Small mishap, bent IC piping
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Small mishap, bent IC piping
So I feel terribly stupid for havign this happen. I have remote start on my car, and thought it's safety switch was working, but aparently it failed for some reason (can get it to do it again) but the car was left in gear when it tried to remote start.. my car jumped forward a couple of feet and hit a post in front of it. I'm still thanking god that there were no people around. it tried to start 3 times before it shut off, i got to it on the 3rd one, heard the starter trying to grind agaisnt the brakes and the post, smelled a bit of clutch.
Ok, so cosmetic damage is minimal, small ding in the underside of the bumper (post was leaning bac as is), and scuff on the airdam, already touched it up.
check engine light came on for wehn i turned it on immediatly aftererward, but engine idled fine. there seemed to be no damage to engine or intercooler or oil cooler. the starter turns a bit slower now when i start the car. I drove it gingerly at 1st, and seemed to be no trouble.. next tiem i started it, check engine light was off, so i tried boosting a bit.. from around 3k-5k it seemed normal, then after that the car just bogged, like it became NA, and i heard a whistle coming from just left of the intercooler (facing the car), where it hit the post. I took out the molding under the car to check it today, and sure enough, when it hit, the airdam got pushed back far enough and I bent the nipple of the intake piping, right between the turbo and intercooler... now the nipple that goes into the black hose that connects to the intake of the IC is slightly crushed in, elongated up and down, and the hose and the hose clamp around it wasnt sealing well. mind you all this is a separate piece from the IC and from the Turbo, its just the only piece of hard piping b/w them, its connected with the black rubber hosing to both.
I wedged a bit of insulation under the hose clamp and retightened it to stop the leak, and the power seems to be back mostly, but not fully, im pretty sure the bend is restricting the air.
now heres my question, anybody tthink the piping can be repaired, ie, bent back into round. if not, anybody know how much a new one form dealer would be, and if there is an aftermarket replacement that would be cheaper? its just piping thats about 1/5 feet long with 2 bends in it, and enlarges from about 2" to about 2.5" in diameter. I'm gonna check with the local speed shop and my dealer on monday, i'd just like to get some feedback a bit sooner.
also, the starter still workes fine, it just cranks a bit slower than before, should i be overly concerned? any other components i should check to make sure they're ok?
Ok, so cosmetic damage is minimal, small ding in the underside of the bumper (post was leaning bac as is), and scuff on the airdam, already touched it up.
check engine light came on for wehn i turned it on immediatly aftererward, but engine idled fine. there seemed to be no damage to engine or intercooler or oil cooler. the starter turns a bit slower now when i start the car. I drove it gingerly at 1st, and seemed to be no trouble.. next tiem i started it, check engine light was off, so i tried boosting a bit.. from around 3k-5k it seemed normal, then after that the car just bogged, like it became NA, and i heard a whistle coming from just left of the intercooler (facing the car), where it hit the post. I took out the molding under the car to check it today, and sure enough, when it hit, the airdam got pushed back far enough and I bent the nipple of the intake piping, right between the turbo and intercooler... now the nipple that goes into the black hose that connects to the intake of the IC is slightly crushed in, elongated up and down, and the hose and the hose clamp around it wasnt sealing well. mind you all this is a separate piece from the IC and from the Turbo, its just the only piece of hard piping b/w them, its connected with the black rubber hosing to both.
I wedged a bit of insulation under the hose clamp and retightened it to stop the leak, and the power seems to be back mostly, but not fully, im pretty sure the bend is restricting the air.
now heres my question, anybody tthink the piping can be repaired, ie, bent back into round. if not, anybody know how much a new one form dealer would be, and if there is an aftermarket replacement that would be cheaper? its just piping thats about 1/5 feet long with 2 bends in it, and enlarges from about 2" to about 2.5" in diameter. I'm gonna check with the local speed shop and my dealer on monday, i'd just like to get some feedback a bit sooner.
also, the starter still workes fine, it just cranks a bit slower than before, should i be overly concerned? any other components i should check to make sure they're ok?
