crimson Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 So i paid my nephew to wash my car he used my pressure washer As I opened the Bonnet I noticed this Should I be worried ? Do I need to replace this ? Can I get away with driving it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozyDave Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 it looks like just the cooling fins are bent, if air can't flow through the fins, it won't cool the air going into the engine, so could det under hard use use a tooth pick or similar and lot's of patience and straighten the fins up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimson Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Ok I see so I can drive my car just not hard ? Man I got a long trip tommrow so I will be awake all night fixing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozyDave Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 air goes in through the air filter and is 'inside' the intercooler, the intercooler is a heat sink and is there to reduce the internal temp. the temp is reduced by air flowing through the intercooler fins, if air can't flow through, it can't cool the internal air efficiently it will be fine to drive 'normal', but don't drive it like you stole it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimson Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 Ok i spent my friday night with 50 toothpicks 4 hours, it took 4 hours wtf my backs killing and my arm still hurts ! This is how badly it was bent: This is what i did i re opened all the s grooves: Heres the stats after driving kinda hard after 30 minutes: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Had the same thing happen to me after some divvyat the car was sprayed the lance straigyt into the scoop, you can get mesh covers that sit on top of the cooler, that protect it from small rocks leaves and other crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Looks better took some time then [emoji20] I remember that happening too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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