Water in the intercooler
- cjthor
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Water in the intercooler
Found about a cup or so in the bottom of my IC. It has been raining alot but should I worry about my MAF?
Jarid Perry
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lakersfan1
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Re: Water in the intercooler
Could just be condesation from heating up and cooling down. 
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Re: Water in the intercooler
Could rain water be splashing up on your cone filter and getting into the intercooler that way?
I should check mine...
I should check mine...
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Re: Water in the intercooler
check your charge pipes for leaks, could slowly be getting in there. If it's your filter on the charger itself then I would reccomend fabricating a sheild pointing towards the ground so no splash can affect it and OR run a pipe to your turbo away from the ground up near the hood and bring air in from there.
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Re: Water in the intercooler
Not in Oregon. I would lean towards rain. This amount was in a one week period.Originally posted by lakersfan1:
Could just be condesation from heating up and cooling down.![]()
Jarid Perry
94 mx3 Turrrbooooo (not even close to stock) 302WHP
71 Chevy C20 (tow rig!!)
77 Jeep CJ5 (no way its stock)
06 MINI Cooper S JCW GP (few goodies) 210WHP
2008 MINI Cooper Clubman S
94 mx3 Turrrbooooo (not even close to stock) 302WHP
71 Chevy C20 (tow rig!!)
77 Jeep CJ5 (no way its stock)
06 MINI Cooper S JCW GP (few goodies) 210WHP
2008 MINI Cooper Clubman S
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Re: Water in the intercooler
it must be getting in from your intake...if it was slowly leaking in from somewhere else then you wouldn't get any boost. and if it was a seal on your turbo it would be coolant, not just water...where is your intake located?
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