Does the 2.0 have an intercooler?

[Skidplate]

It appears that my 23 jlur 2.0 does not have an air to air heat exchanger for the inlet air to the turbo.
Is this because there's just no room behind the grill for one, in addition to not being able to deal with the added heat that would dump on the radiator?

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[C.Sco]

I'm not sure, here's another thread where people discuss it a bit:

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/2-0t-intercooler-heatsoak.28081/

I think maybe it does sort of have an intercooler, but it's not a traditional air-to-air type, I think it uses engine coolant (which is not very "cool", but is perhaps cooler than running w/o any intercooler at all)

 

[Skidplate]

I'm not sure, here's another thread where people discuss it a bit:

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/2-0t-intercooler-heatsoak.28081/

I think maybe it does sort of have an intercooler, but it's not a traditional air-to-air type, I think it uses engine coolant (which is not very "cool", but is perhaps cooler than running w/o any intercooler at all)

Ok great. Thanks for the info and the link.

 

[AnnDee4444]

Heat exchanger is in the intake manifold

https://shopeurocompulsion.net/blog...~:text=2.0L INTAKE MANIFOLD & L/A INTERCOOLER

 

[Headbarcode]

It appears that my 23 jlur 2.0 does not have an air to air heat exchanger for the inlet air to the turbo.
Is this because there's just no room behind the grill for one, in addition to not being able to deal with the added heat that would dump on the radiator?

I'm not sure, here's another thread where people discuss it a bit:

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/2-0t-intercooler-heatsoak.28081/

I think maybe it does sort of have an intercooler, but it's not a traditional air-to-air type, I think it uses engine coolant (which is not very "cool", but is perhaps cooler than running w/o any intercooler at all)

The 2.0 turbo engine has liquid cooled intercooler located in the intake manifold. Air to liquid cooling is more efficient at transferring heat than air to air cooling.

 

[C.Sco]

The 2.0 turbo engine has liquid cooled intercooler located in the intake manifold. Air to liquid cooling is more efficient at transferring heat than air to air cooling.

For sure, but I would think it loses some efficiency as the liquid temperature itself approaches, say, 200 degrees.

 

[Lapis]

For sure, but I would think it loses some efficiency as the liquid temperature itself approaches, say, 200 degrees.

It is not using the same coolant as the engine, it has it's own radiator, piping, overflow. It's a completely separate system, so while I'm sure it gets hot, it's probably not getting the same 200+ as the engine coolant

 

[Borderline Jeep]

It is not using the same coolant as the engine, it has it's own radiator, piping, overflow. It's a completely separate system, so while I'm sure it gets hot, it's probably not getting the same 200+ as the engine coolant

I didn't know it was on a separate cooling system. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Headbarcode]

It is not using the same coolant as the engine, it has it's own radiator, piping, overflow. It's a completely separate system, so while I'm sure it gets hot, it's probably not getting the same 200+ as the engine coolant

 

[MitchRoyce]

Well, it looks like there ain't no air to air heat exchanger for the inlet air to the turbo. Could be 'cause there's no room behind the grill for one, or 'cause it'd dump too much heat on the radiator.

 

[Lapis]

Well, it looks like there ain't no air to air heat exchanger for the inlet air to the turbo. Could be 'cause there's no room behind the grill for one, or 'cause it'd dump too much heat on the radiator.

Also consider in an air-to-air cooled turbo system, the intercooler doesn't go on the air coming into the turbocharger, it goes on the air coming out of the turbocharger before it goes to the intake manifold, so it cools the air after it has been compressed (the turbo adds a lot of heat to the air). That's a lot more pressurized tubing that would be needed in the Jeeps engine bay that there isn't much room for.

 

[Skidplate]

Also consider in an air-to-air cooled turbo system, the intercooler doesn't go on the air coming into the turbocharger, it goes on the air coming out of the turbocharger before it goes to the intake manifold, so it cools the air after it has been compressed (the turbo adds a lot of heat to the air). That's a lot more pressurized tubing that would be needed in the Jeeps engine bay that there isn't much room for.

 

[Skidplate]

I did mean to say the air going to the intake manifold but my texting finger was not cooperative. I figured most people on here would get the point.

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