Scenario one: I think I'd been running my car with zero boost. I changed the air filter today, but must have broken the turbo inlet pipe in doing so (more on that later). I put the new filter in, put everything back together and started the car. It barely idled and almost died at idle...BUT I could hear the turbo spool for the first time when I brought RPMs above 1500; it definitely didnt sound like that before. . not sure what happened/changed. I drove down the street and back and when I parked, I popped the hood and saw that the pipe going to the center of the turbo inlet was completely broken right in front of the turbo, about an inch between the crack/break. Any ideas?

Scenario two: (maybe related?) I noticed a pipe right by the firewall that was also disconnected, but i connected it (the best that I could) back to the opening it went into. There is red writing on the top part, where the hose connects to, but it's worn off. Also, there seems to either be a piece missing that hold it in place or the foam around outside has worn off so much that it wont hold itself in place. I tried taping it up in there until I can fix it. What is this? I I couldn't really tell where the hose goes, but it runs on the back / top of the motor right near the firewall. Is it related to Scenario 1?

I am for sure replacing the intake tube...but what else is going on!????

Thank you!

 

 

Big Boost, the pipe you are talking as a noise maker, does it connect on the driver side? It would explain why the Bluetooth microphone sounds so crappy when driving. I personally don't mind cancelling this feature if I can.