Intercooler Flush and Clean with Before and After Efficiency Testing | Landcruiser 200

[@Mucko72]

Hi Terry, as a new LC200 owner i find the content of your DIY video's to be absolutely outstanding. I prefer to do my own maintenance also as i then know 1) it has been done 2) if it needs to be done in a breakdown situation i know how to do it. Your videos give people the confidence to have a crack themselves and that is sometimes hard to find. Keep up the great work and keep that content flowing. Thanks mate... 🍻

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks for the kind words and the feedback mate, I sincerely appreicate it. Lot's of 200 content in that particular playlist with more to come. Cheers

[@dougneville9097]

Great vid Terry,being a diesel fitter for 37yrs i do all my own services(5000K's) had a catch since 5000K's .Thanks for backing up my advice i give to my mates.👴🏾👍🏾

[@JafffaAdventures]

Good stuff Doug, you are definitely not leading your mates astray in my opinion, and your experience over the years would certainly back up your advice. Thanks for sharing mate👍😎

[@threehundred_sent]

Without a doubt one of the most informative clips I have watched in ages. Well done, so well explained to a mechanically challenged newbie like me. Your content is really good!! Thanks for taking the time to do it. I am now a dedicated Jaffa fan. I'm on the waiting list for an LC so when I get it I hope to see you on the trails one day!! Keep up the great content creation.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Awesome feedback Grant, thanks so much for taking the time to share. I trust we will cross paths with you get your Bruiser mate, that would be very cool👍😎

[@georgesdesk]

Great video, thumbs up to the catch can, enjoyed watching

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks George, that’s very kind of you to say. I’m definitely a catch can advocate, but appreciate others may not agree. I have an upcoming video on servicing the catch can, and I suspect that is where some people may get tripped up. Cheers👍😎

[@pen1910]

a typical laymans language extremely comprehensive video magoo .. good on ya bud

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks mate, I have to break it down into layman’s language, that’s the only way I can understand it 😂. Cheers👍😎

[@Handleyman]

You have clearly missed your true vocation Terry. What an outstandingly excellent explanation of how an intercooler works. I’ve got a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and standard intercooler hoses are a real problem. Splitting is very common so I upgraded mine to new silicone ones and a catch can virtually from new. No issues so far but I’m keen to learn more and I’ve come to the right channel for that. Onya Terry!

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks David, I am humbled by your kind words mate. Sounds like your Pajero is in good hands mate, well done for looking after her and for the desire to learn more. Have a great weekend mate👍😎

[@82ryno]

Subscribed! Love your work and the details you go into.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Cheers Matt, I’m glad you have found some value here. Enjoy your stay mate😎👍

[@TheAthavanleon]

You are awesome mate... I am so addicted to maintain my cars... Just like you... The difference is I pay for people to do this ( stand next to them and annoy them) well done mate...

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks Leon, I appreciate the kind words mate. Does not matter how you look after your ride, as long as you do…and it sounds like you do mate👍😎

[@fishernick2447]

I’m still not paying attention 😂 …. Just found your channel and loving it, very clear explanations…thanks

[@JafffaAdventures]

Glad you could join me mate, enjoy your stay however long or brief it may be. Cheers😎👍

[@bonza167]

I have a 79 series landcruiser that has just reached 90,000 kilometers and I've owned it since new. same engine as a 200 series, except single turbo and more room to remove the intercooler. today I gave it a good service including removing the intercooler to replace the map sensor filter. the vehicle has a catch can, installed 70k ago and I found the intercooler barely coated in oil so I left it as is. I flushed the old map filter to see what it was like, and hardly any black oily crap was inside it too, so probably good for another 90k. to me this verifies the benefit of a catch can as long as it regularly drained as suggested

[@JafffaAdventures]

Could not agree more mate, thanks for sharing your experience. Cheers👍😎

[@disturbunce2335]

