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10-13-2009, 09:52 AM
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Help!!!!!!!!!!!!
So last night I go to pick up my girl in 2009 SS/TC and I turned into a driveway to turn around with a dip. The front end(underneath) hit kinda hard, and the car stalled. I was like dammit I scraped the front bumper I guessed at first. So i tried to start it up and it would start and stall, so I accerated and wound it up so it wouldnt stall and the car moved and I heard like the bumper dragging. I got out and saw that this metal pieceabout two feet long and six inch wide had come off, looks like right under the radiatior. I believe they say the intercooler is also under there. So i took the piece off and I completely lost turbo and the check engine light came on!!!! It finally stayed running but no power at all it was like drining an LT or something. How screwed am I, I dropped off to the dealership and they said they may get to it TOMORROW!!!
10-13-2009, 10:13 AM
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My guess is you cracked the clips that hold the intercooler in place and you now have slim to no air flow running to you motor (and anything you do will be unfiltered. If I remember correctly the clips are part of the unit itself so if they need to be replaced, you'll be paying for another intercooler unit. Just a guess though, the dimensions you provided sound about right.
10-13-2009, 10:16 AM
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My guess is you cracked the clips that hold the intercooler in place and you now have slim to no air flow running to you motor (and anything you do will be unfiltered. If I remember correctly the clips are part of the unit itself so if they need to be replaced, you'll be paying for another intercooler unit. Just a guess though, the dimensions you provided sound about right.
10-13-2009, 10:18 AM
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Your IC became disconnected probably. These same symptoms happened to me when I blew my stock IC... also due to scraping the front. 
Pic for reference:
There are two clips that hold the IC on. It hangs there attached to the clips with four bolts.
Pic for reference:
There are two clips that hold the IC on. It hangs there attached to the clips with four bolts.
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10-13-2009, 10:25 AM
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yup thats sounds right, so any chance the warranty will cover this??? Im pretty sure they will say its my fault (which it was) but damm, I got 15000 miles, and how much will this cost???? BTW thanks guys for the quick response!!
10-13-2009, 10:27 AM
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Nope. That's insurance/out of pocket.
10-13-2009, 10:27 AM
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My guess is you cracked the clips that hold the intercooler in place and you now have slim to no air flow running to you motor (and anything you do will be unfiltered. If I remember correctly the clips are part of the unit itself so if they need to be replaced, you'll be paying for another intercooler unit. Just a guess though, the dimensions you provided sound about right.
10-13-2009, 12:44 PM
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10-13-2009, 01:17 PM
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I went to the dealership and they were gunna charge me upwards of 800 for parts and labor. I really didn't have the money for it so I fix it myself. I went to autozone and got some like, puddy appoxy **** called, "Liquid Metal" or soemthing like that. Cost me like $5. I layd down underneith my car, followed the direction on the puddy and just filled the hole. It takes 24 hours to completely cure. I let it sit and a day later I was back to pushing 15psi. I was so happy. The CEL stayed on for a day or 2 more while I guess the car was relearning its situation, lol. Then it went away. As good as new for $5
I'll take pics after work and show you what it look like after work. I'll be home around 5ish EST
10-13-2009, 01:30 PM
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Insurance was paying for a replacement stock IC and I was like heck no I'm not putting another plastic-capped one on there (that's where mine failed). They were on national backorder anyway. I took the money for the stock IC and put it towards getting my Hahn IC. Much more substantial and rugged.
10-13-2009, 07:22 PM
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wow thanks so much for the pic!!!! yUP THATS THE PIECE that came off. Well hopefully dealership will call me back tomorow. So obviously is there some kind of tubing or something that u put the putty around???
10-13-2009, 08:33 PM
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well, there was a golf ball sized hole in the plastic part of the intercooler. What I did was I made up some of puddy and made kinda like a puddy gromit around the hole and let that set up for an hour. Then I kneed up some more and built up little by little until the hole was covered. Then just let it cure for a day. Good as new... 
10-14-2009, 08:06 AM
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well, there was a golf ball sized hole in the plastic part of the intercooler. What I did was I made up some of puddy and made kinda like a puddy gromit around the hole and let that set up for an hour. Then I kneed up some more and built up little by little until the hole was covered. Then just let it cure for a day. Good as new...
10-14-2009, 08:46 AM
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Yea, my bad. I just completely did away with it. Its sitting in my trunk right now as we speak, lol. All it is, is like a guard or something I believe. It has one bolt that goes through (up into) the intercooler and the otherside just kinda slides into a bracket. The bolt pulled through and took a chunk of plastic with it.
10-14-2009, 01:08 PM
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Yea, my bad. I just completely did away with it. Its sitting in my trunk right now as we speak, lol. All it is, is like a guard or something I believe. It has one bolt that goes through (up into) the intercooler and the otherside just kinda slides into a bracket. The bolt pulled through and took a chunk of plastic with it.
Still waiting on the dealership to call me, insurance company said they will cut me a check as soon as i send them the estimate so probally gonna do your mod and then with the money get an after market!!!well the shop called 575 to replace intercooler that included labor, soooo my deuctable is 500 so gonna bite down and take this hit!!! damm
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10-14-2009, 01:26 PM
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11-03-2009, 07:06 PM
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Well I haven't taken mine to the dealer yet but I am pretty sure that they are not going to warranty it. The evaporator is still intact and is not leaking any boost but it seem as if the clip on the driver side broke off. I didn't hit anything and there are no scratches on my front bumper. However where the piece is hanging down there are a couple of scratches. This really sucks because I take REALLY good care of my car and don't miss treat it and they are probably going to tell me to **** off or pay. I don't know if something popped up and hit it or what. Anyone have any advice other than buy and aftermarket intercooler?