Hi guys, was driving up the A1 last weekend on the way to a job, was in my trusty 54 plate fabia VRS which has 172, 000 on it although you would never think it as it is a beast to drive, iv owned the car two years now & to my knowledge it has not had a remap. Anyway, I was overtaking a granny at about 70 when I heard a "pop" from the right side of the engine and the car lost power, no engine management light. Called the breakdown as I am a novice with cars and upon arrival he identified that the plastic pipe which connects between the two hoses on the turbo and intercooler had popped off on the top of the intercooler side, as displayed in the pics below.

 

 

Anyway he towed us home (100 miles) as he was not a mechanic just a bloody driver.

 

Now after arriving home I got a pal to look at it and he identified that one of the lugs on the intercooler pipe had worn down and was responsible for the pipe coming off (a common problem after looking on here and a few other places), iv priced up a new pipe and they are about £150 from skoda, I have however read on here that there is a simple fix using four self tapping screws, tie wraps and jubilee clips. Does anyone have a guide with pics for this exact location on the pipe as I cant seem to find one.

 

The pipe is secured with a jubilee clip at the moment and is running fine but I need a more permanent fix.

 

Any help is most appreciated, thanks

 

Eddy

Take the two pipes off, make sure he oring is there then put a couple of self tappers through whee the pipes join.

Can it be done with the bottom pipe in situ?

I doubt it. The bumper only takes 10minutes to remove. It's a very simple job. Do a search I'm sure there's a guide for it

I doubt it. The bumper only takes 10minutes to remove. It's a very simple job. Do a search I'm sure there's a guide for it

Been having a look for it myself mate, forge did a good one for fitting their fmic so I believe but all the links I can find are broken :-(

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On 12/09/2015 at 12:33, eddyrik123 said:

Hi guys, was driving up the A1 last weekend on the way to a job, was in my trusty 54 plate fabia VRS which has 172, 000 on it although you would never think it as it is a beast to drive, iv owned the car two years now & to my knowledge it has not had a remap. Anyway, I was overtaking a granny at about 70 when I heard a "pop" from the right side of the engine and the car lost power, no engine management light. Called the breakdown as I am a novice with cars and upon arrival he identified that the plastic pipe which connects between the two hoses on the turbo and intercooler had popped off on the top of the intercooler side, as displayed in the pics below.

 

 

Anyway he towed us home (100 miles) as he was not a mechanic just a bloody driver.

 

Now after arriving home I got a pal to look at it and he identified that one of the lugs on the intercooler pipe had worn down and was responsible for the pipe coming off (a common problem after looking on here and a few other places), iv priced up a new pipe and they are about £150 from skoda, I have however read on here that there is a simple fix using four self tapping screws, tie wraps and jubilee clips. Does anyone have a guide with pics for this exact location on the pipe as I cant seem to find one.

 

The pipe is secured with a jubilee clip at the moment and is running fine but I need a more permanent fix.

 

Any help is most appreciated, thanks

 

Eddy

Hiya mate did u get this boost pipes fixed have the same problem with mine but the lugs on the intercooler have shattered