Mostly this weekend..........
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...........I have been cleaning my Intercooler.
Read a thread on SIDC about cleaning the IC. So, took it off on Saturday, cleaned it out with some alcohol and meths. Poured a load in, sloshed it about and let it drain.
Took the opportunity to clean the back of the engine, gearbox and starter.
The fluid that came out was pretty sh*tty. All the oil deposits and dust. Left it over night to evapourate.
Putting it back together , not to bad. The Y pipe was a bit of a pain but some hot water in a bucket sorted that out.
Job done, hopefully some better cooling for the Turbo
Read a thread on SIDC about cleaning the IC. So, took it off on Saturday, cleaned it out with some alcohol and meths. Poured a load in, sloshed it about and let it drain.
Took the opportunity to clean the back of the engine, gearbox and starter.
The fluid that came out was pretty sh*tty. All the oil deposits and dust. Left it over night to evapourate.
Putting it back together , not to bad. The Y pipe was a bit of a pain but some hot water in a bucket sorted that out.
Job done, hopefully some better cooling for the Turbo
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Sorry, can't find it now. He never really said how, just did it.
Anyway, take the I/C off. Pour some alcohol, pertrol or meths into the DV or big hose hole and slosh it about for a while. NO SMOKING. Pour it into a container to se the results, quite sh*tty. Did it a couple of times until the petrol,meths was clean.
Anyway, then took off the Y-pipe and left it over night to dry and evapourate.
Job Done
he Y pipe was a pig to get back on but warmed it up with some hot water and it slide back on.
No problems after that.
For a newage you'll need 10 and 12 mm spanners/sockets. Phillips screwdriver for the hoses.
Hope this helps.
Anyway, take the I/C off. Pour some alcohol, pertrol or meths into the DV or big hose hole and slosh it about for a while. NO SMOKING. Pour it into a container to se the results, quite sh*tty. Did it a couple of times until the petrol,meths was clean.
Anyway, then took off the Y-pipe and left it over night to dry and evapourate.
Job Done
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No problems after that.
For a newage you'll need 10 and 12 mm spanners/sockets. Phillips screwdriver for the hoses.
Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by Rooshkins
Gotta be worth a go Ian ... did you use a Petrol/Meths mix or just one of those ?
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