part # 13717577548
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/13717577548/ES35254/
You don't want it sliding off and anything damaging / sucked into the turbo.
Thanks and hope that helps.
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Check to make sure you have a rubber type gasket sleeve for the connection from the air tube to the turbo. The sleeve can be in the waffle cone tube or on the outside rim of the turbo. But it is a package deal. If you don't have that little sleeve, then chances are you have a loose connection because of the lack of material.
You really cannot crank down enough on the hose clamp to offset the missing gasket. Unfortunately, the gasket is not available on its own. You have to buy the air tube set complete.
You really cannot crank down enough on the hose clamp to offset the missing gasket. Unfortunately, the gasket is not available on its own. You have to buy the air tube set complete.
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Ok so bit of an annoyance here and any help would be greatly appreciated! so bought a used 2010 mini cooper s with a jcw tune kit installed and the intake pipe keeps popping off the intake side of the turbo, so i have to now constantly check under the hood before i set off somewhere to make sure its still on.
1). Rubber pipe itself is falling apart (cracked, aging poorly, etc) - replace it with another OEM or aftermarket (e.g.: http://altaperformance.com/i-1400715...bo-engine.html)
2). The clamp is weak or broken - tighten the clamp, or buy a new one
3). Your air intake is not bolted down properly (do you have OEM box or something aftermarket?), and the additional movement and vibration from un-bolted intake is shaking the pipe loose.
dealer tells me they wont touch it cause its an aftermarket intake tube (which its not) they say stock is the smooth harder plastic pipe with the accordion looking part towards the sensor, mine is currently the one thats the more rubber like tube that has the grid looking ribs on it. [...]
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Read this:
http://www.mini2.com/forum/mini-coop...urbo-seal.html
I know it's for a Cooper D. Just pay close attention to the use of the brake cleaner.
http://www.mini2.com/forum/mini-coop...urbo-seal.html
I know it's for a Cooper D. Just pay close attention to the use of the brake cleaner.
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