by NowForThe5th on Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:04 pm
I doubt it. The intercooler does cover part of the radiator but most of the radiator gets good clean flow through the grille. Does your temperature gauge show any particularly high temps? Would have to be up near the "H" mark to be boiling.
I can't explain heat in the guards, unless that's how engine heat is routed out but the big heat generators are turbo, exhaust and cat convertor and they're all at the side/back on one side with airflow going under the car.
If you have a Scangauge or similar you can look at air temperature in the intake manifold. Any problem with the intercooler is likely to manifest itself with unusual temperatures here.
Where's the coolant overflow bottle in the MQ? Is that what you're hearing? As said above, it shouldn't make any noise unless air is getting into the system, but it's one more thing to check.
Honestly, I really don't think that your bar/winch are the cause of any problem. Can you give some more detail on when this happens? After a long hard run or just sitting idling? A/C on or off? Can you make it do it? How?
Chris
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