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Reply With Quotemy 08 has some too. I think it's bugs and other stuff going thru there. your radiator probably looks that way too
This is a discussion on TMIC Damage - Why? within the General Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Accidents. forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; I have a 2008 WRX with some bent TMIC fins. It doesn't look like impact damage. Has anyone seen this ...
I have a 2008 WRX with some bent TMIC fins. It doesn't look like impact damage. Has anyone seen this before, or do you have any ideas what might cause this?
my 08 has some too. I think it's bugs and other stuff going thru there. your radiator probably looks that way too
There are some bug and rock impact points and that's acceptable. It's the rows that have been completely flattened which are bothering me - does yours have that as well? Are the pictures clear enough?Originally Posted by csm
Something has definitely come into contact with your IC. The thing that I notice is that most of the fins are all bent to one direction. Its as if something was set on the IC, and the hood was shut on it, or something to that effect.
Edit: that doesn't look like a stock IC. I bet it is hitting the splitter/rubber boot at the underside of the hood.
Last edited by timber; 08-29-2008 at 09:19 AM.
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looks like somebody sat on it
Somebody was running their fingers across it for fun.
I would be so pissed.
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I'm serious. If it was the splitter, it would be pushed in multiple directions. If it was something large, the fins wouldn't be pushed down past the tubes.
tool tray?
get some wire mesh and keep it safe
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Pretty sure that's what the 08 ICs look like, timber.
Maybe some ugly is peeling off the car at speed and going through the scoop?
Last edited by Yossarian; 08-29-2008 at 09:34 AM.
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That is what I initially thought, all of the fins are smoothly bent in one direction, Somebody fingered your IC dude
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The pattern looks fairly precise, though. The semi-circle on the left makes me think foreign object.I dunno, though, maybe someone just had too much time on their hands.
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oh, good info! thanks!
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It's the stock IC. There is a thin layer of dust inside the scoop which remains undisturbed, so I don't believe that someone has poked their hand inside. Maybe I should check for paw prints as well.
I was thinking heat, but if that's not a known issue then maybe the service technician has placed something on it. I never thought of that before. My dealership described it as "normal", which I don't buy. Unless it's caused by my cats I am expecting them to replace it, but I have a feeling they are not going to agree.
Edit: My car wash sprays vertically down so it doesn't touch the TMIC. So is that it then, it's either vandalism, a soon-to-be-locked-in-the-litter-room cat or a Subaru mechanic?
Forgive me, but huh?
Last edited by Evil Toast; 08-29-2008 at 09:58 AM.
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