Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Projects and discussions on ‘how to’ and your Discovery 3 and 4
User avatar
anglefire
Site Admin
Posts: 19326
Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 8:01 pm
Winner: Club Member of Year 2012 & 13
Car Details: Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Member Since: 17 May 2010
Location: Solihull, West Midlands
Contact:

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by anglefire » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:20 pm

Its done, in and back together :thumbright:

3 Hours My :censored: Double it - with lunch and coffee breaks and you are close :thumbright:

I will do a proper write up later - I'm going to have my tea first!

Oh, and the old one is proper blocked. What a a) rubbish design, b) stupid place to put it! :headbang:


Mark

Waeco CFX 40
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Skoda Superb SE L Ex (Gone)
2006 disco3 SE. Gone but not forgotten.
BMW 530d M Sport Touring. Gone
Member of Admin team and :ugeek:
Disco3Club Photos: Here

User avatar
JF Lux
Forum Contributor
Posts: 4679
Joined: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:06 pm
Winner: Rear of The Year 2011 & 13
Avatar of the Year 2013 (Poppy)
Winner of the Chairman's Award 2014
Car Details: D5 Si6 HSE & D3 HSE
Location: Somewhere foriegn

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by JF Lux » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:30 pm

Mark - is it visibly blocked?

Reason I ask is that what I can see of mine does look clean from the front. Is yours blocked in between the IC ?


Member of Club ex-ex-D3...
Member of Club ex-D4
Member of Club D8 (well it is a 5 for the road and a 3 for off)
Member of club Much Brightness...
Member of a club...in another country. Why ? my wife asks...
Member of Club "I don't want to hear about caravans..."
Winner of Club Rear of the Year 2011

User avatar
anglefire
Site Admin
Posts: 19326
Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 8:01 pm
Winner: Club Member of Year 2012 & 13
Car Details: Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Member Since: 17 May 2010
Location: Solihull, West Midlands
Contact:

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by anglefire » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:19 pm

JF Lux wrote:Mark - is it visibly blocked?

Reason I ask is that what I can see of mine does look clean from the front. Is yours blocked in between the IC ?
Oh yes, I held it to the light, and can see nothing through it anywhere!

You can see light through the new one - but because of the depth (About twice as deep as the two radiators above sandwiched together) you have to look straight on to it.

The other way to prove that air can get through is to take all the top radiator cowl off, and poor water in the bottom - mine filled up about 2" deep as the cowl is a pretty tight fit. Though a better way is to do what I did to clean the radiators, is to get a 18" length of 15mm copper, terminate the end with a 90deg elbow and then a reducer to 8mm. You can then attach a hose and direct the water parallel to rad/IC. If the water goes through, its ok :thumbright: To check the IC, its easier with a second person to look through the grill/bottom plate.


Mark

Waeco CFX 40
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Skoda Superb SE L Ex (Gone)
2006 disco3 SE. Gone but not forgotten.
BMW 530d M Sport Touring. Gone
Member of Admin team and :ugeek:
Disco3Club Photos: Here

User avatar
spiderbaby
Forum Contributor
Posts: 985
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:28 pm
Car Details: D3 SE TDV6 05MY
Location: Liverpool

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by spiderbaby » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:39 pm

AF - reread my post.....

I said three hours to take mine OFF..... then you allow the same or less to get it back together.

So I reckon I was bob on!

Looking at the front doesn't really do much - mine looked OK but then I reckon the mud gets forced deeper and deeper in and just the front edge is washed clean by road spray etc.

Did you weight the new and old ones?

I did and my old one was over double the weight - but now I were you I would let the old one soak for a good while and keep it for the next clean up.

SB :thumbright:


Drink, arse, girls, feck!

User avatar
anglefire
Site Admin
Posts: 19326
Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 8:01 pm
Winner: Club Member of Year 2012 & 13
Car Details: Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Member Since: 17 May 2010
Location: Solihull, West Midlands
Contact:

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by anglefire » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:51 pm

SB, you're right - mind you, in my mind before I did it, I thought there can't be that much to do, so should be able to do it quicker. :lol:

I didn't weigh them to be honest - never gave it a thought - but I can weigh the old one obviously before I too dunk it in water for a few months. Only useful if you already know the weight - did you make a (mental) note?

