Bugs in the intercooler...
May 4, 2003, 06:20 PM
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Bugs in the intercooler...
what do you guys use to clean the bugs out of the intercooler fins... it's kinda hard to get at, and i wouldn't want to shoot a super strong stream of water against the fins...
maybe a little stiff bristle paint brush or something to scrape them out...?
maybe a little stiff bristle paint brush or something to scrape them out...?
May 4, 2003, 11:35 PM
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I have a cheap $150.00 , 1500 psi (supposedly;-) pressure washer that works great. Not enough pressure to damage anything, but just enoung to get rid of pesky bugs. I have also used a regular commercial car wash sprayer/wand at a reasonable distance, and have yet to have any issues.
I live in Missouri, and bugs are bad news.
I live in Missouri, and bugs are bad news.
May 5, 2003, 12:39 AM
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hahahah, ok man 
oh yea, i havent looked at the intercooler closely but..if their anything like the fins on the radiator, it's probably best if u use water instead of a brush cause a brush tends to scratch or bend the fins.
oh yea, i havent looked at the intercooler closely but..if their anything like the fins on the radiator, it's probably best if u use water instead of a brush cause a brush tends to scratch or bend the fins.
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May 5, 2003, 12:49 AM
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yea its a pain, have no idea what to do,,,, i be seeing dead bugs all over my front bumper and intercooler area, somehow bugs just cannot escape the power of the Evo
May 5, 2003, 12:52 AM
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i was thinking a fine tip paint brush, like a model paint brush... nothing that would damage the fins...
damn bugs need to stay off the road or look both ways before buzzing through...
damn bugs need to stay off the road or look both ways before buzzing through...
May 5, 2003, 08:27 AM
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I know it's tedious, but I used a long very thin bladed screwdriver and gently got each big bug out of the intercooler. I then straightened the fins where the bugs had dented them. It took awhile, but I got it back to 'normal' again.
Just be very careful with the fins, as they are not much stronger than two-ply tinfoil in consistency!
Just be very careful with the fins, as they are not much stronger than two-ply tinfoil in consistency!
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if you think the bugs in PA are bad, don't EVER come down to florida during our love-bug season (currently underway), ESPECIALLY if your ride is white. i am not making this up; if you drove on I-75 for more than an hr this time of year you would have literally HUNDREDS maybe even close to a thousand of those little jerks all over the front of your car.
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May 5, 2003, 11:53 AM
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Originally posted by Diesel
tounge... sorry...
tounge... sorry...
Speedlimit...
