Intercooler pipe keeps blowing off !
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I had a problem with my Escort RS many years ago, the car ran with hesitation when under boost conditions and had a damaged brake hose.
I sent it to the ford dealership who said they would fix it. Got a call later to say it was knocking from inside the engine and needed a total strip for investigation. I went down there double quick to have a listen myself and yes i sounded sick.
I asked the dealer what they had done to my immaculate very low milage car and they said it was like that when they started it. I looked at the milage and the car had done over 14 miles while there. When I brought this to their attention I was told it was the rolling road after fixing the brake issue. I paid the bill and took the car under protest and made it 800yards before the con rod came through the side of the block.
I had an engineer strip the engine and prepare a report which I approached the dealer with and after some fierce discussion had them fit a new engine at their expense.
So what has this got to do with your intercooler hose blowing off???
When I got the car back with the new engine fitted, it was behaving exactly like it was when I sent it to the dealer. I went to an independent turbo car specialist in Kent who Immediately put a boost pressure gauge on it which showed massive over boost due to a stuck closed wastegate. The turbo pressure from the ford garage urchin taking my car out for a test drive/thrash bent the con rod which cracked an caused the knock.
So be careful and check the overboost problems.
Mine had been uprated a little tho

I sent it to the ford dealership who said they would fix it. Got a call later to say it was knocking from inside the engine and needed a total strip for investigation. I went down there double quick to have a listen myself and yes i sounded sick.
I asked the dealer what they had done to my immaculate very low milage car and they said it was like that when they started it. I looked at the milage and the car had done over 14 miles while there. When I brought this to their attention I was told it was the rolling road after fixing the brake issue. I paid the bill and took the car under protest and made it 800yards before the con rod came through the side of the block.
I had an engineer strip the engine and prepare a report which I approached the dealer with and after some fierce discussion had them fit a new engine at their expense.
So what has this got to do with your intercooler hose blowing off???
When I got the car back with the new engine fitted, it was behaving exactly like it was when I sent it to the dealer. I went to an independent turbo car specialist in Kent who Immediately put a boost pressure gauge on it which showed massive over boost due to a stuck closed wastegate. The turbo pressure from the ford garage urchin taking my car out for a test drive/thrash bent the con rod which cracked an caused the knock.
So be careful and check the overboost problems.
Mine had been uprated a little tho


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