Paging VAGisti - Update to update - Audi A2 1.4 TDI 75

I don't know the cost of a replacement, but from the pic it looks like a repair would be possible. Mike.

Payne senior must have been caning its nads off to effect such splendid results.

Please be sure to pass on my congratulations.

I was actually thinking that myself. Some gaffer tape and big jubilee clips, then eBay.

It has been replaced with a genuine part which is of a slightly different design apparently.

There's a new one on eBay now, about £63 delivered with buy it now.

Heh, to be fair, this is the first thing thats gone wrong in nearly 7 years and about 100k miles of merciless caning, apart from the rear brakes not liking being sat for a few weeks at a time.

Will do. (c:

That's very interesting. never heard of it before. Do you think the intercooler is a weak point, or could it be overboosting?

Hmm, dunno.

They changed the design of the intercooler in 2002 seemingly, that could be a sign that this one was a bit weak? It's also possible the intercooler's taken a knock.

If the ECU detects an overboost, it'll go into limp home mode won't it?

Yup.

JB

Awesome - old Mr P obviously drives it rather spiritedly :D

The american answer would be "JBWeld". It is the answer to everything, like "cable ties and gaffer tape" is here.

Seriously though, could it be brazed and would brazing be strong enough to hold the boost if it just uses crimped and rubber sealed end caps anyway.

A lot of the saab guys would use metal strapping tape to reinforce their plastic capped intercoolers on later 900s. They tended to leak when boost doubled over factory.