Good vid. That said, I’ve an almost identical vehicle but without catchcan and 14Ok done. i replaced intercooler about 15k ago and it was just as clean as yours at the start of the vid.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Good to know mate. I’d rather not have the 1.68 litres of black goo through my intake system given the choice. Go well👍😎

[@gregwhittingham1909]

Good info Terry, keep them coming please :)

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks Greg, I appreciate your kind words. Two more on the way over the next fortnight that you may find interesting. Cheers👍😎

[@gregwhittingham1909]

@@JafffaAdventures looking forward to them mate, Cheers 👌😃

[@JafffaAdventures]

Cheers👍😎

[@touringwithtyrone4933]

I just love these videos… how good,is the blackboard……

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks mate, I appreciate the kind words. Cheers😎👍

[@iandibley8032]

Great content Terry well explained, my LC 200 2017 vehicle has 40k on the clock I fitted a Flash Lube catch can at 400 kls best thing I could have done usually drain 50 mm every 5k this amount of crap varies slightly on the type of driving done in this period . I am confident my intercooler would still be very clean by your experience thanks. Ian

[@JafffaAdventures]

Good stuff Ian, thanks for sharing. I agree, your intercooler would be pretty much spotless. It’s interesting to note that we both pull around the same amount of goo every 5000km. Cheers😎👍

[@nzmarkb8713]

Another great informative video thanks Terry👍

[@JafffaAdventures]

No worries at all mate, thanks for sharing your thoughts I sincerely appreciate it 😎👍

[@MrPeterkonstantouras]

Love your work mate, keep them videos coming, how's the FJ coming along 😀

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks Peter, I appreciate your kind words. FJ coming along well, should be some content on that in a few weeks. Cheers😎👍

[@06hunter54]

That blackboard and equations gave me a little bit of anxiety... just took me back to school days 😬 Btw good video as usual.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks mate, I appreciate the kind words. I promise not to go into school teacher mode again😉🤔😂😎

[@MudducksTouringAustralia]

Good stuff Terry, ours has had a catch can most of its life but all good info. Cheers Steve

[@JafffaAdventures]

That’s sweet Steve, your intake is probably in pretty good shape. Cheers👍😎

[@AndrewSummers-h8o]

Hi Terry great content. You mentioned you had blanked the EGR. Was this to also help decrease the oily vapor gases recirculating or is the the catch can the main reason your system was so clean. Thanks in advance.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Cheers mate, I appreciate the kind words. The EGR block off was definitely to stop the exhaust gases getting back into the intake track. The catch can stops the oily vapour so both are needed for a clean intake track. Cheers😎👍

[@Peter-xtreme]

Very interesting topic. I have a V8 4WD but it is petrol rather than diesel powered, it doesn't have a catch can installed. I have given some thought to installing a catch can, after seeing the results from your service I think it would be a good investment.

[@JafffaAdventures]

I had an LSA Camaro and am building a LSA FJ45, both petrol and both have catch cans. I’m an advocate that’s for sure. Just make sure it’s installed correctly and maintained and you will have happy motoring. Cheers👍😎

[@nickroberts7070]

Nice one mate.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks Nick, I appreciate the sentiment. Cheers 👍😎

[@ausguy4385]

Others had bigger Improvements. But you have had a provent 200 installed for how long? They had no catch can for big kms before. Mines done nearly 300k and I was first to install one. So thanks for the video will do it soon and post results as I expect them to be much bigger.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Yes, 3/4 of the life of the vehicle it’s had a catch can in place and serviced religiously. Will be interested to see your results and add it to the community’s collective knowledge, very cool👍😎

[@bretthurrell6944]

Another cracking Video Terry, thanks for the super content. You mentioned you have an EGR blank, I would like to fit one to my 200 but read quite a lot of conflicting information. Is yours a drilled plate or solid, have you also had to remap or fit an electronics gizmo to fool the ECU into thinking everything is sweet? Thanks in advance.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks for the kind words Brett, I really do appreciate it. I have a solid blank off plate as I did not want to get any soot at all past that point and create the black goo like the photos in my video. When I fitted my Unichip, the ECU modifications were made at that time. The reason some fit a blank off plate with the 10mm hole, is that they are trying to avoid having to trick the ECU into thinking everything is ok. I have heard this works SOMETIMES, i.e. it has worked for some, but others still report that the ECU throws a code. Of course, the 10mm hole still lets some soot past so you are not eliminating the black goo problem, just delaying it. If it were me, I would go a solid blank off plate and have the ECU tricked. I provide no advise on the legalities of this however 😎👍