I ache now. My right arm is really hurting from getting the cowl bolt out and back in again. As you said, its the worse bit of the job. Unfortunately I couldn't get a picture of me doing it - as I ran out of hands :whistle:

Just going to start to write it up. :thumbright:


Mark

Waeco CFX 40
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Skoda Superb SE L Ex (Gone)
2006 disco3 SE. Gone but not forgotten.
BMW 530d M Sport Touring. Gone
Member of Admin team and :ugeek:
Disco3Club Photos: Here

User avatar
JF Lux
Forum Contributor
Posts: 4679
Joined: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:06 pm
Winner: Rear of The Year 2011 & 13
Avatar of the Year 2013 (Poppy)
Winner of the Chairman's Award 2014
Car Details: D5 Si6 HSE & D3 HSE
Location: Somewhere foriegn

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by JF Lux » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:02 pm

Mark - if I read your post correctly (which i admit is difficult at the moment after some evening beverages...) then mine should be better than I think. I regularly give the radiator a flush, including as much of the IC as possible, by following MrH's original instructions over on disco3 :thumbright:

But I think I still need to get the IC out to really make sure....


Member of Club ex-ex-D3...
Member of Club ex-D4
Member of Club D8 (well it is a 5 for the road and a 3 for off)
Member of club Much Brightness...
Member of a club...in another country. Why ? my wife asks...
Member of Club "I don't want to hear about caravans..."
Winner of Club Rear of the Year 2011

User avatar
anglefire
Site Admin
Posts: 19326
Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 8:01 pm
Winner: Club Member of Year 2012 & 13
Car Details: Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Member Since: 17 May 2010
Location: Solihull, West Midlands
Contact:

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by anglefire » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:30 pm

I wouldn't take it out just for a look! Its a lot of work :lol:

Unless you had plenty of time, I wouldn't even take it out, clean it and replace, because I don't think you would be able to clean it well enough quickly!


Mark

Waeco CFX 40
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Skoda Superb SE L Ex (Gone)
2006 disco3 SE. Gone but not forgotten.
BMW 530d M Sport Touring. Gone
Member of Admin team and :ugeek:
Disco3Club Photos: Here

User avatar
anglefire
Site Admin
Posts: 19326
Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 8:01 pm
Winner: Club Member of Year 2012 & 13
Car Details: Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Member Since: 17 May 2010
Location: Solihull, West Midlands
Contact:

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by anglefire » Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:23 am

New one :thumbright:

Now in the car.

Image


Mark

Waeco CFX 40
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
Skoda Enyaq IV 80
Skoda Superb SE L Ex (Gone)
2006 disco3 SE. Gone but not forgotten.
BMW 530d M Sport Touring. Gone
Member of Admin team and :ugeek:
Disco3Club Photos: Here

User avatar
rpg
Forum Contributor
Posts: 628
Joined: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:57 pm
Car Details: Defender 110 XS DCPU
Location: The End of the Earth with the Pasties and the Pixies!

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by rpg » Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:49 am

Anglefire wrote:What a a) rubbish design, b) stupid place to put it!
Couldn't agree more!

I did think about swapping it around (with rad), but that wouldn't work either.


Brain: We must prepare for tomorrow night.
Pinky: Why? What are we going to do tomorrow night?
Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky - trying to take over the world!
Singers: They're Dinky, They're Pinky and the Brain Brain Brain Brain Brain!

User avatar
spiderbaby
Forum Contributor
Posts: 985
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:28 pm
Car Details: D3 SE TDV6 05MY
Location: Liverpool

Re: Removal of Intercooler for Cleaning

Post by spiderbaby » Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:17 pm

John - I'm in agreement with AF - don't take the IC out just for a look and a quick clean - because I've soaked mine for weeks and run it through twice with a low pressure hose and I'm still not convinced it's 100%.

For the price fit a new one and then give yourself time to try and clean the old.

AF - I seem to remember the clean weight was 6 or there abouts


Drink, arse, girls, feck!

Post Reply