Sucked MF Rag into Turbo Inlet

geterdone · 06-06-2012, 06:35 AM

So just like the title I sucked a rag in to my rear inlet pipe; yep accidentaley had my foot on the brake when I hit the start button just to get into auxillary mode. Car only ran for about five seconds or much less as quickly as I could turn it off.

cn555ic · 06-06-2012, 06:37 AM

Wow.

Tzu · 06-06-2012, 06:43 AM

The rag physically went into the rear inlet? Did it hit the impellar? The rear pipe diameter expands and necks down again, if it got caught where it reduces you may be able to use a grab stick and pull it out. Otherwise, taking off that rear intake tube is a bitch.

E90SoFlo · 06-06-2012, 06:45 AM

I am sorry op.

BlackBB6 · 06-06-2012, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Tzu

The rear pipe diameter expands and necks down again, if it got caught where it reduces you may be able to use a grab stick and pull it out.

I would get a long flexible claw/grabber tool and try to fish it out.

Like Tzu said, hopefully it's somewhere around the neck on '13' in the illustration below.

MilehighM3 · 06-06-2012, 07:44 AM

What was a rag doing in there?

farb · 06-06-2012, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Bmw135er

What was a rag doing in there?

+1

Bash · 06-06-2012, 09:00 AM

This is a first

BMWsky · 06-06-2012, 09:02 AM

There's got to be more to this story. OP, please give us more details as to how this happened.

Tzu · 06-06-2012, 09:13 AM

Yea thats the grabbing tool I meant. I don't know its official name lol.

He probably used a rag to block the inlet after taking the intake box out. I do it too. But OP must have used one hell of a small rag.

KyLu II · 06-06-2012, 09:16 AM

Suck it out with a wet vac.

robc1976 · 06-06-2012, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KyLu II

Suck it out with a wet vac.

Theres a attachment on the wet dry vac that is a tube (used it to clean my valves).....attach a large vacume hose to this with a clamp and it will grab the rag.

99three · 06-06-2012, 07:44 PM

Oh smack!!! Did you hear any abnormal noise when it was sucked in there? It doesn't take long before it makes its way to the turbine. I would use the above tips including a camera to see where exactly where it is. GL

E90Company · 06-06-2012, 08:02 PM

Wow. That isn't good at ALL. Like others are saying, pray that it stopped in the intake pipe.

B005T3D-G · 06-06-2012, 08:05 PM

WOW!!!!! Bad times

Pete Schweaty · 06-06-2012, 08:09 PM

Maybe rent a plumbing camera to see where it is?

A418t81 · 06-06-2012, 08:48 PM

If you were just idling there is a decent chance that even if the rag made it down the intake tube and up against the compressor wheel, that the turbo is still Ok.

Longboarder · 06-06-2012, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bash

This is a first

Um...I saw it happen back in the 90's. Someone's (not mine) 5.0 Mustang with a built motor and an S-Trim Vortech on the dyno with the intake off sucked in a rag from a couple feet away and did something like $15K worth of blower/engine damage. But the engine was revving high and rag pieces were everywhere.

Hopefully this is not your case OP.

Fundahl · 06-06-2012, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Longboarder

Um...I saw it happen back in the 90's. Someone's (not mine) 5.0 Mustang with a built motor and an S-Trim Vortech on the dyno with the intake off sucked in a rag from a couple feet away and did something like $15K worth of blower/engine damage. But the engine was revving high and rag pieces were everywhere.

Hopefully this is not your case OP.

Sorry but I lol'd when I envisioned that.

good luck to the OP!

geterdone · 06-07-2012, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BMWsky

There's got to be more to this story. OP, please give us more details as to how this happened.

There IS. Real quick on why this happened.

1. Car was in middle of garage and had the filters off to clean them.
2. Wife came out and screamed at me to move the car so she could fit her car in due to a hail storm on the way. s
3. Just wanted to put the car in neutral to roll out of the way and subconsciously had foot on brake; meant to just turn on Aux.
4. Rag was in intake tube to keep dust out, anybody who lives in Oklahoma City can testify; especially where I live (Surrey Hills Area).
5. Not trying to get symphony, I don't agree with that. But, anyhow I have Cancer and just got done with Chemo. I wasn't exactly all there and felt like complete shit.
6. Yes I know wife is a bitch. LOL

MilehighM3 · 06-07-2012, 07:32 AM

So were you able to get it out with some mechanics figures or something similar? Talk about a cliff hanger!

BMWsky · 06-07-2012, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by geterdone

There IS. Real quick on why this happened.

1. Car was in middle of garage and had the filters off to clean them.
2. Wife came out and screamed at me to move the car so she could fit her car in due to a hail storm on the way. s
3. Just wanted to put the car in neutral to roll out of the way and subconsciously had foot on brake; meant to just turn on Aux.
4. Rag was in intake tube to keep dust out, anybody who lives in Oklahoma City can testify; especially where I live (Surrey Hills Area).
5. Not trying to get symphony, I don't agree with that. But, anyhow I have Cancer and just got done with Chemo. I wasn't exactly all there and felt like complete shit.
6. Yes I know wife is a bitch. LOL

Makes more sense now. As for point 4, I lived in Oklahoma for a while some years ago and know exactly what you're talking about. Nothing bitchy about a wife who doesn't want her car trashed by hail.

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Tzu Lieutenant Colonel 29 Rep 1,551 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	The rag physically went into the rear inlet? Did it hit the impellar? The rear pipe diameter expands and necks down again, if it got caught where it reduces you may be able to use a grab stick and pull it out. Otherwise, taking off that rear intake tube is a bitch.
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Tzu Lieutenant Colonel 29 Rep 1,551 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Yea thats the grabbing tool I meant. I don't know its official name lol. He probably used a rag to block the inlet after taking the intake box out. I do it too. But OP must have used one hell of a small rag.
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99three Banned 25 Rep 838 Posts Drives: 993, e92, e36, F355, Z32, Jag Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in the 416 iTrader: (3)	Oh smack!!! Did you hear any abnormal noise when it was sucked in there? It doesn't take long before it makes its way to the turbine. I would use the above tips including a camera to see where exactly where it is. GL
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E90Company Major General 194 Rep 6,136 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL iTrader: (2)	Wow. That isn't good at ALL. Like others are saying, pray that it stopped in the intake pipe.
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