How do you clean your intercooler?

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Aug 25, 2010 | 08:49 PM

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mifesto

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Aug 25, 2010 | 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by supergengo

I used a coin-op pressure washer with good results. It is tough to get every spot on the IC due to the mesh and plastics in front of it, but you can cover 80% or so.

Soaked 'em with the soapy spray, then blasted them with rinse.
Finished with "spot-free rinse" too!
Fins are fine.

^^ And in addition, the bigger bugs that don't totally get disintegrated in the washing process eventually dry up from the heat and become baked ash essentially, so they can come out the next time. I don't worry about the spot free rinse on them

Fins are indeed fine. Mesh I worry about more.

ps. Doing it as frequently as the brakes call for their desqueaking seems to be good interval also for the IC