When the power's out...

[thermidorthelobster]

Driving back from Newcastle yesterday I noticed the TD5 wasn't pulling too well on the hills.

I've yet to plug the Nanocom in, but last time I checked the live readings were all looking fine.

It's just clocked 90K miles;  I'm wondering about the hoses?

What's the procedure for flushing the intercooler?  Is it easy?

Anything else worth checking?  The turbo sounds fine but I'm not sure how I tell if it's working as it should be.

[beast5680]

might be worth checking the turbo? my mates let go spectacularly at 95,000 miles on his td5 turning day to night with all the smoke as he went down the M4 :shock:

[Bulli]

just undo the hoses on the intercooler and wash it through, make sure there is nothing in there when you put it back. In theory it should have nothing in it.....

[thermidorthelobster]

just undo the hoses on the intercooler and wash it through, make sure there is nothing in there when you put it back. In theory it should have nothing in it.....

With petrol I presume?

[Bulli]

here you go, all you ever wanted to know

http://www.tdiclub.com/articles/Intercooler_Cleaning/

[thermidorthelobster]

here you go, all you ever wanted to know

http://www.tdiclub.com/articles/Intercooler_Cleaning/

Ah, lovely, thanks.  I had some carb cleaner somewhere I'll try to dig out.  I'm tempted to bung some silicone hoses in (partly because the colour's quite fetching) but IIRC they're quite pricey so I'll leave it until it's necessary...

[Bulli]

try hoses direct nr Doncaster...they are top guys and often a lot cheaper....mind ive still spent thousands with em over the years!!

[ben_haynes]

here you go, all you ever wanted to know

http://www.tdiclub.com/articles/Intercooler_Cleaning/

Ah, lovely, thanks.  I had some carb cleaner somewhere I'll try to dig out.  I'm tempted to bung some silicone hoses in (partly because the colour's quite fetching) but IIRC they're quite pricey so I'll leave it until it's necessary...

petrol will work aswell

[Disco Matt]

One technique I saw for intercooler cleaning - get hold of some paraffin, fill the intercooler (after removing it obviously!) and leave to stand. Then drain into a suitable container and rinse. Repeat the process until the water coming out during the rinsing is clean (ish).

Paraffin is a lot cheaper than petrol!