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Re intercooler: I bought a D2a intercooler from a guy why upgraded to a $1000 aftermarket intercooler. When I asked him if it's worth it, he said that it has made a difference just not $1000 & that he wished that he hadn't of done it.
Not sure if that helps or not
I often read when changing the Turbo you have to Change the Oil Feed pipe too!
Did this somebody here? Why or why not?
Not needed unless your turbo blew up[wink11]Quote:
Originally Posted by Werdenfelser
I think they are supplying a 300tdi paper gasket .Quote:
Originally Posted by clintooo;2715232
The gasket they sent me was wrong, so I had to refit the old one.
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Serck do a bigger intercooler and it is sold by Paddock or Serck directly. Freight is high but I think my total cost was about $700. It makes a great difference to EGTs and enables me to use cruise control while towing( if the hills are not too steep)
Regards Philip A
Thanks PhilipA, I'll check that out. My EGT go high just pulling up mild hills with no load (trailer etc).Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipA
Just pulled off my turbo cartridge this afternoon. Only took about 20 minutes, easy job. Will fit new one tomorrow after I have cleaned up the snail (good grief, about 2mm of built up gunk inside). I'm thinking I should pull out my intercooler and have it cleaned if I can't find a suitable replacement. Any thoughts on how to clean them? It should be easy to pull out - mine sits in front of the aircon condenser, so it's the first one off.
When I pulled off the intake, I noticed this inside the pipe (is this original? Looks a bit weird to me):
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It's a hiclone , not original, chuck it away , if your intercooler sits in front of the condenser its probably not original either , any chance of a pic ?, do you know what your max boost was before?
My God they are still around.
I bought one way back when and tested it on my RRC . I got 17.1 Lper 100 going to Brisbane with it in and identical back to Sydney without it.
I only bought because a bloke that I knew in the RR Club swore to me that he had got 25MPG with it in.
So much for Testimonials.
Regards Philip A
Fitted it up today and went for a run. Definitely noticed a difference. It seems less laggy from take off - maybe widened to torque band a little? But getting less boost than before. Used to get solid 15psi, now can't get over 13. Do I need to adjust the waste gate?Quote:
Originally Posted by discorevy
Problem is I don't know what was in it before, and I did remove the hyclone thing. I do know there is MORE play in the bearing/shaft than the one that I took out.
Anyway, now I have a spare and know how to do it and know that I can do it on the side of the road I need too.
Pics of intercooler for you discorevy [smilebigeye]
I'm guessing it's genuine as it got a defender 99MY sticker on it:
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