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Hi all,
I believe the chargecooler core is slowly leaking on my 2003 Focus RS. There is only one left in Ford dealer stock across the whole of Europe and they want nearly £3,000 for it so that option is out. Most owners simply swap to a frount mounted intercooler when their cars reach this point, but I want to keep as much original as possible and I'm sort of blazing a trail for other owners as of all the other owners on the Facebook group I use, none of them has the first clue where to start with this.
I haven't been able to find a company so far willing to open up the intercooler box, repair/replace the core and re-seal the box. I am in touch with Pace cooling products, and I've also contacted PMA Group in Leicester who I believe originally made the boxes for Ford, but I haven't heard back from them yet.
I know chargecooler setups are used on plenty of other cars although I couldn''t name any off the top of my head. Can anyone recommend a company who'd be able to adapt an existing box to fit a Focus or would be willing to chop mine open and replace the core? Obviously price is a factor, anything more than about £700 and I'll just convert to a frount mounted cooler and put the intercooler box in the garage.
Any help anyone gives me is greatly appreciated, and if it's anyone from south Wales I'll buy you a breakfast at the next meet
I believe the chargecooler core is slowly leaking on my 2003 Focus RS. There is only one left in Ford dealer stock across the whole of Europe and they want nearly £3,000 for it so that option is out. Most owners simply swap to a frount mounted intercooler when their cars reach this point, but I want to keep as much original as possible and I'm sort of blazing a trail for other owners as of all the other owners on the Facebook group I use, none of them has the first clue where to start with this.
I haven't been able to find a company so far willing to open up the intercooler box, repair/replace the core and re-seal the box. I am in touch with Pace cooling products, and I've also contacted PMA Group in Leicester who I believe originally made the boxes for Ford, but I haven't heard back from them yet.
I know chargecooler setups are used on plenty of other cars although I couldn''t name any off the top of my head. Can anyone recommend a company who'd be able to adapt an existing box to fit a Focus or would be willing to chop mine open and replace the core? Obviously price is a factor, anything more than about £700 and I'll just convert to a frount mounted cooler and put the intercooler box in the garage.
Any help anyone gives me is greatly appreciated, and if it's anyone from south Wales I'll buy you a breakfast at the next meet
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