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Old 04-15-2012, 02:04 PM   #8 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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A short while later I think I understood what the problem was. It was the lower grill and it was a 100% block. This is where my turbo intercooler is so I think that must have got crazy hot and maybe it was the pipes smouldering.
Turbodiesels like warm temperatures but cold intake air. In my Pug the radiator side of the grille is blocked, but the intercooler side is left open. No problems with that.
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