SMIntercooler problems

[MyRidzPhucked]

Well I just finished putting the new gaskets on, replacing the plugs and wires, and cleaned and oiled the filter... just as i was putting the cover on for the filter, the last step, while i'm pushing the intercooler's pipe to the side, it breaks off!

So i notice that its not rust, but corrosion. there's white powder all over the place and the pipe had burned away... I'm glad i noticed this because i was about to install the radiator from my parts car on, because the other one has been disinigrating at a worrying pace... and i noticed the temp was up in the car, so i knew something was up...
and currently i cant get the damn 3rd screw off to take the intercooler off, i am so damn pissed right now. I am working in 23 degree ferinheit weather by the way...

how should i go about breaking that stupid screw off, cause there's no way i can untighten it. Blow torch?
I have a very limited amount of room under the car, so this is really, really bad for me. Is there any point keeping the old intercooler in case i want to drive my parts car one day? It corroded through about 2 inches below the bottom of the hose going to the TB ( actually, pretty much flush with the frame surrounding the pipe if you've looked down there)

Main question is how would i have gotten condensation inside to do this to my car?
A mechanic told me to check the rad cap, but other than that?

Last question, why did i buy this car again?



thanks

 

[Lordpaxin]

how would your radiator cap have shit to do with the intercooler?
my old SMIC had the end pipe corroted off, but its from road salt getting trapped under the lip of the intercooler hose, and sitting there slowly eaiong away at it until some dumb schmucj like me buys it and it falls apoart.

 

[MyRidzPhucked]

*sigh* I $&#&ing HATE WINTERS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for your diagnosis... I figured that since Its a cooler, it has something do do with temps that are being caused by the rad?

Good news is that my parts car has a lot of almost new parts that i just found out about, so i'm a little less worried... if i could get the damn bolts off

LordpaXin, whats the story of your car? Your comments intreague me as to what ordeals you've encountered with your car... (Jdm intake, must be a long history!)

 

[Lordpaxin]

Ok, i am thoroughly comfused.

you said your intercoler broke, and its because the radiator?
i read your first post over and over again, and still cant make out a clear story, re tell it, please!!!!


my car?
well, 250$ tsi awd automatic
ran like hell.

got a jdm engine init.
swapped it over to 5 speed,
and what comes wiht a cheap car, is wornout shit,

ball joints, axles, bearings, intercooler, you name it, its fuqqds