I haven't had a chance to post since i singed up, but when i read this i couldn't help but share. Found this while looking for ideas for a small sand blast cabinet. Found it in the Audi Forums. Thought this was a good reason for some not to own cars or tools.


Hey guys, I've got a 98 1.8T. I've had a k04 and chip for a while and wanted to get more performance. I was recommended to port and polish the intake and exhaust. We found out they used abrasive material to do it like gritty sand. So I got with my friend that tunes Hondas and we decided to try it ourselves. We got a bag of sandblasting sand and hooked up into the intake and started the car. We had to hold the gas so it would run. He wanted to let the engine suck in the sand through the intake so it would port it out and then push it out the ehxaust so it would port the exhaust manifold.
I was worried that it might cause problems but he figured it'd be OK as long as we didn't make boost and it get sucked in the turbo. After running the car and letting it suck in sand we got about half way through a 25 lb bag. The check engine light was on and the engine was bucking and kicking and sounding really weird. We stopped and hooked the car back up normal and took off the sand supply. We tried to start it again and it was really hard. Once started it couldn't idle and kept making weird noises. We took it out and drove it and it started to make scraping and knocking noises.
Help! Can anyone tell me what to do! My buddy only does Hondas so he doesn't know much about Audis.


P.S. He chimes in later and ask i it is ok to drive he car to pic up his girlfriend.

 

I read a similar thing on Audi Forums too .I thinkit was that thread you posted . Tell him to advise Marco Werner to modify his car [8D]

 

Hi Loaks, maybe he used the wrong type of sand????

O M F G G !!!

Jim

 

seriously, i don't even know about cars and i would know that's not a good idea. It is common sense. (obviously his friend is lacking that) LOL

can't believe some people.

 

And this has what to do with the X-type?[&:]

 

I think he posted this thread in here by mistake instead of off topic lol

 

Variants of this story have been posted for years! Still good for laugh, though![8D]

Anybody recall the story of the chum w/the M3 who lost his oil cap and replaced by cramming his sock in place! He then was wondering what happened and why the engine bucked and died...I'm sure the BMW mechanics were having a field-day with that one.

 

WHOA ! [:-]

This is almost funnier than some ****ign ******* converted his Ferrari to lpg system