Wrong pipe?

**mr nutt** · Monday 15th February 2010, 17:38

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** · Monday 15th February 2010, 17:39

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

**mr nutt** · Monday 15th February 2010, 17:44

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** · Monday 15th February 2010, 21:11

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** · Monday 15th February 2010, 21:37

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** · Monday 15th February 2010, 22:10

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** · Monday 15th February 2010, 22:14

Originally Posted by 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 ?

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** · Monday 15th February 2010, 22:44

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

**cameron** · Monday 15th February 2010, 22:55

Or more like mine ?

**t5 pete** · Monday 15th February 2010, 22:56

i do miss the yellow lee pmsl

**cameron** · Monday 15th February 2010, 22:58

**p fandango** · Monday 15th February 2010, 23:02

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

**cameron** · Monday 15th February 2010, 23:06

What the hell did you type in to find that

**cameron** · Monday 15th February 2010, 23:10

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

The Tw@ts

**Wobbly Dave** · Tuesday 16th February 2010, 00:37

Originally Posted by 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 ?

I was only making sure.

ME7 engine looks like this...

**p fandango** · Tuesday 16th February 2010, 05:06

Originally Posted by cameron

What the hell did you type in to find that

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** · Tuesday 16th February 2010, 19:27

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

**p fandango** · Tuesday 16th February 2010, 19:56

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** · Tuesday 16th February 2010, 19:59

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

**mr nutt** · Tuesday 16th February 2010, 20:01

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