billybarfer
Member
I consider myself to be an experienced off-reader and I like to think I know what I am doing. However just a quick reminder to you all out there...........
After an excellent 2 days on Salisbury Plain getting wet and muddy I took the truck home and being a bit tired decided that I would clean it later and give it the usual checks later- that's when it went wrong
I did not clean the car and I drove it for about 100 miles!!! Then the power started to drop and it just would to go up hills - sound familiar???
I opened the bonnet and looked in amazement - the inter cooler top hose had collapsed on itself as the engine ran. Undoing it the engine ran a bit better so I put in on and revved the engine and watched as the hose collapsed again. Best I check the air filter I thought...........:clap2:
Cutting a long story short the air filter was shredded to bits and was halfway up the intake!! Oh bollox this explains things.............
Off came the inter cooler and pipes and a long cleaning job then took place as I removed the grunge from the intercooler. Basically it looked like hundreds of bits of wet paper blocking the innards of the cooler......
Since putting it back together the engine has run well and it appears that I have got away with it this time.
The moral of the story is clear:
1. How waterproof is your snorkel?? It's quite clear that mine needed some TLC and i had not given it that.........
2. Check your truck after using it and do not be a cock like I was and put things off.
A tale of woe and I have been lucky - I hope others do not make the same basic error
Happy driving
Billy
After an excellent 2 days on Salisbury Plain getting wet and muddy I took the truck home and being a bit tired decided that I would clean it later and give it the usual checks later- that's when it went wrong
I did not clean the car and I drove it for about 100 miles!!! Then the power started to drop and it just would to go up hills - sound familiar???
I opened the bonnet and looked in amazement - the inter cooler top hose had collapsed on itself as the engine ran. Undoing it the engine ran a bit better so I put in on and revved the engine and watched as the hose collapsed again. Best I check the air filter I thought...........:clap2:
Cutting a long story short the air filter was shredded to bits and was halfway up the intake!! Oh bollox this explains things.............
Off came the inter cooler and pipes and a long cleaning job then took place as I removed the grunge from the intercooler. Basically it looked like hundreds of bits of wet paper blocking the innards of the cooler......
Since putting it back together the engine has run well and it appears that I have got away with it this time.
The moral of the story is clear:
1. How waterproof is your snorkel?? It's quite clear that mine needed some TLC and i had not given it that.........
2. Check your truck after using it and do not be a cock like I was and put things off.
A tale of woe and I have been lucky - I hope others do not make the same basic error
Happy driving
Billy
