Bit of a whoopsie could turn nasty!
Hi Folks
Looking for a little bit of help. Had a whoopsie in my 96gtst last night and hit a kirb head on, broke the intercooler pipe on the side on the intercooler where the piping kit fits on, a great big gaping hole! pulled in and had a look, when I started the car it obviously ran like a bag o shite! But if you revved it a little I could hear a rattle, thought big end.
After a while a mechanic buddy arrived and had a listen, revved it a few times and the rattle got less and less till it was gone and sounded normal.
Limped the car 1 mile home, and parked it up. Today started it and still no noise, running like shite but im assuming it because of the fubarred intercooler.
Sounds normal at the mo, what im wondering is could a piece of the intercooler gone into the engine? As the hole in the pipe was so big I assume there would be no pressure to suck it up? Or could it have been a stuck tappet or something??
Would it be normal for the noise to go completely.
Have I gotten away with it??
