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: Turbo inlet coming loose


Premis
10-13-2009, 05:51 PM
I have had several instances now where the piece that connects the intake tube and resonator to the turbo inlet has come loose. I can tell because it makes a "swoosh" sound when coming off boost, and you can move the intake considerably. Anyone else have this problem? anyway to fix it.

Here is a picture with the hose clamp that comes loose circled.

JC1843
10-13-2009, 06:52 PM
The fix some use is to clean up the oil from the connection and spray hair spray on the connection and tnen reconnect. :eek: Yes, it works.:D

You may find oil on the inside- if you reroute the PCV system, it will limit the oil accumulation in the intake tubes.

drew1234567
10-13-2009, 06:58 PM
I have never heard of anyone having that problem.
Maybe you had a miss alignment problem with the aftermarket intake. The stock intake tube has a bellows in it to allow movement between the intake and engine.

There are so many of us that have done the LBZ mouthpiece mod, that we know exactly what clamp your pointing to. We also have a spare mouthpiece and clamp.

The clamp in question is a V- clamp, if both pieces aren't fit into the V it won't tighted up properly. I would disassemble everything. Examine the clamp, the mouthpiece and the turbo inlet.