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Old 05-12-2020 | 11:42 AM
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Whilst my car is in bits I am cleaning as many things as I can. I have removed the two charge coolers (as photo below). What is the best way to clean these?


 
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Old 05-12-2020 | 01:42 PM
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I soaked mine in degreaser for 2 days and rinsed them a few times. I also sprayed a good foaming engine cleaner inside of each manifold port to clean the heat exchanger. You cant really get to scrub it inside, but if you run pressurized water (just from the "jet" setting on your typical garden hose nozzle) it makes a difference when rinsing.
 
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Old 05-12-2020 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by James Hunt
Whilst my car is in bits I am cleaning as many things as I can. I have removed the two charge coolers (as photo below). What is the best way to clean these?


Make sure you remove that sensor first!
 
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Old 05-13-2020 | 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by jazzyjags
I soaked mine in degreaser for 2 days and rinsed them a few times. I also sprayed a good foaming engine cleaner inside of each manifold port to clean the heat exchanger. You cant really get to scrub it inside, but if you run pressurized water (just from the "jet" setting on your typical garden hose nozzle) it makes a difference when rinsing.
Thanks. I'll give that a go
 
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