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Very interesting. I ran 15 lbs. of boost in my 2007 E92 335i for about 30,000 miles with the OEM CP and never had any type of charge pipe failure. Interesting that it happens at the flange, though. Maybe someone overtightened the clamp or it was subjected to extreme cold/heat? I think it's somewhat premature to declare that the F30 CP is beginning to fail after only a few examples. It could be something similar to the relatively small number of auxiliary cooling fans that failed in M-Sport cars that was resolved by the supplier. That said, it's somewhat disappointing that we still get a plastic CP instead of metal.
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The N54 Charge Pipe is not as prone to failure as the N55 E9X pipe but was prone to leaks. With the N55 E9X I recommend everybody upgrade if tuning the car, and this seems to be the case with the F30 N55 pipe as well. Mike |
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01-21-2014, 12:37 PM | #29 |
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Glad mine came in today. I hate feeling paranoid when driving my car, especially in -30c weather...
Initial ER CP quality is truly top notch. Give Mike@n54tuning a shout, great service from this guy time and time again.
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It's probably not a bad idea to get one if you are modding the car and running substantially more boost than stock (say Map 7 JB4). I doubt we'll see any more failures in a stage 1 JB4 than a stock car or a PPK car though. I'm debating getting one myself, but only once I go DP and want to swap to Map 2. It's a toss up though as I'll probably never run E85 and Map 7. |
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01-21-2014, 01:51 PM | #31 | |
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To me it is a better safe than sorry mod. I would hate to have to be deprived of my car and wait for an OEM CP to come in and to have to deal with the dealership blaming my mods for the failure. It's known to be one of the weakest links of our cars and I know 2 guys locally who have had busted CP on modded cars so I wanted to avoid that headache. It's not like 100% of the modded cars bust their CP, but of the 4 ppl I know, 2 have busted their CP and 2 are still on the stock one running higher boost.
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The charge pipes on both sides connect to the intercooler using metal clips similar to the clip that connects the CP to the TB; however, the metal clips are held in place by - evil - plastic retaining clips. They are bastards to get off and the single biggest pain when installing the CP. * look through this thread for more info regarding the CP/IC connections: http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=932195 |
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Also.. If anybody else has any pics from their failed pipes please post here, so we can use this thread as a reference post for all the possible failure points to keep an eye out for.
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05-27-2014, 09:33 PM | #38 |
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It seems failures are few and far between. Out of all the cars out there and the hundreds if no thousands running mods I've heard of only a handful of these failing.
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Terry at bms recommends the aftermarket chargepipe. Might as well listen to someone who is sort of paving the way for us who want to get faster.
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The description the mechanics gave me was intake tube disconnected from the throttle body. The location the SA showed me was that exact location that is in your first picture, the large plastic tube disconnected from the TB. They inspected it and found no damage, and said it was odd that it just came off. I am not sure if this is the same thing you are talking about here on this thread since the names are slightly different, but it sure looks the same to me. A little concerned that this happened to a brand new car. |
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Just became another charge pipe failure statistic. Mine lasted one week running on map 2. Is it normal for the engine to show low oil level when it happens? Had to add 2 quarts of oil.
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