BMW 530d F10/F11 - Removing the Intercooler

[@guyemmott4009]

Great vid and informative as usual.. camera work and lighting improving. Judging by the oil in the pipes I would probably have degreaced them thoroughly and run some brake cleaner or equivalent through the intercooler. Surprising how much oil clags the internal airways up..

[@hyedenny]

Great ! Remove the dirt from the cooling fins, then bend the fins with a stiff scrub brush to prevent good airflow. Brilliant.

[@imortaliz]

hahah XD

[@IT_Scientist]

Thanks man, I am just changing my turbo on same engine and was only component I was aware is this IC that it will be too difficult to remove to chech, but 2 bolts only??! Thank you and Thank you BMW AG for the design !

[@Nut_Job.]

No problem 👍

[@pedroazeite416]

Your vídeos are all great. All fone in the gardénia of your house. I have a bmw 640 diesel cabrio, and i already change the motor too. At 150 000 kms it died. I was a nightmare, but is already solve . I bought a new one. 👍

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly, another impressive check and clean, job done.

[@markfarrier1711]

Love your videos might pop out and do that today.

[@stunicholson3921]

Great video to add to the 'get to know your car' video.

[@Driver2397]

Love your videos mate. Top man.

[@bazzafireblade6068]

excellent video,EXACTLY what ive been searching for,top stuff

[@Nut_Job.]

Glad to help! 👍

[@prberli]

Awsome video as always!

[@Casters4]

Proper lad ! Was thinking of removing mine to clean it these days.

[@joeyjones6638]

great job pal very well explained

[@generralugenerralu5987]

Good job 👍

[@bitedebamboulamarron9305]

thank you from france

[@KS-fz1kq]

Good job thanks for video

[@Rolls1691]

Hi, great video ! I have a question, have you tried Liqui Moly Diesel Purge ? It's a diesel injector cleaner, I presume you already know this 😂. If you want to make a video please don't pour the cleaner inside your diesel tank, maybe you can make it like a closed loop. Thank you and see you next video. Cheers.

[@cjx1787]

great video gj

[@tonwhelan]

Nice job. Where exactly do you position the axle stands? I removed the front two alloys to detail but because I had to jack up the car using the sill points I couldn't use them for the axle stands. I just put them either side of the central jacking point as I couldn't see anywhere else that was suitable without removing the under tray.

[@pradolover]

Camper conversion green transit in the background at the end 😂

[@EvanHaworthStaines]

How much are the f10’s in the uk? I am à British expat in southwest France looking to get one over in England . A rough price ?

[@piovo5222]

Evan London what year and engine are you looking for ? Also mileage?

[@EvanHaworthStaines]

Piovo it depends.. as long as thé car has been looked after properly and serviced regularly and is in good shape . Looking for a diesel, automatic anything that doesn’t drink like an alcoholic

[@piovo5222]

Evan London 5.5 to 6.5k for a 520d which has been looked after, not the highest mileage also.

[@TheSonyjoseph]

You can, but better stay away from 2. 0 ltr engine.go for 525, 530 or 535 d

[@piovo5222]

Wefixanything isn’t 525d a 2ltr just with 2 turbos?

[@riddick9698]

you should clean it inside aswell...,i do mine every year with degreaser

[@Nut_Job.]

Quite a lot of that degreaser wash actually went through the inlet/outlet while cleaning it too 👍

[@kyndrydspyryt3867]

What do you think of BMW ownership so far?

[@calm4477]

Why didn't you clean the inside of the intercooler? The oily vapours inside can reduce efficiency just as much as the road debris built up on the outside of the intercooler. A litre of petrol and cover both ends and shake for a minute, you'll be surprised what comes out of it and you will see an improvement in both response and mpg.

[@Nut_Job.]

I actually did clean the inside too, just not on camera. Although I just used strong degreaser & washed out afterwards.

[@calm4477]

Nut Job good man, did you notice a difference?

[@Nut_Job.]

I haven’t really driven it since... lockdown. Really, I just wanted to get it out & check it over - I only cleaned it because I had it off the car & usually I take the opportunity to clean things I take off 👍

[@calm4477]

Nut Job I have to do mine but it requires the bumper off as it has dual side mount inter coolers, I’ll get round to it at some point 😉

[@stunicholson3921]

If you have a twin turbo, do they go through the same intercooler?

[@Nut_Job.]

Yes, they’re set up as sequential turbos on one manifold. The intercooler may be a little larger on the 535d etc. but I’m not sure. You can check out the part on www.realoem.com

[@Re_Kitty]

Ive got an e46 and one of my turbo hoses is really soft, softer than usual. Still holds pressure though, you think its worth changing?

[@Nut_Job.]

In my experience they usually go the other way and become stiff/brittle and begin to crack. Only replace if there’s signs of damage or cracks in it 👍

[@tomfielding3148]

When are you making some more l322 videos ?

[@Nut_Job.]

Maybe I’ll have a look later this week 👍

[@jameskelly9510]

Are you done with BMW

[@Nut_Job.]

Yeah, it went off to the big breakers yard in the sky…

[@jameskelly9510]

@@Nut_Job. hopefully you made money off these videos. The cars are great and fun overall. Thank you for having the courage to take it on yourself much respect