CRD 3L Intercooler Replacement Brisbane

Hi,

Had my car (2011 CRD manual 106k km - stock) serviced today and they picked up the intercooler had a very small leak in the windscreen passenger corner. He didn't seem too concerned, saying it needed to be changed at some point. I have noticed less performance with the car recently - less pickup. I'm keen to get it replaced sooner than later. Can anyone recommend someone Brisbane southside that can replace at a reasonable cost. I guess suggestions for replacement brand would be appreciated as well. I realise there are quite a few posts about this already. I plan to do more research but thought I'd also ask straight up too. I guess I should have asked my mechanic but didn't think to do it - I'll call them for help as well. Would be good for other opinions though. What all up cost do you think I'm looking at?

The car is stock. I have a provent 200 in a box ready to be installed. Also bought an ultragauge recently.

Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Mart

ps - not sure if this was the correct place to post this question

Hi Muffler,

Simple to replace, you won’t need a mechanic. Don’t get an original crimped Nissan model. Get a fully welded one, heaps around that bolt straight in. I got one from eBay, considerably larger and considerably cheaper than OEM.

Thanks Jack. I'd be happy to give it a go if I was confident of not messing something up - a man with a little bit of info is a dangerous one. I don't understand well enough how cars work at the moment. Learning slowly - mostly from forums like these and youtube.

A couple of pics for interest:
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Hi @Muffler,

Sorry forgot about this post, it's really simple to replace - no experience required.
I had mine go under warranty and the local Nissan stealership tried to charge me nearly $3000 to replace it and the hoses. I replaced it myself with an aftermarket one, heaps around and a lot better and cheap than the original.

These guys do a reasonable one: https://www.forefrontindustries.com.au/gu-patrol

Just need a few metric sockets and screwdriver.

Cheers Jack for the reply and the info. Will check out

..I ended up buying an ARE upgrade intercooler.

Had same issue with stock intercooler pooping itself, just ordered a new one from forefront thanks for the tip!