mudmuncher Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hi all I need to clean the inside of a 300 tdi intercooler . Whats the best liquid to use petrol ok ?? Many thanks chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mudmuncher Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Cheers many thanks for the link. I dont have access to a air line to blow/dry it out so i was thinking maybe i need a cleaner which is not flamable , Any ideas ?? Cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CURLY Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 i washed mine out with petrol, then soapy water. shook it to get as much as poss out, then piped it back up, but left the top hose off before the inlet manifold and revved the engine up a bit.. turbo kicks in and hey presto! engine bay and everything covered in water and bubbles!! keep it revving for a while until there isnt anything else coming out of the intercooler.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cipx2 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Maybe you have access to a vacuum cleaner (with the hose fitted to the other end), hair drier or an air gun. Or simply let it outside for 24 hours or so. Another quicker way is to let it dry for an hour or so, fit the intercooler back but don't connect it to the engine side, only on turbo side. Fit the upper hose and route it away from engine compartment. Then run the engine at high rpms for an other hour. There are no other non flammable products that would clean the heavy fractions in the oil deposited in there. Water and detergent might do it if you have a way to boil the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmuncher Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Cheers guys many thanks for the advise Just out of interest would diesel clean it ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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