Cleaning IC

[DR SCHNITZEL]

Hi all, Im trying to think of a way of cleaning my intercooler out in situ (it is welded to the chassis)
 
I could run my pressure washer through it
 
I could get some simple green (whatever that is) and carb cleaner
 
I tried blowing through the IC today and there was quite a bit of resistance, which shocked me.
 
I could fill it with roller cola. :Giggle
 
I have seen some solutions but i think i need to fll the thing to the brim with something to clear it out and that might cost quite  a bit,
 
whats the cheapest liquid that will do the job?

[hairyhoover]

Petrol!!!!

[Jono FD3]

yep, unleaded

[ad4m1]

nitromors

[MaLicE]

really really stupid question, but if its welded lol and you fill it up how do you expect to drain it completely?? as im pretty sure coke would be not a good thing to such through lol!

[DR SCHNITZEL]

hehe. im thinking petrol myself. i have various syphoning tools which should do the trick of empting 99% and then a hairdryer/cloths for the remainder. ill check nitromors out too

[m1tch]

Could you not just run WI when the engine is plumbed in with 50/50 mix will clean the IC out hehe plus it will steam clean the rotors

[SiH]

Hi all, Im trying to think of a way of cleaning my intercooler out in situ (it is welded to the chassis)

Wait... What?!?! :3Confused As in actually welded, welded? Am I missing something? Or was someone just too lazy to make up some decent removable brackets?

I do of course prepare to be stand corrected, but welding an IC to a chassis seems a little, err, daft.

If you can\'t guarantee to get it 110% clean afterwards, FFS don\'t put something like Nitromors in it!
Approach it from the angle that whatever you put in there will probably go through your engine at some point.

I\'d start by cutting it off the chassis, rust protecting wherever you have to cut it off from (thoroughly!), cleaning it out, and then putting it back on, but reattaching it by a means that doesn\'t sound like it was done by a man in stetsons and a 10 gallon hat.

[MaLicE]

Wait... What?!?! :3Confused As in actually welded, welded? Am I missing something? Or was someone just too lazy to make up some decent removable brackets?

I do of course prepare to be stand corrected, but welding an IC to a chassis seems a little, err, daft.

If you can\'t guarantee to get it 110% clean afterwards, FFS don\'t put something like Nitromors in it!
Approach it from the angle that whatever you put in there will probably go through your engine at some point.

I\'d start by cutting it off the chassis, rust protecting wherever you have to cut it off from (thoroughly!), cleaning it out, and then putting it back on, but reattaching it by a means that doesn\'t sound like it was done by a man in stetsons and a 10 gallon hat.

love it when you get flustered lol!

i would fill it up with petrol, get as much as you can out... let it sit for a day or 2 for the rest to evaporate... or if your feeling brave (i would go this route) wear gloves and light a match or a mini blow lamp or something, the vapours will clear out the rest of the fuel and it will prob make a pretty cool noise lol!

[ad4m1]

lol  i was joking about nitromors dont use it! theres no way ull getit all out with its consistency.

[jackaleks]

+1 for unweld it and run it under the tap...
 
i can\'t think of any reason to weld in an IC, unless it\'s so big it had to replace part of the chassis

[nuki]

Yes deffo 100% cut it off and quickly fabricate some new brackets. You will deffo need it removed to clean properlly.....

i woke up one morning with nothing to do... so i removed and cleaned my old intercooler with a bit of pressurised water, Emptying the water out into a bucket to see if there was anything foreign in there. Water came out as clean as it went in...

Then decided to try a bit of petrol in there!...
Well..... Seriously Black mucky horrible nasty petrol fluid came out the other end!
Ended up having to flush it and shake it and leave it with petrol in and flush it 4 times until the cooler eventually started pouring out clean petrol.
Like i said the intercooler was clean until she met petrol.
Highly recommend removing the cooler to clean it.
i ended up using a coupple of gallon of petrol.

[DR SCHNITZEL]

Petrol it is, nice one matey.

[DR SCHNITZEL]

The car came like that. It will come off but not easily at all.
 
Ill fill it with petrol slosh it about leave it to soak and see what colour it turns. i have plenty off access to the inside of the ic so i can get the petrol out easily. then ill run the pressure washer through it and see how it goes. Just an improvement will do for now.

[SmbFD3S]

Dont run a pressure washer through it when you\'ve added petrol !!! Petrol and or oil dont mix and you\'ll have big problems getting the water out, as the fuel will float on top.... Water in the combustion chamber dont compress well !!!
 
Best and safest idea is to get it off the chassis as others have said and clean it properly.  Petrol or Parrafin is fine to use but dont flush it water after....