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Hey Guys,
First-time poster, having trouble finding any detailed information regarding troubleshooting a phase 2 intercooler system from Roush, probably because it is only a couple years old and everyone likes to go whipple.
Background of the car: Had a Roush phase 2 kit installed at a dealer in Texas ~ 3.5 years ago.
I have owned the car since March of this year, I seemed to start having trouble with the car cutting throttle, timing, and/or boost during the summer. Finally got the car tuned by PBD figuring that would fix the issue, not so much. I knew I had a cooling issue at that point but wasn't sure what from. Finally was able to work VCM Scanner and add an IAT2 pid to the tool. After cruising and doing a 80mph pull and the car losing power, the iat2 was reaching temps of 180+ (190 peak).
After that I was able to go home and immediately take the cap off the overflow tank and the coolant was reading around 115 and not flowing. I thought I could feel my pump was on and running but wasn't sure. The next day I have time to work on the vehicle, get the passenger side front end apart and the Pump wasn't vibrating like I thought it was the day before even after getting the car to operating temp. Tore everything down to check for any clogs.
Was having to vacuum out the remaining coolant between the pump and the coolant overflow. Wasn't sure if that was normal either due to it looking like gravity should have self bled the system. After a minute or so of letting it drain, I can now feel vacuum through the hoses. I'm really hoping this isn't an electrical issue as that is my last resort.
If anyone has been through something similar, I would appreciate any help, or any information on if you had an "side-effects" of the car running that hot for long periods of time. Currently waiting to get a new pump to test if that is the problem but that will be about 3-4 weeks out due to budgeting. No idea how to test the current pump to see if it's operational.
First-time poster, having trouble finding any detailed information regarding troubleshooting a phase 2 intercooler system from Roush, probably because it is only a couple years old and everyone likes to go whipple.
Background of the car: Had a Roush phase 2 kit installed at a dealer in Texas ~ 3.5 years ago.
I have owned the car since March of this year, I seemed to start having trouble with the car cutting throttle, timing, and/or boost during the summer. Finally got the car tuned by PBD figuring that would fix the issue, not so much. I knew I had a cooling issue at that point but wasn't sure what from. Finally was able to work VCM Scanner and add an IAT2 pid to the tool. After cruising and doing a 80mph pull and the car losing power, the iat2 was reaching temps of 180+ (190 peak).
After that I was able to go home and immediately take the cap off the overflow tank and the coolant was reading around 115 and not flowing. I thought I could feel my pump was on and running but wasn't sure. The next day I have time to work on the vehicle, get the passenger side front end apart and the Pump wasn't vibrating like I thought it was the day before even after getting the car to operating temp. Tore everything down to check for any clogs.
Was having to vacuum out the remaining coolant between the pump and the coolant overflow. Wasn't sure if that was normal either due to it looking like gravity should have self bled the system. After a minute or so of letting it drain, I can now feel vacuum through the hoses. I'm really hoping this isn't an electrical issue as that is my last resort.
If anyone has been through something similar, I would appreciate any help, or any information on if you had an "side-effects" of the car running that hot for long periods of time. Currently waiting to get a new pump to test if that is the problem but that will be about 3-4 weeks out due to budgeting. No idea how to test the current pump to see if it's operational.
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