bubbabud

Perform at own risk.*


1st I have had 0 isues with my 2011 ecoboost 16k miles. I have been reading several posts concerning the intercooler and condensate so I decided to try an experiment. I drilled and taped a hole in the bottem of the IC under where the air exits to the throttle body I nstalled a fitting [ 1/8 pipe thread] to a 1/8 plastic line the type used on after market oil pressure gauge and routed it to a catch can temperarly mounted behind the grill. the fitting has only a 1/16 opening so there shouldnt be any boost loss but any water in the IC should be forced into the catch can where I can moniter it. If there is signifigant water removed then i will make a permanent install if not then I will remove it and put a 1/8 pipe plug in the hole. We are moving into the "monsoon" season and the humidity is riseing. I will watch for a couple of weeks and post the results.

Deerhunter4

Good idea. Thanks for the info.

geno51

I will be interested to see how this goes

BoostedFitz

Is the fitting flush with the interior of the intercooler?

boosted150

Thanks for being the guinea pig! I'd be interested in seeing these results as well. I've never had the condensation issue either.

Jbrowning22

jcain

I don't see this working. You'll create a pressure barrier and everything will pass right by the install.

bubbabud

Fitz yes it is flush with the interior if the ic at its lowest point. J.Cain and W West there is never a negative pressure in the IC even at idle the turbos are making some boost and the IC is ahead of the throttle so it is always at a positive pressure when the engine is running and the catch bottle is vented to the outside so any liquid that collects in the bottem of the IC should be forced into the catch bottle. as I stated this an experiment so we will see

NFG

Let me get this straight.

You're willing to void your warranty in order to try and find out the source of a problem you don't have?

Best of luck with that then.

geno51

someone else sees it as I do