2.1 TD and petrol turbo intercooler

kenhall · Post by **kenhall** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:08 am

Any owners of an early (pre 1995) 2.1TD or petrol turbo with a crumbling, salt corroded, leaking intercooler (as happened to mine) might be interested in this Valeo replacement offered at a fraction of the normal price and open to offers.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160679929173? ... 1423.l2649

Ken

Post by **robert_e_smart** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:23 am

That is good value for money indeed.

kenhall · Post by **kenhall** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:25 am

Did you snap it up Robert?! £40 - bargain. I think Citroen ask about 10 times that.

Ken

Post by **robert_e_smart** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:51 am

I did Ken, it was too cheap not to buy it and hold in stock. I have a couple of keeper 2.1 TD Xms so having a back up is always useful. AEP list the same part for approx £145 and its NFP on Service Citroen.

Post by **Peter.N.** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:02 pm

I have an almost complete set of spares in the field - if they haven't rusted away by the time I need them

Peter

Post by **citroenxm** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:58 pm

Ive got a couple about the place.. from a TCT and I bought a cooler and rad from a 2.1 TD from someone both in good order, if they are a crumbling thing I best be keeping them preserved..

Paul

Post by **robert_e_smart** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:05 pm

The inter cooler from the last 2.1 I broke wasn't worth keeping, it wasn't bust but was corroded enough to bot be worth putting on another car.

kenhall · Post by **kenhall** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:00 am

On the 1996 one that I replaced the aluminium finning crumbled to the touch and also some of the steel tabs holding on the plastic manifold at one end had rusted away allowing it to leak as revealed by the large visible oil stain.

Ken

Post by **Dean** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:06 am

Was it full of leaves in there Ken? ive found that can be a bit of an issue on some of them and speed up the intercooler corrosion.

D

kenhall · Post by **kenhall** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:01 pm

Hi Dean,

It wasn't too bad really, just a layer of crud where the bottom plastic cover sits on the subframe cross member, although I should mention that this area was thoroughly cleaned out a few years back when I replaced the leaking original radiator. In hindsight it would have been better if Citroen had spaced the radiator and intercooler off the cross member a bit more to permit leaves etc to be flushed out with a hose. Cross member corrosion would also have been reduced.

Ken

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