Aftermarket intake may rub coolant line

[slidemx5]

Folks,

I had a coolant leak that I discovered was the aftermarket intake rubbing a small coolant line that returns coolant from the turbo.

If your intake canister sits too low it can rub this piece (or if the anti rub sheathing has moved from its intended place as was my case)

the hose fit into this plastic junction here


I'm at the beach at least an hour from the nearest vw dealer (and it's 4th of July) so I sourced some matching unmolded hose from autozone. (also put anti run sheathing on autozone piece)

All is better now and I'm going to order the correct piece from vw tomorrow.

6.99 part gave me a mini heart attack!

[speeedfrk]

i noticed this when installing as well. ill just be keeping an eye on it. cant really see any solution at this point.

[V8Star]

Which intake is on your car? May help for the people who own them, to look out for worries.


My Neuspeed intake is not rubbing or hitting any hoses.. It helps that you can slightly adjust how it sits when installing

[jsausley]

Thanks for posting this, Rob. Some good info to watch out for. My intake is definitely contacting this hose just a tad so I'm a little concerned about it as well. There is no wear on the hose yet but that doesn't mean it might start up. Going to see about using a small piece of silicone to shield the hose.

^ It was a Forge WINtake.

[slidemx5]

I don't want to cause any negative effects for the manufacturer of the intake or the shop that installed it, also I can see this happening with any
Intake of similar style.

[jsausley]

I don't want to cause any negative effects for the manufacturer of the intake or the shop that installed it, also I can see this happening with any
Intake of similar style.

Yeah, there are plenty of people out there running the WINtake so I don't think it's a problem that is going to pop up that often. I looked at mine more closely and noticed that the supplied ram air bracket is adjustable. It could be as simple as ensuring that your intake is mounted as high as possible that will avoid this issue.

Regardless, it wouldn't hurt to search for a solution as far as protecting that hose.

I have to wonder how people running that "other" intake out there with a larger canister haven't seen this problem yet. You would think it would be even more apparent.

[Lucas_R]

We have had a few Forge Wintake owners here in Australia with the same issue (coolant line being broken).

So it might be a good idea to check/adjust your air filter cannister if you have a Wintake fitted.

[VeRmont VW]

i have the VWracing intake and it is defo touching the coolant line underneath - i have been watching it but now it seems like its time to fix it.. thanks for the heads up..

[jsausley]

I wonder if the TWINtake has this issue? It has different piping in that area.

[usurpers26]

I don't think the issue is with the coolant line underneath, rather the small return line that comes up on the left side of the canister.

My VWR intake barely makes contact with the coolant line underneath and I rerouted the the small return hose when I initially installed it, not touching it at all

i have the VWracing intake and it is defo touching the coolant line underneath - i have been watching it but now it seems like its time to fix it.. thanks for the heads up..

[abeR]

this was an issue for a few MKV owners as well.

[slidemx5]

Good to know, thankfully we were able to fix it. Nothing like a coolant leak 3 hours from home and an hour from civilization.

[slidemx5]

Does anyone happen to know the part number for this hose? My parts guy can't seem to locate it and neither can I. Thanks

[slidemx5]

Correct, it's a coolant return line that goes to the left of the canister. Same hose we're talking about here

[iThread]

What I'd suggest for those with rubbing issues is to loosen the clamps on the coolant hoses and rotate the plastic coupler a bit so that it's not pointing the smaller line at the intake can. It may require a longer line but, I don't think it's anything special.

[slidemx5]

IThread, thanks for the suggestion! Will take care of that line!

[qc337giac]

I wonder if the TWINtake has this issue? It has different piping in that area.

THIS !

[autofi]

Part # is 06F 121 447!

[VWPDX]

I have been keeping an eye on this with the Wintake. The coolant return is definitely touching. After some relatively hot days, I checked the line. It is working on melting a hole into it. I tried the redirection of the couplers. After some driving, the line goes back to its rest position on the intake. I am thinking about just getting heat tubing and "insulating" a foot or so of the line. Any community thoughts on this? Everybody with a big canister intake should check inspect this line.

[abeR]

thats what alot of MKV people did. just wrapped it with another tube and keep an eye on it.

or if you want to be super rad

get some gnarly wrap and cover it.

[iThread]

The thing is though, and is partially why I removed the VWR intake as that this kind of workaround would be ok with me if the engine didn't move around when driving. But, since it does I worried a bit about pounding it around a track and something worse happening like snapping the plastic barb off when doing a hard shift or something. Sure, there could be enough give in the coolant lines to absorb something like that but, I just decided to not risk it and not worry about it.

That's just me though and I could very well be wrong about this as a possibility.

[DudeLePowSki]

The thing is though, and is partially why I removed the VWR intake as that this kind of workaround would be ok with me if the engine didn't move around when driving. But, since it does I worried a bit about pounding it around a track and something worse happening like snapping the plastic barb off when doing a hard shift or something. Sure, there could be enough give in the coolant lines to absorb something like that but, I just decided to not risk it and not worry about it.

That's just me though and I could very well be wrong about this as a possibility.

I am in the market, what intake did you end up with?

[iThread]

I am in the market, what intake did you end up with?

The Carbonio snorkel and filter that APR sells for the FSI cars.

[webcrawlr]

The Carbonio snorkel and filter that APR sells for the FSI cars.

Weren't interested in the BSH PR intake?

[GASMAN664]

Hey iThread et al,

Given some of the coolant rubbing issues and also wanting to keep the engine cover, I'm also looking at the Carbonio.

Do we just need the "Stage 1" carbonio (just the carbon fiber intake/filter box)? It seems that the TSI engine Carbonios also have piping that you also have to buy on top of the above part. But when you look at what they have on the site for the FSI there's no pipe option. So I'm kinda confused as to whether I need the piping also?

Maybe someone can post a pic of their Carbonio setup?

[iThread]

This is the intake you seek:

http://www.goapr.com/products/intake...io_20tfsi.html

I had one on my MKV which is why I decided to go with it again. Plus I ran it on the R before the VWR intake and was pleased with the results. And, still am.

I know I could probably make the VWR intake work and it's a fine intake don't get me wrong. I just like the Carbonio snorkel better right now.

[GASMAN664]

Cool...thanks man, gonna order it tonight.

[DudeLePowSki]

This is the intake you seek:

http://www.goapr.com/products/intake...io_20tfsi.html

I had one on my MKV which is why I decided to go with it again. Plus I ran it on the R before the VWR intake and was pleased with the results. And, still am.

I know I could probably make the VWR intake work and it's a fine intake don't get me wrong. I just like the Carbonio snorkel better right now.

Thank you. You just saved me some dough. I can deal with slightly less performance in exchange for easier install, stock engine cover and fitment issues.

[iThread]

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