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Old 03-23-2006, 10:40 PM
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how do YOU clean your intercooler??
i was just wondering how YOU guys keep youre intercooler clean and keep all the other debris out. do you use engine degreaser to get the oil out? i heard you have to water simple green down before you use it and mist it on and sun dry it before you reinstall it?

splittter/scoop screen? which catch can is the MOST effective?

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Wait - don't you have to use a plug for your hood scoop when you wash the car? What happens when you get the IC wet?
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spray it with a hose

but not too hard as to bend the fins
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I have never cleaned the inside. to get the rocks out I disconnect it, flip it over and shake.
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I would use mcdrama's method and for regular road dust and crap I would use a soft brush on the vacuum and lightly brush/vac the I/C. My '03 didn't have any bent fins when I sold it. I also made a scoop screen out of mesh from Home Depot which probably kept the bigger crap out.
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Old 03-24-2006, 01:29 PM
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most of the large debis and rocks (stuff that dents fins) can be pulled out by hand or with tweezers. if its really nasty, like after a day on dirt roads ill take it off and clean it properly.

usualy i just clean it when i clean the rest of the engine compartment and use simple green and a hose.
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what if you dont want the "STI" logo to fade? i heard the simple green eats away at the aluminum. how do you guys get the oil off?
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Vac it
then Stray it
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Originally Posted by mcowger
Wait - don't you have to use a plug for your hood scoop when you wash the car? What happens when you get the IC wet?
The same thing that happens when it rains
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some cars spray water at the intercooler to make "power" hehehe... i dont think they mind gettin wet. dunkin cold water onto a hot intake manifold might be another story tho
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