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New Intercooler? V70-XC70 2006

posted by  Metallo on  Sat Sep 2 14:01 CST 2023
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Hi folks,

My car is an XC 70 AWD of 2006. 300000 Km

Today, I removed the condenser because it needs to be replaced.
When I removed it, I found out that the radiator has a very small leak, so I simply decided to continue and remove it too.

It took some time, but it is now ready for disposal.

Now my question:
the intercooler seems to be fine, but it has never been replaced, like the radiator, 17 years old.

I always go for Nissens when it comes to aftermarket radiators/condensers etc. and of course, the intercooler is also made by them.

The reason why I am asking this question is because I do not know how frequently they fail.

The risk is clearly that when it fails, I will have to re-do the disassembling of today from scratch.

The car is in good shape, it is used by my wife, home to school and back, 15 Km/day.
Sometimes we do long trips, like 5000 Km, all highway.

I really would appreciate your advice on this one.

Thank you!
Alex









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    posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

    IMHO - I wouldn’t replace it. I have no idea how long intercoolers can last. I will say this. I have never heard of one failing and I have been on the BB for over 20 years and other Volvo sites as well. Older turbos had some issues, perhaps intercoolers too. Modern turbos are bulletproof. I assume intercoolers too. Sold my first turbo car with 242k miles. I replaced 1 turbo hose. That was it.

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