Another Blown Intercooler

[Rossi-fan]

Originally Posted by Dancake

The intercoolers seem to last longer on automatics than manuals before they fail. There will always be oil getting passed to the intercooler from the turbo. It's when it starts to pool at the base of the intercooler that you should start to worry. Even new cars do it.

I think the air filter box and the intercooler aren't big enough in the Euro 3 D5's. A bigger filter and intercooler would help tenfold. You can even see it on the air filter boxes where they swell at the edges.

Mmmm, not so sure, mine is an automatic, and it went at c,100k, but about newer cars, you're right. A fellow forum member with a P3 V70 with 60k miles will testify to that. 😬

[cheshired5]

Originally Posted by Rossi-fan

My car runs just fine at the minute, its the paint work that lets it down. I've got lacquer peeling off here and there, and it just doesn't look nice any more. 😦

I know the feeling.
The scuffed alloys and body scratches let mine down too.
Luckily the lacquer is good though. That's going to be tough to sort isn't it?
The reliability and how nice it is to drive makes up for it and that's the main thing I guess.

[Rossi-fan]

Originally Posted by cheshired5

I know the feeling.
The scuffed alloys and body scratches let mine down too.
Luckily the lacquer is good though. That's going to be tough to sort isn't it?
The reliability and how nice it is to drive makes up for it and that's the main thing I guess.

Yer right buddy, it all works good, that's the important thing. Its 12 years old, so I can't expect it to be perfect, and its not worth a great deal so I'm not that bothered.

[D5meister]

Originally Posted by cheshired5

I'm convinced crappy egr debris clogs the right side of the i/c causing back pressure when on boost.
I may be wrong but they never seem to bow on the left.....
I think a clean egr is key to a free flowing non blowing intercooler.

I would like to have a peak hold pressure guage on the IC so u could see if there was any crazy pressure blips which push the IC open incrementally over the lifetime of them.

My one was bowed at the bottom and split. I repaired it and has done 18k so far, fingers crossed

[Brendan W]

Originally Posted by Rossi-fan

My car runs just fine at the minute, its the paint work that lets it down. I've got lacquer peeling off here and there, and it just doesn't look nice any more. 😦

You're washing it too often. Go every second year.

[Rossi-fan]

Originally Posted by Brendan W

You're washing it too often. Go every second year.

Ah right, its a 24 month wash and not 12. Are you sure youre not confusing that with how often some people actually change their car before it needs a wash Brendan?

[Brendan W]

Originally Posted by Rossi-fan

Ah right, its a 24 month wash and not 12. Are you sure youre not confusing that with how often some people actually change their car before it needs a wash Brendan?

Quite sure.

[stutgart69]

Originally Posted by D5meister

My one was bowed at the bottom and split. I repaired it and has done 18k so far, fingers crossed

Repaired it?
Please tell

[v70xc gav]

If it helps I have 2 intercoolers from a phase 1v70

[cheshired5]

Originally Posted by v70xc gav

If it helps I have 2 intercoolers from a phase 1v70

You've done the hardest part by changing the i/c so there's not much point in saving a relatively small amount by fitting a used replacement.
Used intercoolers are in the same category as used belts, pulleys and brake pads, well for me at least.