Life Expectancy of an after market Intercooler
07-10-2009, 12:44 AM
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Life Expectancy of an after market Intercooler
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What would you say is the life expectancy of an after market 500 cooler ?
The one on my 3 door is looking furrier than your grannies top lip and some of the fins are looking worse for wear.
I guess being at the front of a car being exposed to the elements cant be good for it, but I dont think the genuine 500 coolers suffer like this.
Dont fancy having to shell out another £400 after only 5 years.
What would you say is the life expectancy of an after market 500 cooler ?
The one on my 3 door is looking furrier than your grannies top lip and some of the fins are looking worse for wear.
I guess being at the front of a car being exposed to the elements cant be good for it, but I dont think the genuine 500 coolers suffer like this.
Dont fancy having to shell out another £400 after only 5 years.
07-10-2009, 08:45 AM
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All down to mileage really, if on a bufty car most likely outlast the car, but one that is being used will suffer much more quickly, I do at least 18,000-20,000 miles a year and would expect at least 10 years.
If the fins become all squashed they can be straightened with a fin rake, pressure washers are ace for flattening the fins.
tabetha
If the fins become all squashed they can be straightened with a fin rake, pressure washers are ace for flattening the fins.
tabetha
07-10-2009, 01:04 PM
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Well I do use the car... but then it is a car and not an ornament.
Just having a look earlier and its like the fins are starting to rot.
Oh well, back to a 4x4 Intercooler I think.
Just having a look earlier and its like the fins are starting to rot.
Oh well, back to a 4x4 Intercooler I think.
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