Older MY's - intercooler fins peeling off
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Older MY's - intercooler fins peeling off
Just a observation for owners of older MY's (eg 93-96) with the sloping intercooler.
Was hoovering the leaves and bugs out of the intercooler today and noticed that the top 1mm or so of many of the thin intercooler fins were 'peeling off'
and when you pulled the loose ones it was like a pulling a loose thread in a woolly jumper and they peeled back further before breaking off
Old age / work hardening / stress 'corrosion' I expect
Rest of the structure seems ok
So worth removing (hoovering) any loose bits before they come off and potentially block the airways
Stephen
A scoobynet veteran, but not been on for ages
spend most of my time drive a diesel MPV now
Was hoovering the leaves and bugs out of the intercooler today and noticed that the top 1mm or so of many of the thin intercooler fins were 'peeling off'
and when you pulled the loose ones it was like a pulling a loose thread in a woolly jumper and they peeled back further before breaking off
Old age / work hardening / stress 'corrosion' I expect
Rest of the structure seems ok
So worth removing (hoovering) any loose bits before they come off and potentially block the airways
Stephen
A scoobynet veteran, but not been on for ages
spend most of my time drive a diesel MPV now
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Stephen. I would agree its down to age and stuff (technical term). I have a MY2000 TMIC you could use in its place with a bit of modification for not much dosh? I have brackets and pipes etc...
F
PS another veteran but a bit more regular!
F
PS another veteran but a bit more regular!
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