Intercooler reservoir "burst?"

[halfscale2130]

So last night I was driving on the highway and I got on it in 3rd and 4th. Probably about five seconds after I shifted into fourth fluid started coming out of the passenger side vent on the hood and got all over the place. I pulled over right after that and lifted the hood and saw that it came from the intercooler reservoir. Any idea why this happened? I had to work today so I didn't get the chance to go over it yet, I will tonight, but has anybody ever experienced this before?

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

verify your intercooler pump is working, if not it may have overheated and vented, I believe I saw in another thread that sometimes the cap can be damaged, Id start with those two

 

[halfscale2130]

Yeah That's what I'm afraid of, but I think it is working because I went out to the car this morning and started it and I looked in the reservoir and the fluid looks to be flowing inside the tank.

 

[mu22stang]

When the pumps die, they die slowly. Mine was switching off and on for 6 months before I finally got around the replacing it. If you don't have a way to monitor IAT2's, it's hard to tell when it's working.

There's a pretty dramatic power loss once IAT2's climb above 145 F, but it's not a good idea to use that as your gauge.

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

when the pump went on my lightning it was pretty hit or miss as well, I didnt realize it was having issues until halfway through the 4th dyno pull. We can bump it and it would run just fine at idle but midway through a pull would crap out again. If you have a handheld tuned you should be able to watch the IAT2 temps

 

[halfscale2130]

When the pumps die, they die slowly. Mine was switching off and on for 6 months before I finally got around the replacing it. If you don't have a way to monitor IAT2's, it's hard to tell when it's working.

There's a pretty dramatic power loss once IAT2's climb above 145 F, but it's not a good idea to use that as your gauge.

Yeah there might have been some power loss when I was on it last night now that I'm thinking about it.

when the pump went on my lightning it was pretty hit or miss as well, I didnt realize it was having issues until halfway through the 4th dyno pull. We can bump it and it would run just fine at idle but midway through a pull would crap out again. If you have a handheld tuned you should be able to watch the IAT2 temps

Good point man Ill hook mine up when I get off work. Damn 6:00 needs to hurry up and get here so I can get home.

 

[MBoyle1]

most likely a bad pump.Some have had the stock plastic units crack due to sun damage with open type hood vents!

 

[halfscale2130]

^haha definitely my problem, but i just lifted it up in the driveway and needless to say...pump isnt too healthy. thanks for the input everyone

 

[D-Rock]

most likely a bad pump.Some have had the stock plastic units crack due to sun damage with open type hood vents!

I was reading your post and it was like having a flashback

http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...-fore-vents-fl-sun-ic-res-boom-long-read.html

FWIW....IC pump was goign bad too, so the IC heating up stressed the system, too.

 

[redfr03svtsnake]

when im cruising in the heat during the day, during 80+ degree nights or days, i always see 150+* IAT2 temps- ive checked the flow and its flowing ok. Ive got a 2.9 whipple, and a dual core h/e, and a clean intercooler..... any suggestions?

 

[halfscale2130]

I was reading your post and it was like having a flashback

http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...-fore-vents-fl-sun-ic-res-boom-long-read.html

FWIW....IC pump was goign bad too, so the IC heating up stressed the system, too.

Haha yeah it's quite the surprise when you're going down the highway and your cobra actually spits venom. Looks like I'll be driving over to lethal Monday