Blown Intercooler?
06-27-2007, 02:24 PM
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Blown Intercooler?
Dropped my truck off at the dealer last night, described the problem to the tech, loss of power, only 4-6 lbs of turbo boost and a rushing air noise.
His first question was do i have the plastic one, Yep I do! He said it might be cracked. Won't know for a day or two they are backed up. Truck only has 29K miles on it. I am wondering Ok if it is cracked and they replace it, do I look foward to it being blown in another 29K miles when the warranty is expired!
His first question was do i have the plastic one, Yep I do! He said it might be cracked. Won't know for a day or two they are backed up. Truck only has 29K miles on it. I am wondering Ok if it is cracked and they replace it, do I look foward to it being blown in another 29K miles when the warranty is expired!
06-27-2007, 02:27 PM
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I've got 65,000 trouble free miles on mine. However I have also heard of problems with plastic intercooler, I guess only time will tell.
06-27-2007, 02:33 PM
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I would like to hear from the 06,07 model owners, are they still plastic or did they change them?
06-27-2007, 02:41 PM
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if you have a plastic cooler under warranty, they will replace it with an aluminum unit. no worries.
they may not have a metal 1 in stock, and either will make you wait, or put in a plastic until a real 1 arrives. they have done both before.
they may not have a metal 1 in stock, and either will make you wait, or put in a plastic until a real 1 arrives. they have done both before.
06-27-2007, 04:36 PM
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Roger that, that's good info to know. thanks
06-27-2007, 04:39 PM
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Im waiting on mine to pop
Only problem is, cant really afford the downtime when it does.
I just wish theyd replace them anyway, before someone has them crack(like that would ever happen
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Only problem is, cant really afford the downtime when it does.
I just wish theyd replace them anyway, before someone has them crack(like that would ever happen
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06-27-2007, 04:56 PM
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I am forced to drive my wifes Duramax this week
Gotta admit it runs good, running better than mine is anyway!
06-27-2007, 05:02 PM
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Mine blew on my truck, only took dodge 2 days to fix it. I remember that drive on the way home....Ick. I was sad. Now its metal, all fixed under warranty and no issues. Good luck with yours. When I took mine to dodge and I said that the plastic intercooler was a problem my Rep denied it and said it was something I had done to the truck. Oh well. Sounds like you have better service than Avondale Dodge Haha! Good luck again!
06-27-2007, 05:28 PM
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Mine blew on my truck, only took dodge 2 days to fix it. I remember that drive on the way home....Ick. I was sad. Now its metal, all fixed under warranty and no issues. Good luck with yours. When I took mine to dodge and I said that the plastic intercooler was a problem my Rep denied it and said it was something I had done to the truck. Oh well. Sounds like you have better service than Avondale Dodge Haha! Good luck again!
07-01-2007, 12:36 PM
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Mine blew last weekend it was a plastic one. Truck has 26000 miles on it. They replaced it free of charge with a metal one. Only 2005 models had the plastic ones all other years have metal ones.
07-01-2007, 02:33 PM
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It was the early 05's too. By May 05 they were building them with metal tanks.
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