andy00v7

What is the best way to remove oil / clean out a top mount intercooler ?

Thanks Andy

maydew

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remove it and fill with petrol

TIZERBOY

iTrader: (1)

What at todays petrol price's

maydew

iTrader: (9)

very true, recycle it,once finished drop it back into the tank and then watch it smoke like an old bus lol

midnight

iTrader: (10)

lol ,Probably better off boiling the kettle and using washing up liquid flushing ,no chance of it catching alight and its cheaper.
Have you got a lot of oil in there or just a little bit ?

dazdavies

iTrader: (22)

DONT DO THAT FOR CHRIST SAKE!!!!

You'll have a enough water trapped in there to hydrolock your engine.

Petrol or brake cleaner and leave it to dry/evaporate.

maydew

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no issue in petrol ,
block end up
drop a litre in
shake about
empty
leave outside for 30 mins to hour job done,

worse gonna happen suck some petrol into the engine as last time i checked my car ran on the stuff anyway lol lol

gotta be better than sucking in washing up liquid lol street cred might drop a little if seen in a scooby blowing bubbles out the exhaust lol lol

midnight

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lol,sorry but thats what i did on my 99 car and after leaving it out in the sun all morning never gave me no grief whatsoever. I poured it through the top and the oily residue came out the bottom,then left to dry.

legb4rsk

Apart from all the bubbles coming out of the exhaust.

Billet

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would you put the petrol in from either the y-pipe/throttle body holes or drop it in from above, through the fins.

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Dropping from above would have no effect as the intercooler fins should be airtight.

maydew

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just fill it from either,fill with 1 litre and tip it side to side with the y-pipe on top then empty,few mins job done