I took the opportunity last weekend, to do the intake/intercooler clean. What a mess. I couldn't believe an engine could run with the intake practically plugged!
The openning was no larger than a quarter, ha. It took about 3 hours to remove parts and reinstall, but it took 4 hours to clean the sucker (that's what it is, a sucker! :roll: ) I took it for a drive after, and wow! It felt like a 20 horse kick in the pants! The car has 220Kms on it, and it runs like new. If you pin it in first gear it will blow the tires off the rims! :lol: Ok maybe I'm exaggerating a bit here, but you get the picture. Now we will see about the fuel mileage? I flushed out the intercooler too. It was easy. If you have any mechanical ability at all, I would recommend doing this yourself. Saved me $350.
One can of oven cleaner, a tube of RTV sealant, and some rags. I didn't even jack the car up, or remove the belly pan/shield.
Everything was done under the hood, except disconnecting the lower intercooler pipe from the intercooler. The intercooler is flushed out in the car, removal appears to require removal of the bumper to access the upper mounting bolts.
Like I said this was fairly staight forward, and anyone who has some wrenching abilities should do this themselves, and save the money. You don't even need to buy a new intake gasket. Good luck to all.