Question about winterizing 09 Challenger 180SE

[giordan]

I have a 2009 180 Challenger SE that I am currently winterizing. I purchased a 2007 service manual from the dealer, I was told that this is the most current. The service manual has a few discrepancies from my 09 users manual. . Under Exhaust system and Intercooler protection, instead of dumping coolant in the intercooler and exhaust manifold, they instruct you to blow out the exhaust with 100 psi of air. The flushing connector in the illustration looks different than port used to flush the exhaust with water. Does anyone else own an 09 or have familiarity with using compressed air to blow out the exhaust?

 

[Craigmri]

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I have the 2009 C180 Service manual. It specifically states in the section related to winterizing that you MUST take boat to Florida. BOOM....Winterization DONE!

Sorry, I know I'm not much help but darn it the summer is way to short up there!!! Heck it was 92 degrees here today!

Craig

 

[giordan]

Do you really have a 2009 service manual?

 

[kustomkarl]

To my knowledge the winterizing procedure is the same as it always has been. You could blow air through the exhaust or just run anti freeze through it. The key is to not have straight water in the exhaust to freeze.

Karl

 

[giordan]

I am refering to the step in service manual where they tell you to take off the upper and lower intercooler pipes and pour coolant in the intercooler and exhaust manifold. The Intercoolers in the 2009 180SE is totally different. Its an aluminum water-air tank and in my owners manual this step is ommited. That is why I was wondering if it is not needed for 2009

Here is the section on blowing out your exhaust. I am just wondering if this is the same hole that you connect the water to. It looks different in the picture

Exhaust Systemand
Intercooler Protection
The exhaust system is self draining,
but the intercooler (supercharged
models) and exhaust manifold need
to be properly drained to avoid damage.
Using the flushing connector on jet
pump support, inject pressurized air
(around 689 kPa (100 PSI)) into system
until there is no more water flowing
from the jet pump.
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1. Flushing connector — location may differ
To ease the procedure, a custom hose
can be assembled. See the following
illustration.

STORAGE
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TYPICAL
1. Flushing connector adapter
(P/N 295 500 473)
2. Hose 12.7 mm (1/2 in)
3. Air hose male adapter
NOTICE Failure to drain

 

[hkr4444]

255 Intercooler is different procedure

It sounds like your boat has the new 255 engine. it has a separate intercooler that is not in the top of the engine but is a separate unit. The procedure the the 255 says to
1. It is important to expel any trapped water that may have accumulated from the condensation in the external intercooler.
2. Remove the intake hose from the Throttle body (the hose between the external intercooler and the Throttle body)
3. Start the engine and rev up to 4000 RPM several times
Note water will be expelled from the intercooler.
4. Stop engine
5. Liberally lubricate throttle body inside and out.
6. Clean off any lubrication on the throttle body intake hose flange
7. Install air intake hose to the throttle body

 

[seadoo_mike]

Your intercooler is external not the same as the 215hp intercooler that is mounted in engine, your intercooler is described in your owners manual what to do for storage, they just want you to pull both inlet and outlet airside hoses off and small bleeder hose at top and turn down so airside in pointing down and leave like that for 30 minutes is what they say to drain any water out, I was just going to pull intercooler out altogether and store in a dry place. The flush connector they show in the owners manual shows a typical flush connector that happens to be on the right side of pump in the manual, but it is the same thing as ours that is on the left side of pump, I blew out mine from the flush connector with compressed air, just to see how much I would get out and I only got about 3 ounces of water out until no more came out, maybe that is all that was in there, not sure, but after doing that and thinking that there is no more water in there, even after starting up the motor to see if exhaust pressure would push anymore out, which it didn't, I pushed in 4 gallons of propylene glycol with a submersible pump from a bucket into my flush connector with the boat started up first until I could see the fluid coming out of jet pump and exhaust, I just figured on putting in some antifreeze that had inhibitors and that is good for aluminum parts to keep any water that still might be in there protected from corrosion, blowing it out with compressed air I think would take care of the water that may be in the intercooler since the intercooler water side seems like it would be self draining because how it is mounted high up over the engine and jet pump, you could also pull the hose off the bottom of the exhaust manifold to drain it the manifold