This week ive been ......

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iangt4
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This week ive been ......

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busy week at work, but still had chance to do a few bits :D Replaced Intercooler (old one was leaking from the bottom seal), prepared new bonnet for paint, fitted new white clock faces, new heater vent's as one of the lugs was snapped, and she decided that i hadnt tightened the lower intercooler hose up properly and spat the hose off on the M1 :lol: **w**ker Tax i believe** pmsl
Apart from that she been Great ! :cheesy:
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Keep up the good work, she'll be a minter in approx 6.4 weeks :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Very interesting - mines got a (minor) boost leak somewhere & a fair bit of oily gunge lurking around the base of the intercooler.......

Sound familiar?

Where's the seal / what's it look like?
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
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dogslife wrote:Very interesting - mines got a (minor) boost leak somewhere & a fair bit of oily gunge lurking around the base of the intercooler.......

Sound familiar?

Where's the seal / what's it look like?
i will take a pic tommorrow if thats ok ? the seal lives inbetween the aluminium intercooler and the plastic end cap.. its basically a BIG o-ring, but i will take pics 4 u :wink:
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plod wrote:Keep up the good work, she'll be a minter in approx 6.4 weeks :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: :P :P :lol: maybe a little longer, tuesday i go into hospital for an operation :( gonna lose the use of a arm for approx 3 weeks, so only going to be able to do 1 handed faffing for 3 -weeks, good job i dont need two hands to sand, and spray guns are single handed pmsl :lol: :lol:
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iangt4 wrote:i will take a pic tommorrow if thats ok ? the seal lives inbetween the aluminium intercooler and the plastic end cap.. its basically a BIG o-ring, but i will take pics 4 u :wink:
I'd be mighty pleased if you're prepared to post a pic whenever it's convenient - I've been wondering where the problem is for ages. :oops:
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
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