'06 MK3 Clio 1.4L
Hey all,
Have a 2004 Clio dCi 80, with a tdi-tuning box and LongLife performance exhaust, the car should be running at around 105bhp (not dyno tested)...
Anyway for quite a long time now i been having problems with power-loss on my DCI when boosting, i would get the electrical light, stop light and emissions light popping on when the power loss occurs and would also get a sort of hissing noise when accelerating, and if i let off the accelerator the lights would go off and the power would go back to normal until boosting again, in which the problem re-occurs...
Never thought much of it at the time as it never bothered me so i left it, until recently i got beaten by a standard 1.3 Micra Super S and levelled with a 1.3 KA, which left me shocked as the micra is only 75bhp standard and mines 80bhp standard but should be pushing out around 105bhp with the tuning box and mods, so i was extremely shocked to see this happen...
After this i decided i had to fix whatever was the issue, even ordered a diagnostic kit which is on its way but after a lot of looking today i found something...
One of the plastic pipes that goes into the intercooler has a hole in it and it seems to have sprayed a bit of oil all over the alternator, oil filter and other parts of the engine, its not an extreme amount of oil and i have been told that a small bit of oil in the intercooler hoses is normal for a car with the milage that mine is at, and theres not much smoke coming from the exhaust so im happy to think that the turbo is fine and not on its way out...
Would this damaged intercooler pipe be the cause of my power loss issues? the hole is not massive so would i be able to seal it up temporarily somehow until i get a new hose fitted?
All help appreciated!
Have a 2004 Clio dCi 80, with a tdi-tuning box and LongLife performance exhaust, the car should be running at around 105bhp (not dyno tested)...
Anyway for quite a long time now i been having problems with power-loss on my DCI when boosting, i would get the electrical light, stop light and emissions light popping on when the power loss occurs and would also get a sort of hissing noise when accelerating, and if i let off the accelerator the lights would go off and the power would go back to normal until boosting again, in which the problem re-occurs...
Never thought much of it at the time as it never bothered me so i left it, until recently i got beaten by a standard 1.3 Micra Super S and levelled with a 1.3 KA, which left me shocked as the micra is only 75bhp standard and mines 80bhp standard but should be pushing out around 105bhp with the tuning box and mods, so i was extremely shocked to see this happen...
After this i decided i had to fix whatever was the issue, even ordered a diagnostic kit which is on its way but after a lot of looking today i found something...
One of the plastic pipes that goes into the intercooler has a hole in it and it seems to have sprayed a bit of oil all over the alternator, oil filter and other parts of the engine, its not an extreme amount of oil and i have been told that a small bit of oil in the intercooler hoses is normal for a car with the milage that mine is at, and theres not much smoke coming from the exhaust so im happy to think that the turbo is fine and not on its way out...
Would this damaged intercooler pipe be the cause of my power loss issues? the hole is not massive so would i be able to seal it up temporarily somehow until i get a new hose fitted?
All help appreciated!
