1.8T issues‼️

[finman]

Hi guys,

Was just driving home from uni and noticed a few things....
Firstly the fuel economy has seemed to have dropped, my turbo makes a chatter/fluttery noise when spooling and there's a rich fuel smell in the engine bay.
Just wondering if you know what it could be?

And if necessary, it's stage 2 GIAC tuned with 3" tb exhaust and down pipe

Cheers Finman

[h100vw]

Hi guys,

Was just driving home from uni and noticed a few things....
Firstly the fuel economy has seemed to have dropped, my turbo makes a chatter/fluttery noise when spooling and there's a rich fuel smell in the engine bay.
Just wondering if you know what it could be?

And if necessary, it's stage 2 GIAC tuned with 3" tb exhaust and down pipe

Cheers Finman

Is it still making boost? A split pipe is likely. Check the pipe between the carbon canister and the inlet manifold.

[finman]

Ok, yeah it still makes boost, doesn't drop or anything, but I'll be sure to check that hose. Btw with the fuel smell I did notice that two of the injectors seem to be leaking a little bit but not sure if it's recent or a build over time

[h100vw]

Any residue around the injectors is probably unimportant. All 3 of my 1.8T have it to some degree

[finman]

ok, well went to see my mechanic today and i have an exhaust leak of all things lol, but i booked it in to get the o-rings replaced just in case so that should be sorted as well. thanks for the help