Explosion in intercooler
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Explosion in intercooler
After a little help working out what caused the backfire in my intercooler.
I pulled away from a junction in first gear on light throttle and just as it made positive boost I heard a loud pop and car was flat. I thought a hose had popped off but then found it had split the cooler.
I'm running pectel T2 with a coil pack
Anyone any idea what would of caused it to explode in the cooler ?
I pulled away from a junction in first gear on light throttle and just as it made positive boost I heard a loud pop and car was flat. I thought a hose had popped off but then found it had split the cooler.
I'm running pectel T2 with a coil pack
Anyone any idea what would of caused it to explode in the cooler ?
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What type of intercooler is it?
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That is something I have never heard of before, it sounds like air pressure was going into the intercooler but could not get out again and burst open the weld? A backfire is normally through the exhaust? I had an intercooler hose come off once as it had not been tightened up properly which was a simple fix. I would have been the same as you and that would have been my first thought for what happened.
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It was at about 4 psi when it went pop with quit a loud bang as I was just pulling away from a junction in first gear gently. It has split the weld holding the 2 parts together at 90 degrees. This is the second time it's happened at the same point. Last time it was welded up by a specialist welding company so don't think it was the weld at fault. Plus it's not just a cracked weld, it's bent the metal both sides of the weld so was opened up with some pressure.
Last edited by cossie51; 01-05-2017 at 03:25 PM.
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It could have been at fault for ages and slowly working it's way to popping. The little bit of boost you put into it could just have been the straw that broke the camels back. Just get a new intercooler or try having it welded again
Last edited by ajamesc; 01-05-2017 at 05:03 PM.
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Surely to pop open it would need to have the inlet valve closed when making boost, unless it was a faulty weld. Probably worth getting the timing checked and also a leak down test at same time.
I assume there is nothing in the inlet track that could ignite which could cause a back fire in the inlet?
I assume there is nothing in the inlet track that could ignite which could cause a back fire in the inlet?
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Wow, what causes that...does the fuel ignite under heat, spark or compression?
I like the adjustable spanner next to it in the shot....I think it gonna need more than that to fix it!
I like the adjustable spanner next to it in the shot....I think it gonna need more than that to fix it!
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Holy crap did any particles of alloy make their way into the engine or where you lucky?
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Wow Ive never seen a cooler split like that before!
Cheers Paul
Cheers Paul
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It wasn't set up to over fuel, it had a misfire from a faulty plug and when running 8 greys and 800 + bhp there's a lot of fuel in the inlet. Problem was solved with different plugs and converting to coil on plug. Car ran fine after this was done.