[@bretthurrell6944]

@@JafffaAdventures Thanks very much Terry for your answer on this, I would much rather blank it completely, I have done this on my 1HD-FT 80 series after cleaning out the intake. Unfortunately mine has already covered 70k so will already have some build up no doubt. I'll have to try and find someone in the UK who can sort the ECU. We do have a Unichip dealer not too far away, so maybe it will have to be in combination with a Unichip X 😎

[@JafffaAdventures]

No worries Brett, you will love the extra horsies with the chip as well. Cheers👍😎

[@scalebuilder_sweden]

Very impressive and informative video. Im a the moment doing a intake clean on my 200, 370000km with no catch can…Well it is quite clogged. Any information regarding the blanking of your egr? I would like to do that and I’m going to fit a catch can as well. All the best from Sweden

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks for the kind words mate, and I’m glad you found some value here. I’m not surprised your intake is clogged, by design it really is inevitable without intervention of a catch can and EGR blank off plate. The blank off plate is a simple thin steel plate, much like a gasket. It prevents exhaust gasses from returning to the intake system. I have seen them for sale on eBay, but that was years ago, I have not looked recently. With these blank off plates, you MUST reprogram the ECU. If you just blank off the EGR without addressing the ECU, it will throw a code and put you in limp mode. I had the entire operation done when I had my chip fitted and dyno tuned. I have also heard of a solution of a forced EGR valve closure through a ECU reprogramming and not using blank off plates. I have no first hand experience with this method. Cheers👍😎

[@wujaszek4581]

Awesome 👍

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks mate, that’s the perfect word to describe it👍😎

[@jebw]

Good video Terry. Have you charted your catch can drain volume through the life of your vehicle? I fitted a catch can after the 1,000km first service. In the next 18,000km I've only drained 169g of liquid.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Thanks for the kind words mate. I pull 50-60ml every 5000km, and that has not changed from when I fitted the catch can at 70K until now at 200K. There was another fellow in the comments that noted he pulls the same volume as I do and has had his catch can fitted since new. The specific gravity of the goo is close to 0.9:1, so your 169g = 187ml over 18,000km. That works out to 52ml per 5000km, pretty bloody close to what I’m pulling. Cheers😎👍

[@jc7654]

hi Terry, in one of your recent videos you mentioned that you have a restrictor or block off plate installed, can you let me know what type that you used and if you had to change anything else when you did it.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Yes indeed mate, I do have an EGR blanking plate installed. I have seen two types, ones with a 10mm hole in the centre and ones that are a complete block off. When you block the EGR off, you will have to get the ECU reprogrammed or it will throw a code. The idea behind the plate with the 10mm hole is that you get some of the benefit by restricting most of the exhaust gases while not throwing a code. The problem is that the ECU will still throw a code (albeit intermittently) and of course you still get black goo building up in the intake because some exhaust gases still get through. For these reasons I have blocked the EGR completely and have had the ECU reprogrammed to prevent it from throwing a code. I have heard of a piggy back module you can install to trick the ECU into thinking the EGR is still functioning but I have no experience with these so cannot advise. Cheers👍😎

[@jc7654]

@@JafffaAdventures thanks Terry, you have been a great help, cheers

[@JafffaAdventures]

My pleasure JC, anything I can do to help mate I’m happy to👍😎

[@1RednBlue]

Question - why both a blanking plate and a catch can? Or are you running a blanking plate with a hole?

