James Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Righty, I had a bump back in March and the exhaust of the car in front (old Volvo 340) managed to push against my Greddy 2 row FMIC. It has left an impression on it (I will take pics). What I'm wondering is how I can check (pressure test or whatever) if it is still usable or if the fin damage is to too high an extent? When I drove the car to the assessor it was reading the correct values on the boost gauge, but that could mean that 0.8 on the gauge could be higher at the turbos to compensate, right? (bad news if so!) I read somewhere about plugging the ends and dunking it in a bath or such and watching for bubbling? Problem with this is how much bubbling is too much! Sorry for being so clueless! Any help would be great! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Ideally there should be no bubbling from the core, that means you have a leak.Damaged fins are not too much of an issue as long as the bars are intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprab1 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Righty, I had a bump back in March and the exhaust of the car in front (old Volvo 340) managed to push against my Greddy 2 row FMIC. It has left an impression on it (I will take pics). What I'm wondering is how I can check (pressure test or whatever) if it is still usable or if the fin damage is to too high an extent? When I drove the car to the assessor it was reading the correct values on the boost gauge, but that could mean that 0.8 on the gauge could be higher at the turbos to compensate, right? (bad news if so!) I read somewhere about plugging the ends and dunking it in a bath or such and watching for bubbling? Problem with this is how much bubbling is too much! Sorry for being so clueless! Any help would be great! Thanks! I need to do the very same thing tomorrow on a car. I was thinking about getting something that fits in the pipe (don't know what yet) & putting a tyre valve on it so i can put about 2 bar into it using a foot pump. Maybe something like a tin of beans without the beans in it & still having the 2 ends would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodilx6 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 ^I hope you got a good quality IC^ - I don't know how much it will take, but bad items tend to produce a leak at high pressure. But you don't need high pressure just to check if its leaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Rab, there is a guy in Kilcock (Kilcock Radiators 01-8287435) that does radiator re-cores for us on a regular basis and obviously he needs to check his work before he sends it out. I'm sure if you asked nicely he would happily test your intercooler in the same way he tests the radiators, provided he has the right bits to seal it up. HateEvent, could you find a similar business in your neck of the woods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 You can remove it, and take it to any radiator repair place to be pressure tested. That's the easiest way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I need to do the very same thing tomorrow on a car. I was thinking about getting something that fits in the pipe (don't know what yet) & putting a tyre valve on it so i can put about 2 bar into it using a foot pump. Maybe something like a tin of beans without the beans in it & still having the 2 ends would work Rab, there is a guy in Kilcock (Kilcock Radiators 01-8287435) that does radiator re-cores for us on a regular basis and obviously he needs to check his work before he sends it out. I'm sure if you asked nicely he would happily test your intercooler in the same way he tests the radiators, provided he has the right bits to seal it up. HateEvent, could you find a similar business in your neck of the woods? Rab, I was at Kilcock Radiators this morning and I can confirm that they will happily test an intercooler for leaks if you are still in bother. PM me for further details if you wish buddy. HateEvent, sorry mate, I know this does S.F.A. for your problem. But like I said any radiator repair centre should accomodate you in the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.