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Old 07-20-2007, 10:04 AM
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Default Cleaning the intercooler?
what is the best way to clean my intercooler? i have it out of my car now.

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Old 07-20-2007, 11:39 AM
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Default Re: Cleaning the intercooler?
Carb cleaner, water, gasoline, parts cleaner. Pour or spray anyone of them in, swish around and dump it out. Repeat.
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Water is probably least effective.
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Old 07-20-2007, 11:53 AM
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Water is probably least effective.
You're probably right but one advantage of water is that you can stick the hose in there and really blast it. Maybe the water hose as a rinse?
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Default Re: Cleaning the intercooler?
I used 2 cans of carb cleaner...... spray in, shake it, repeat till pours out clean.....took about a can and a half before it poured clean, I taped a shop vac to one side and a rag to the other and let it run for about an hour...dried nice
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I used Xylene, toluene and some other enes that evaporate fast....
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anyone try bringing it to a radiator shop?
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I think that is unnecessary. The stuff inside is usually not quite as baked in as radiator gunk.
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