[@JafffaAdventures]

No mate, a full EGR blanking plate, no hole. Having a hole defeats the purpose of having a plate in the first place. The EGR recirculates exhaust gas into the intake system. Putting a blanking plate or switching off the EGR eliminates the “soot in the intake issue”. It does not address the oily vapour that gets past the rings during the normal combustion process. The catch can catches these oily vapours and attempts to filter them out so that it does not enter back into the intake system. You have to address both issues (EGR generated soot) and crankcase oil vapours for the cleanest intake charge possible. Cheers👍😎

[@1RednBlue]

@@JafffaAdventures system doesn’t wig out with a blanking plate??

[@JafffaAdventures]

Yep, you have to reprogram the ECU or it will throw a code👍

[@colindoolan4690]

Hi Terry Have you had your EGR valve blocked off? Just wondering how your car performs ? Also did you need to have the ecg altered to stop the Eng light and code coming up? Colin

[@JafffaAdventures]

Yes indeed Colin, I have an EGR delete. The computer has been altered because if you do not do this it will throw a code. Cheers👍😎

[@bushandbeachaustralia]

Hi Terry thanks for the videos 👌🏽. Do you have a video or some more info on the egr blanking plate? Does yours have a 7mm hole? How are your egts with the plate in place. I’m about to add one to my 200 so any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[@JafffaAdventures]

No problem at all mate, happy to help. All EGR blanking plates need either an ECU reprogram, or a signal interrupt device to fool the ECU into thinking nothing is wrong. If you do not do this it will throw a code. The plates with a hole in it (which are a waste of time in my opinion because they still let gases through) were designed that way so you don’t have to deal with the ECU throwing codes. They still do throw codes however. EGT’s come down with a plate in place but not by a lot, 20C maximum, but that of course is not why you install one any way, it’s just a minor spin off benefit. I trust this helps mate👍😎

[@bushandbeachaustralia]

Awesome thanks mate. Just inspecting the intake now and it’s bloody chockers full of crap as you’d expect with an egr and no catch can for 240k kms

[@JafffaAdventures]

Yep, not surprising, it’s a shit of a system 😉👍😎

[@realdevbro447]

Seeing the petrol after the clean, which i thought it's not that dirty. After watching the temps it looks ok.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Yep, I was pleased with the cleanliness of the intake system. Blocking the EGR definitely worked in my favour 👍😎

[@ausguy4385]

Is tech stream free?

[@JafffaAdventures]

Yes mate, every link I shared is free. Cheers😎👍

[@JafffaAdventures]

I have an entire video on Techsteam in the library.

[@Kosmonooit]

Canadian living in Oz?

[@JafffaAdventures]

Yes indeed mate. Immigrated here 30 years ago when I was 27 and been here ever since. Love it👍😎

[@rakanali14]

How can i know the highest normal range at sand drive for charged air temperature i see in mine around 95 Celsius And search with no accurate answer

[@JafffaAdventures]

Your charge air temp is going to be very much dependent on two factors. Firstly, your inlet air temp. The higher the inlet air temp, the higher the charge air temp. Secondly, the type of sand driving. Soft dry sand under high boost will see charge air temps very high. Harder wet sand will see them much lower. In terms of giving you a number, I cannot as I cannot read my charge air temps. What I would suggest you do is keep monitoring it, get a feel for what is normal for your vehicle under the different conditions, then if that changes over time you know something could be wrong. Cheers👍😎

[@gtb4]

😊

[@adelarsen9776]

I'm sorry Manuel, there is too much butter on those trays.

[@JafffaAdventures]

Ok😎

[@adelarsen9776]

@@JafffaAdventures Fawlty Towers. You're probably not a match with my personality type.

[@JafffaAdventures]

I never really watched much TV so miss lots of references

[@adelarsen9776]

@@JafffaAdventures ok.

[@adelarsen9776]

@@JafffaAdventures Life without Monty Python is pretty sad and regretful. What you need to do Terry is become more of an individual.

[@Mikekhoh]

No need la😂

[@JafffaAdventures]

If you don't have a catch can I suspect it would be a different story! I sleep well. Cheers.