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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945  
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Methylated spirits
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4th Jan 2022 6:47pm |
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| Oldyellar Member Since: 04 Sep 2015 Location: Central Posts: 384  
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Petrol works a treat
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4th Jan 2022 6:50pm |
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| rallysteve Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2227 
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Petrol or brake cleaner would be my go-to.
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4th Jan 2022 7:26pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5699 
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As above petrol or brake cleaner. You NEED to know what you’ve put in there will disappear. Using petrol or brake cleaner means you know it will evaporate so not be ingested. Although you have to wait for it to evaporate.
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4th Jan 2022 7:30pm |
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| alexatnd Member Since: 19 May 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 270
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Well would certainly go with a bang ! Santa - 1977 Series 3 - new chassis, tub, disc brakes,SU Carb Gertie - 1999 110 TD5 - like a Phoenix from the ashes back on road... almost Effie - 2004 110 TD5 County |
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4th Jan 2022 9:02pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I've done it successfully with parafin in the past. After cleaning though, I did flush it through with water and then used a hairdryer to dry out the inside before refitting. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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4th Jan 2022 9:49pm |
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| alexatnd Member Since: 19 May 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 270
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And as it happens I've just ordered 5 ltres of brake cleaner. Waiting for it to evaporate not a problem given the fun i'm havimng removing the exhaust down pipe -> turbo nuts. A Santa - 1977 Series 3 - new chassis, tub, disc brakes,SU Carb Gertie - 1999 110 TD5 - like a Phoenix from the ashes back on road... almost Effie - 2004 110 TD5 County |
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5th Jan 2022 10:24am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2763
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What happened to your turbo? Mines on 135,000 miles, was there any warning of the failure?
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5th Jan 2022 1:14pm |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945
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Brake cleaner is just as flammable  unless you pay £££££ for non |
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5th Jan 2022 3:45pm |
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| alexatnd Member Since: 19 May 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 270
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well in this case i wasnt out driving when it hapened, my wife was and she said there was a loud rattling noise from "front left" and complete lack of power. Gertie the 110 has done 220K miles and we've done 135K of that, suspect it was te original one She managed to drive back home very slowly with clouds of white / grey smoke and got her onto the drive. Think was really lucky. Took hoses off from turbo to intercooler and it was full of oil. oil in intercooler and in hose from 'cooler to EGR valve. turbo side of engine covered in oil Got a new turbo to replace it. Main clue was when i grabbed hold of the impeller shaft in the old turbo, it really isn't supposed to waggle about that much. 5 ltrs of brake cleaner just arrived, going to clean everything with that and rinse out any remaining degreaser from intercooler . Also going to remove sump just to see what's in there A Santa - 1977 Series 3 - new chassis, tub, disc brakes,SU Carb Gertie - 1999 110 TD5 - like a Phoenix from the ashes back on road... almost Effie - 2004 110 TD5 County |
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5th Jan 2022 8:55pm |
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| izack98 Member Since: 25 Sep 2016 Location: Vancouver Posts: 26  
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Edd from Wheeler Dealers suggests Acetone to clean an intercooler. (Make sure you wear good quality rubber gloves)
https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Clean-An-Intercooler |
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8th Jan 2022 4:11am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3641 
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if intake impeller has been damaged parts from it can migrate through the intercooler and pipework into the intake manifold and ultimately the cylinder head, when cleaning the intercooler see if you get any shrapnel out, that may indicate debris has passed through the system. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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8th Jan 2022 11:11am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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As above and with some white kitchen role wipe inside the intake manifold and see if any metal particles made it that far. If so then it is a certainty they are in your cylinders. As your TD5 has done 220k miles then it is a good time to pull the head, check it over for cracks and inspect the cylinders for debris and scoring. You may be lucky and all it will need is a hone and rebuild. Mind you, if you're doing a cylinder hone then expect to replace the piston rings and crank bearings as well. Some may say just get a wrecker engine and that is the other option, but you never know what has happened to it. Coin toss decision.
As for the cleaning of an intercooler I flush through with petrol to remove the oil and sludge. Really spend time sloshing it back and forth to clean out all the internal channels. Empty. Leave remnants to evaporate. Don't forget to thoroughly clean the external fins with plenty of hot soapy water. Afterwards I tend to attach an old hair dryer to one of the ports and pass warm air through the intercooler to make sure it is bone dry inside and out. Works well and a simple DIY method. Good luck with the engine  |
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8th Jan 2022 11:39am |
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| alexatnd Member Since: 19 May 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 270
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Intercooler cleaned with combination of gunk ultra and brake cleaner.
Lots of sloshing round and ended up using my hot air gun ( low setting) to dry it out. All silicone hoses thoroughly cleaned inside and out yup paper in the imitation EGR valve and couldnt see any lumpybits there. After lots of battlnig with exhaust down pipe nuts managed to remove the old turbo Bought a turbo technic VVT to put in its place. [geobloke] engine was just back from fitting a replacement head from engine I had in the garage one small problem (if you've seen one of the VVTs is fitting the oil feed hose to the turbo.... on an std one thert is enough room to get a socket/spanner in there to remove the banjo bolt. on this one theres just about enough room to get two finger in there to screw bolt in losely, certainy no room for socket or spanner... and it needs to be a 14mm one! Just wonfering if i need to invest in a laser toolds super slim spanner to get at it! if this engine is dead, got another 11 TD5 turbo can go on while this gets refettled  Click image to enlarge Santa - 1977 Series 3 - new chassis, tub, disc brakes,SU Carb Gertie - 1999 110 TD5 - like a Phoenix from the ashes back on road... almost Effie - 2004 110 TD5 County |
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28th Jan 2022 12:13pm |
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