Weep hole in bottom of intercooler?

[Josebd]

i have a 2021 ranger xlt,how many have drilled this hole?1/16 I think?
drivers side if I understand correctly,I plan on installing a jtl 3.0 catch can soon,but is the weep hole something that needs to be done? How many have done this?

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[Josebd]

Where I live in texas the sand blows alot this time of year,will that be a problem?

 

[BassRanger]

Why do you think the IC needs a hole drilled in it? The condensation build up issue was pretty well isolated to older 3.5L F150s.

 

[Josebd]

Ok,do the rangers not have this problem?

 

[Msfitoy]

IC with holes? What does that do to boost pressure?

 

[Josebd]

From what I’ve been reading it doesn’t affect it

 

[Cmar]

Where I live in texas the sand blows alot this time of year,will that be a problem

I would imagine not, the pressure is blowing out, not sucking in, it might however attract a bit of sand if oil is really leaking out.

 

[RedDakooter05]

No. This was an issue on older F150s with(mainly) the 3.5l, which was eventually resolved by ford.

Leave the IC alone. Pull the hoses off and check for water/oil build up, but I doubt you'll find any.

 

[Josebd]

Ok,thanks guys!

 

[ControlNode]

While Ford was developing the RS they found it to be a problem with that car too, their fix was to put a blocking plate over a section of the intercooler to reduce its efficiency. If adding a weep hole was ideal I would have imagined they would have done that instead. While there is no boost, idle or deceleration, I could see the intercooler having some vacuum to it, I would not want any unfiltered hole.

 

[wanted33]

No. This was an issue on older F150s with(mainly) the 3.5l, which was eventually resolved by ford.

Leave the IC alone. Pull the hoses off and check for water/oil build up, but I doubt you'll find any.

Ah heck, I wanted to say that, but ya beat me to it Jake.

 

[McLeadslinger]

No need to drill a weep hole in the intercooler. That came about the first couple of years the 3.5 EB was in the F-150 and water was building up in the intercooler.
No need to do this on the Ranger and it creates a boost leak.

 

[Josebd]

Got it guys,I won’t do it

 

[KJRR]

Someone needs to be the first.
I say give it a shot. If it doesn't work out, just replace the ic. ?

 

[Trigganometry]

It’s been done already. Search the forum using Google and it should pop up. Here is one link discussing it https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/thre...ower-under-hard-acceleration.5486/post-179556

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