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Cleaning intercoolers
bilge rat:
after its dryish i put mine on ran the engine with the top intercooler to plenumn pipe disconnected just to make sure it was dry..
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: meader on January 25, 2009, 20:30:11 ---i have always used parifin it always makes a good job .sounds like you must have the same problem as me then if you need to wash it out
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The engine blowby breather dumps iol into the turbo inlet, so the turbo and intercooler always get full of oily residue.
roccodog:
--- Quote from: meader on January 25, 2009, 20:30:11 ---i have always used parifin it always makes a good job .sounds like you must have the same problem as me then if you need to wash it out
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My discos done 145000 miles now and I have a sneaking suspicion the intercooler has never been cleaned.
BigA:
As above, I have used both paraffin or diesel (at different times) and both did a good Job, and call me paranoid, but i also rinsed after with soapy, then clean water, then allowed to dry.
When we did Fanky_boys, also did as Bilge_rat has suggested, and this worked wonders at getting rid of remaining fluid and fumes.
Noticed the difference last time i did mine, but i must admit i also replaced the hoses, it was surprising how much stiffer (ooh err) the new hoses were.
landroverkeith:
--- Quote from: BigA on January 26, 2009, 19:50:31 ---As above, I have used both paraffin or diesel (at different times) and both did a good Job, and call me paranoid, but i also rinsed after with soapy, then clean water, then allowed to dry.
When we did Fanky_boys, also did as Bilge_rat has suggested, and this worked wonders at getting rid of remaining fluid and fumes.
Noticed the difference last time i did mine, but i must admit i also replaced the hoses, it was surprising how much stiffer (ooh err) the new hoses were.
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When ya coming round then andy??? :D
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