Debs. Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Hiya everyone, 'Lazarus' (my Series III) has passed on......... But now the sense of grief is abating and I`m settling in to Disco 1 ownership and working through some (clearly) long-overdue servicing and some mods.; such as it`s egr being blanked and whilst doing that, I discovered a gunky/oily mess in the induction hoses, so I consulted RAVE to find out how to free the inter-cooler for giving it all a good clean out. The RAVE manual shows the inter-cooler as fitting neatly alongside the engine radiator`s nearside (supported in the same way as the rad. with spigots in rubber donuts); but my Disco`s inter-cooler is massive, easily bigger than the engine`s radiator (the full width of the grille in fact) and mounted in front of the rad. My Disco is a 1995 300 tdi auto. w/o aircon.......I was wondering if the smaller inter-cooler shown in RAVE is like that to permit room for the aircon version`s electric fans?...or perhaps, is there just a model year variance in inter-cooler size/fitment? Looking at the size of the inter-cooler I have here, I`m guessing I`ll have to drain and remove the engine`s radiator first to get enough room to free-up the inter-cooler to get it out for flushing? I`ve only had it a couple of weeks and already know why they`re called the 'Discovery'.....I have indeed been shocked by what I`ve discovered! Debs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcock Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Sounds like an aftermarket intercooler, you may be able to manouver the rad far enough out of the way to remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bristol Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 they're called discovery because no one at land rover could spell despondant (which i probably can't either). the Intercooler is an after market add on, I have a standard 300TDi and it's as described in RAVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 Ahhhh!....now I understand; thank you, chaps. Despondent, Disillusioned and Disconsolate.........I`m familiar with all of those 'D' sensations of Land Rover ownership; although I managed to nurse this one through it`s MOT last week; so I briefly felt 'Delight' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco_al Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 the i/c in front of your rad should come out if you remove the grill/headlights. will then lift out the front, no need to disturb the coolant rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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