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.

 

lol i saw this along time ago and if your stupid enough to think that your stupid enough to do such a thing your wrong

 

so let me get this straight u ran 12.5 lbs of sand through your car and expected nothing to go wrong? there is a reason why there is an intake FILTER. its so nothing but clean air goes into your engine. let this be a lesson. never take advice from a honda guy jk some are ok

 

what should i do to fix it ?

 

i personally have no idea...take it to an AUDI guy.

 

You need a new engine and a new head on your shoulders.... Your engine is filled with sand now in your combustion chamber. I saw this on another forum... your Honda friend is an idiot too

I REALLY hope you're joking.

 

are you fukin kidding me??? SAND!!
dont even think sand nigaz are dumb enough to do that

 

lol, this guy is just ******* around I have seen this exact same thing many many times before, he's just trying to be funny, which it is, but dont think for a second anyone allowed to even drive would do that

 

maybe someone should post a pic of a swan

 

I hope you're joking.

If not, I recommend you change your blinker fluid, rotate your timing belt, regrind your rotors, and give me $10,000.