09-27-2020, 09:47 AM | #1 |
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S55 owners be aware! Intercooler leaking
I had my SSR intakes installed about a month ago, the day after I installed it I drove aggressively for like 10 minutes and I had drivetrain malfunction. I thought it maybe air leaking cuz I installed myself, shut off the car and restart everything works fine. A week or two later I connected my MHD and read codes, shows charge air temperature high. I thought it was because of the intake, it's not front mount, maybe because of the weather and intake sucking too much hot air from engine bay. Last night I was heading home and check engine light came on, checked codes, shows charge air cooling system dry running so I checked my IC coolant, it's empty. Did some research and found out it's a common issue, and the coolant might drained to intake manifold and cause more damage. Towing the car to shop tomorrow, will update. Here are DME codes from MHD.
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You'd have to get a whole lot of coolant in there to cause a misfire. Hopefully it isn't too bad.
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wire brush and a shop vac? should try to get some wd40 into the pistons to keep the rings from rusting. Hope you get this sorted out soon...makes me feel better about changing mine out with an aftermarket, warning to others, if you buy the generic off from ebay installation is difficult requiring special gaskets for charge tubes and U joint for a good seal. I recommend a better unit, I only went the generic route to keep a stock look.
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Get an aftermarket one man, don't put more coolant in there. Agency power works pretty good, fitment much better than VTSF, my IAF now is like 90 degree. And before you get a replacement, better flash it back to stock if you are tuned, higher turbo boost could cause this issue and make it worse if you drive aggressively
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Sorry to see that! Just curious: is this from just one reservoir-load of coolant leaking suddenly/at once, or had you been topping the reservoir up periodically, not knowing it may have been leaking slowly over time (and thus resulting perhaps in more residue into the engine?) Seems like a lot of built up residue in there.
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Do you think that is necessary? I had an oil change ~500 miles ago.
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Came upon this thread last night and had me worried about mine since it's stage 1 and I haven't checked the coolant since I got the car a little over a year ago and it's a 2016. Check the reservoir by the intercooler and it had maybe 1-2 notches above the flat yellow indicator on a cold overnight motor. I'm guessing it's not leaking since I do tend to drive the car hard and it's tuned. I also touched the IC after driving it hard and it was cool. Haven't checked the cold side piping yet, but probably will order a VRSF one for peace of mind since I don't want coolant going into the cylinders lol
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