Blown itercooler twice!?

[jesse_gabriel]

Okay so I recently replaced the turbo, kept it stock with another k03 and about 3 days into driving in 1st gear at probably 4,500 rpm I here the loudest bang I've ever heard come from a car and then it died, I could get it running for a few seconds and I could here air leaking by the bumper on the drivers side. Come to find out that the bottom plastic piece of the intercooler blew off of the aluminum fitting? I thought it was just an old intercooler so I got a brand new one and not 10 minutes into driving it happened again! Someone help, this is a very rare problem from what I am told and I don't know what to do

[jesse_gabriel]

Maybe I screwed something when installing the new turbo?

[jayiszraw]

Did your intercooler end tanks blow off or did they charge hoses blow off the intercooler?

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[jesse_gabriel]

The bottom Piece blew off, the price that is actually part of the intercooler

[ADCS]

Is the brand new one genuine Audi?

[jesse_gabriel]

It is brand new but not from Audi, even so it really shouldn't go out in 10 minutes right?

[ADCS]

I can make you one in my garage. I will guarantee it to last 11 mins.

You should contact whomever you bought it from or the manufacturer directly and ask them what the eff!

[jesse_gabriel]

That's just not it, it seemed like a quality intercooler for the most part, you don't think it's strange that it went out the same way as the original, right after I changed the turbo? I just think something else is wrong

[jesse_gabriel]

http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/Je...sqs75.jpg.html

[ADCS]

Might be related, might not be.
Why did you replace the turbo?
What tune do you have?
What boost pressure are you seeing?
Is your diverter valve functioning?

[maurizio]

your bottom end would go boom before the end caps on the intercooler pop off.

[jesse_gabriel]

I replaced the turned because the old one was leaking pretty bad and I have no tune. I dint know how to check the boost nor the diverted valve

[jesse_gabriel]

And that's what I thought but that's not what happened

[Fast4esT]

Perhaps there's bad motor mounts or something and there's enough flex that it rips the bottom of the IC off

[dmanisgnarly]

What is your boost gauge reading or spiking at? My stock side mount held 25 psi just fine before I upgraded to a FMIC. We need more details

[jesse_gabriel]

I don't have a boost gauge, the car is 100 percent stock

[hgtuner08]

I had a sort of similar problem with boost spikes when I replaced my smic with a front mount, hoses kept popping off. Without some way to measure boost - vagcom, boost gauge - its gonna be hard to say whats wrong over the internet.

[old guy]

You need to check on the two things I mentioned in your other thread: Clicky click® Excessive boost can definitely cause issues with the OEM intercooler. The end caps on mine started leaking heavily after a few years of running 22 psi of boost. Alex (alexza4) actually blew the end cap completely off of his OEM intercooler with a K04.

You need to find a way to get a measurement on your boost. A boost gauge would be the best way but there are other cheaper options. If you have an Android cell phone an ELM 327 Bluetooth OBD2 transmitter coupled with a TorquePro App will give you a general idea as to your boost levels. Total investment will be under $20. It isn't a substitute for a gauge but it will definitely help you determine if your N75 and or waste gate are functioning properly.