Wrong pipe?

[mr nutt]

Hi all,Ihave a c70 2.4t and i think theres something not right about the pipes to and from the turbo
I have a hard black pipe from the grill area to the airbox,the same from the airbox to the back of the engine (turbo?) but the pipe that runs from the rear to the front isnt hard plastic,its that bendy ribbed metallic stuff,its the first turbo Ive had so please forgive if its a daft question,if this pipe is wrong how would this affect performance/mpg thanks

[t5 pete]

is there any chance of pics and then ill be able to let you know

[mr nutt]

ill get a couple tomorrow many thanks,ive tried to find some engine bay pics on the web to compare but not had much luck,on most that ive seen the pipe from the rear manifold to the front comes over the cam cover but mine goes round the side,ill get pics thanks

[Wobbly Dave]

doesn't sound like a turbo to me - does the pipe from the airbox to the "engine" go to the rear of the engine bay?

[p fandango]

if it wasn't a turbo then the pipe from the airbox would go straight to the throttle body at the front of the engine, not to the back where the turbo is. The normal piping from the turbo does go round the engine, the over the cam cover is whats called the reverse flow system

[mr nutt]

Yes the pipe goes to the rear (turbo thanks) and then goes to inlet,ill get a pic as the pipe that goes to the front is the one thats made out of the metallic stuff ,its completely different from the rest,Did they make non turbo c70s ?

[p fandango]

Yes the pipe goes to the rear (turbo thanks) and then goes to inlet,ill get a pic as the pipe that goes to the front is the one thats made out of the metallic stuff ,its completely different from the rest,Did they make non turbo c70s ?
only early 1994 cars had the turbo to intercooler pipe going directly over the top of the engine (although you can get aftermarket kits), the rest go round the engine like yours does by the sound of it. Being made of "bendy ribbed" pipe has got me a bit baffled tbh

[t5 pete]

myne has the arter market rip fitted does it look anything like myne


http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/t5pete/DSC00118.jpg

[cameron]

Or more like mine ?

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P181009_1506.jpg

[t5 pete]

i do miss the yellow lee pmsl

[cameron]

:finger:

:hilarious :hilarious

[p fandango]

i did a Google image search the other day & Camerons yellow engine bay came up

[cameron]

What the hell did you type in to find that :confused:

[cameron]

Forget it i just typed in Volvo 850 yellow engine bay and shazzaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmm there she was courtesy of Cardomain :(

The Tw@ts :grumpy:

[Wobbly Dave]

Yes the pipe goes to the rear (turbo thanks) and then goes to inlet,ill get a pic as the pipe that goes to the front is the one thats made out of the metallic stuff ,its completely different from the rest,Did they make non turbo c70s ?
I was only making sure.

ME7 engine looks like this...

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7525&d=1255707955

[p fandango]

What the hell did you type in to find that :confused:
lol sure it was when i was searching for pics of the bulkhead bracket, sorry mate wasn't actually searching for your engine bay lol

[mr nutt]

had a good look today,the pipework is as follows,from grill to airbox,the pipe from the exhaust manifold joins this before it goes in,then a pipe from the airbox goes to theinlet at the front,from what youve all said it appears to be a 2.4 non turbo although ill get the pics on to clarify,not impressed but then its my own daft fault for buying on impulse lol
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r155/HEMI-HEAD/P160210_1709.jpg

[p fandango]

yeh looking at the pic yours is a non-turbo, the ribbed pipe from the exhuast manifold will be a heater for the airbox to stop it freezing in the winter

[t5 pete]

yes unfauntly you have got a N/A engine these are very good engines tho

[mr nutt]

oh yeah good engine had one in an s80,i still love the car though,ill see how it goes and might upgrade to a t5 in a few months,thabks for all your help guys

[Wobbly Dave]

Y'see - I was right all along - I kneeeeeew that the ribbed pipe was for heating.

guess you'll have to change your signature. ;)

WD rides smuggly into the sunset :P

[mr nutt]

Very well done there----smartarse lol,Thanks for the help mate

[Wobbly Dave]

Don't worry i've found a few nice GT/GS models with some nice toys on the trader.

I am surprised - even late model 2002 coupes are coming in very cheap!

In any case anyone that knows me knows that I'm one of the good guys. Please feel free to take the piss when ever you like!

[mr nutt]

thats what i like ,a good sense of humour,i think ill be upgrading in a few months,dont tell the wife though shell go ape

[Wobbly Dave]

tell her that the turbo was stolen and you need a car with one. better still if the original advert was a 2.4 turbo - take it back and get them under the sale of goods act, misrepresentation etc etc.

In any case you'll be able to buy a T5 for the same price for sure.