DrRob Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Am I likely to see any effect by cleaning the intercooler (200Tdi 110K, probably never cleaned) and replacing the standard hoses with silicone ones? No problems with the engine just read a few things on effects of cleaning..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 If you're lucky you might see a slight benefit from cleaning the oil out of it, doubt you'll see any gain from the hoses.... how do i know..... i just fitted them on mine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I didn't notice any difference when I cleaned the intercooler internals on my Discovery. I used parafin and left it soaking over night. Did make the parafin a bit brown but I didn't see any performance difference. Replaced the intercooler to inlet hose with another std rubber one as mine was getting a bit soft; so can't really say regarding silicon hoses. To be fair if you get that much oil out of a intercooler then there is probably a problem with your turbo if it pumping out oil to make that much difference. YMMV and I'm sure that there will be other opinion HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woff Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I've cleaned my tdi and td5 intercooler out and there doesn't seem to be a noticiable difference. Of coarse if you added the bigger inter coolers like the allisport ones then I'm sure there is difference in cooling capasity. More air to fuel ratio better fuel economy and more avaliable HP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Cleaning the intercooler is just part of the maintenence of the vehicle. Unless it's baddly clogged with oil you won't really notice any change in engine performance. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9unit Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 cleaned mine 2 days ago no change 300tdi paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRob Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Thanks for all the replies. I'll not bother..... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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