Thread: Dumbass Q of the week.

Originally Posted by ladas

Most turbo's run at very high speed - and generate a great deal of heat - and in this day and age most of them are - intercooled - using the engine cooling fluid to reduce the heat - and extend the life - of the turbo.

It just means it has water running round/through it to keep it cooler (or should I say less hot )

Well - no, the intercooler is to cool the air going into the engine and increase its density. It takes out some of the increase in air temp caused the turbo compressing the air (not increase in air temp from a hot turbo)

I think you are talking a water cooled turbo which is simply to help the turbo run cooler and help reduce turbo temps.

Garry

Yep water cooled turbos seem to be the thing now. Have also seen a few guys with jap 4wd set up water sprayers on the intercooler, don't know if it works.

glen

Originally Posted by discoute

Yep water cooled turbos seem to be the thing now. Have also seen a few guys with jap 4wd set up water sprayers on the intercooler, don't know if it works.

glen

Should work if the air is dry, but to get a significant effect would need a lot of water, and you have to wonder whether the benefit is spent carrying the water!
John

I asked one of them about the weight thing and how good does it work. I really didn't under stand the answer, it must be a nissan thing! we just won't understand it. Mind you I was giving him a bit of curry about his nissan. Something like "how does it feel to have your %&$ kicked by a leaf spring rover so old that it has linseed oil in the gear box". haha he had no answer.

glen

Originally Posted by discoute

True JD, But In OUTLAWS case it's a part time thing with the water rushing around the intercooler. He's not fussy either most of the time it's creek water or mud. I don't think his mum ever let him play in the mud. It's like a magnet. hey Josh.

glen

True true... Spot on

So guess can't just hook an airconditioner vent into it

Originally Posted by cartm58

LOL what do you think the 300tdi meant other than Turbo Diesel

Cartm58

I read 'turbo direct injection' somewhere in the manuel, and heard 'turbo diesel injected' from others...
Turns out not to be quite as 'dumbass' quesuin as i thought, at least...

yep
as others say factory intercooler
she's only a baby intercooler and bigger ones are better but it's better than nothing (I have some bolt in Tdi replacement bigger intercoolers coming soon but that's another story)

to answer your question
yes it's intercooled but "what the"
The Tdi radiator is **** easy to get out, I think he's having you on, it's ceratinly no harderthan any other car around and way simpler tham many new cars

Jase

It was only going to add a small amount of labour to that of a non intercooled landy coz its gotta come off...no big.
Thanks for advice etc, If i ever win lotto (without buying a ticket, its unlikely), I'll rock up at your joint with a roll of notes and take away a new turbo, intercooler etc.. Drool...
Hows your fiasco going?

Originally Posted by jase

yep
as others say factory intercooler
she's only a baby intercooler and bigger ones are better but it's better than nothing (I have some bolt in Tdi replacement bigger intercoolers coming soon but that's another story)

to answer your question
yes it's intercooled but "what the"
The Tdi radiator is **** easy to get out, I think he's having you on, it's ceratinly no harderthan any other car around and way simpler tham many new cars

Jase