05-13-2021, 06:28 PM | #1 |
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E88 N54 Failed Chargepipe?
So was driving down the road today, and went to pass a truck. I booted it, and after about two seconds there was a loud pop, the car shows a half-filled engine light on the dash. And it feels like the limp mode cuts half the power.
I pulled over and turned the car off and then on again. The light seemed to go away, but when I went above 3,500ish RPM the light came back on again. Did I blow my chargepipe or is it something more serious? Other than this the car drives fine and pulls ok before 3,500. |
05-13-2021, 09:27 PM | #2 |
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Sounds very much like CP failure.
If you pop the hood and look at the connection of the CP to the throttle body you will almost for sure see a fractured pipe connection. (Also as a side note your post ended up in the 1M section of 1addicts.) |
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05-13-2021, 09:49 PM | #3 |
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Hope so!
Are chargepipes expensive to replace? The part seems to be roughly $100, and I assume labour isn’t bad for something that out in the open. (Crap, didn’t mean to go to the 1m. But same engine I guess.) |
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05-16-2021, 12:18 PM | #4 |
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I don't think it is massively expensive.
If you are reasonably handy it is very within the reach of the average DIYer even though it's kind of an annoying process with a cramped engine bay. Some people like replacing with an aftermarket metal CP that uses the factory throttle body C-clip connection to reduce the likelihood of going through the same thing in the future. |
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05-24-2021, 02:39 PM | #5 |
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It’s your charge pipe. Get a metal aftermarket so it’ll never happen again. As above it can be an annoying swap but so is the Oem. Dont waste your money on a repair shop. Just use that same money to buy a VRSF or BMS. You can buy it with the bov (Vroom Sttt) or without it won’t make a difference to performance. Good luck!
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