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Offline JoshB

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Re: Down on power…
« Reply #30 on: May 30, 2022, 08:47:06 pm »
Its nice if you can find the problem and its not too expensive to fix  :smiley:

So this looks like another thing on the maintenance/check list.
What happens with that bottom pipe? Blocks up with crud??

It wasn’t blocked up completely but it was full of gunge. It’s probably down to the ribbed nature of the tube, if it was smooth it wouldn’t allow as much build up. I noticed Awesome GTi sell an ECS (?) Tuning silicone replacement kit, which for £86 I was tempted with. But then I read all the shocking reviews…
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Re: Down on power…
« Reply #31 on: May 30, 2022, 10:30:47 pm »
Interested to know why the ECS kit is no good? Looks like a sensible fix - although not cheap.
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Re: Down on power…
« Reply #32 on: May 31, 2022, 02:08:44 pm »
Interested to know why the ECS kit is no good? Looks like a sensible fix - although not cheap.

For starters it’s a silicone hose. Oil and silicone don’t mix…
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Re: Down on power…
« Reply #33 on: May 31, 2022, 03:29:10 pm »
You can get oil & coolant resistant silicon hoses, but quite honestly, given the original one lasts 13+ years.......


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