Hey im new and had kind of a dumb question probably. I cant see any fluid in my intercooler and didnt know what i should use to fill it. Is it the same as filling the radiator or am i going to mess something up doing that?

 

Water is fine. With it getting colder and you living farther up north it prob would be good to atleast do a 50/50 mix with water and coolant

 

Did you recently bleed the system? Perhaps had air pockets? Burning any by chance?

 

I just got the car about a week ago so idk what all has or hasnt been done to it actually. what do i need to do to find out?

 

I run straight distlled water since I live in Texas and have a garage. Since you're in IL, 50/50 water and dexcool.

 

50/50 mix of dexcool and water.

Just pour in the filler neck and you should see it disappear till its full.

Then drive around to get the air out and refill.

If it fills instantly and you dont see movement then you have a dead pump.

 

did anybody ask him if he has a turbo or supercharged car?

 

If i were u i would drain it and refill it since u just got it. It'll probably run u like 25 dollars or so

 

What a horrible idea! I just filled my intercooler with water after reading this and now the car wont turn over!

 

He should've stated this, but it was pretty obvious. I'm filling my LNF with a 50/50 mix as we speak. Should be done in the next 10.

 

ummm...... am i the only one here who thinks this is a troll thread? LOL

 

It is supercharged

 

ha ha ha ha

 

the lnf intercooler is air cooled.... no fluid in it........

 

hey come on i think its a serious question and should be a serious thread. nhansons the troof

 

serious question??? about intercooler fluid??? or GOATS?

 

You do realize that the LSJ does use fluid in it's intercooler, right? Intercoolers are not always the front mounted sort.

 

right. because the LNF is the only cobalt ever produced...


A heat exchanger is just another name for an intercooler.

 

I don't think it's a troll thread. I think the OP is just really new to the car (as I am to the LNF). But, I at least knew what car he had by the question. And, obvious sarcasm is obvious on my part.

 

I used to buy 50/50 dexcool and put it in there. I didnt want to mess with distilled water since it freezes here but in the summer months you might be ok.

 

right... but it's not called intercooler fluid.. lol which is why i thought it was a troll thread...


and i didn't see, until now, that OP said it was for the supercharged ones.

and after cudajoe's post i thought this was just a troll thread

and this

 

dexcool is thicker than water and the heat transfer rate will suffer if you use pure dexcool and not mixed with anything. which is why people try to use only water if they can if they live in a warm enough year round environment.

 

Best thing to do is just buy pre-mixed AC Delco Dexcool. You can't screw it up that way.

 

U need to remove the screw off the top of ur stock heat exchanger and turn the car on, pour the fluid in till its ful and make sure its flowing, it not ur ic pump is dead and needs to be replaced asap. If the pump is working keep pouring till u see fluid pur out of the screw hole from where u removed the screw. This helps bleed air faster, they will still be air in the system tho and for the next month as u drive top off the filler neck after u stop somewhere.

 

I meant 50/50. Not pure dexcool. I should probably edit that. Thanks