sajjad
Active member
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2008
- Location
- Tijuana, Mexico
- TDI
- 1998 New Beetle TDI (mine), 2000 Jetta TDI (hers) & 2012 Transporter TDI
So, I was trying to pass a trailer truck and I passed a dip and hit the intercooler duct that is next to the right side wheel, I felt I lost power and a huge cloud of black smoke came out. I eventually limped to my mechanic and he managed to put the duct together again with a good quality silicone/mesh hose.
The duct looks like it's hermetically in place but I am still getting intermittent black smoke accompanied with power loss. I also hear that the turbo sounds different, like it's aspirating not the usual squealing it used to make. Sometimes I also hear a clicking noise that resembles when the car battery is almost dead.
My mechanic says that giving the intercooler a good cleaning could do the trick.
What do you guys think? just give it a good clean? did I damage the turbo? what is going on?
The duct looks like it's hermetically in place but I am still getting intermittent black smoke accompanied with power loss. I also hear that the turbo sounds different, like it's aspirating not the usual squealing it used to make. Sometimes I also hear a clicking noise that resembles when the car battery is almost dead.
My mechanic says that giving the intercooler a good cleaning could do the trick.
What do you guys think? just give it a good clean? did I damage the turbo? what is going on?