Charge pipe

[mtpavelka]

Last night this happened.

Hell of a noise to have all the boost blowing out under the hood.

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[Dannyho]

Just curious, did any lights come up on the dash to alert that something's wrong? I know it was obvious to you in this case, but I'm wondering if, because of not metering the air with a MAF, if a boost leak can go unnoticed without actually going hunting for it.

 

[mtpavelka]

There was nothing to indicate a problem. No lights. Just the mega blow off sound during acceleration. I had to drive it roughly 4 miles to make it home. It was an easy repair but it sorta pisses me off. Brand new car with 3300 miles. I haven't touched those clamps so it wasn't caused by me.

 

[LeonBorden]

Everybody is having these issues. That's fine and all for guys like us who work on our car, but this is a major ordeal if it happened to a general consumer

 

[Nihil]

yup I posted it the other day on the fb page I was close to home and was WOT and then bam! lost power and no boost so I already knew what happened. Mine popped off the turbo as well, checking the clamps they are not very tight from the factory.

 

[mtpavelka]

Everybody is having these issues. That's fine and all for guys like us who work on our car, but this is a major ordeal if it happened to a general consumer

I thought about that. Average person would take it to the dealership. Maybe even have it towed to the dealer. Possible time missed at work, etc... All for a 3 minute fix.

 

[relykz]

Ours did that once about 2 weeks after bringing it home, limped it home and re-tightened the connection. Looking to upgrade charge pipes and FMIC in the near future, so I am sure this won't be a problem afterwards.

 

[dsmisfits]

Just went outside and snugged the clamps up, they were pretty loose. I have only had my car for 3 weeks.

 

[arghx7]

I wonder if this affects a certain production date range.

 

[CoyoteFiveO]

Last night this happened.

Hell of a noise to have all the boost blowing out under the hood.

I wonder if this affects a certain production date range.

I had this issue happen twice. First it was the lower charge pipe then it came off the turbo. I checked all mine the second time and all were loose or hanging on by a thread. I loosened mine all up put them back on and tighten them down good enough so the clamp didn't break. No issues since. Mine threw a code the second time they blew off P0234/ turbocharger/supercharger over boost. Cleared the code and no problems since!

 

[boosted_orange]

I've had to regularly check the hoses the clamps don't really hold LOL I'm just waiting semi patiently for MAP to finish their kit..

 

[MAPerformance]

I recommend everyone that has an EBM to snug up the factory clamps a little bit. If you get a charge pipe pop make sure you clean the inside of the charge piping before re-installing as you might have a small oil residue there from the crankcase system. This will make it easier for that pipe to pop off in the future so clean it out!

 

[clubamericalara]

i think i am encountering this issue too.. just gonna let the dealer handle it.

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