Thread: TD5 silicon hoses and intercooler...thoughts please...

Hi KevF,

I have just been through this.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...any-ideas.html

Mine was de-EGR'd a while ago, but when I removed the old D2 intercooler it was a bit oily. The replacement D2A cooler was also a little oily so I cleaned it before fitting and it was a little grubby. I flushed with Kerosene and then soapy water.

For the little work to clean it I'd say yes, give it a good cleaning. It can be done in place or removed.

As for the silicone hoses just make sure you get the right ones.

They are different for ACE Discos and NON ACE Discos. So I now have a set NON ACE that don't fit.

PS. mine seems to go better and more economical after intercooler upgrade/clean and silicone pipes.

Originally Posted by DiscoKym

For the little work to clean it I'd say yes, give it a good cleaning. It can be done in place or removed.

Ah great, thanks for the info Kym.

My next question was going to be 'in place or out'. I guess the removal would be more worthwhile for a thorough clean through.

Kev

Yes taking it out is described in the link and is how I did it.

http://www.discovery2.co.uk/intercooler.html

Well I was changing it as well but not that hard.

Special tool and most useful is a long phillips head screw driver, mine is about 60cm long...

i bought "Roose Motorsports"silicone hoses from the Uk. they were a scratch over $300 but at the time they were the only set I could find that included the MAF to Turbo inlet hose, which is what had failed on my D2a.

I also requested that the IC to Inlet Manifold hose was made 70mm longer (to which the agreed at no extra cost) as I had read on another forum that someone had trouble with them being slightly too short.

my recomendation if going with the Roose Hoses would be to get the MAF to Turbo hose mad about 20/30mm longer as its slightly under tension when fitted.

I will be looking at their Silicone Coolant hoses in the future also.