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J-dub
Aircooled Idiot
Joined: April 24th, 2010, 10:01 am
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Location: Location Location
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 Re: Oil cooler cleaning ken wrote: James, make that a soft toothbrush. Best way I've found is a paraffin gun (or old spray gun) filled with petrol, followed up with the air blow gun. A pressure washer is definitely out, as that's the quickest route to distorted fins. ken Jameswallace wrote: Thanks boys
I hae some gunk at work. Ill use that and a toothbrush
Shall report back. Thanks ken I have a parrafin gun so may well do that ! Thanks
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| January 28th, 2013, 12:47 am |
 
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ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am
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Re: Oil cooler cleaning Hi James, don't forget ipgo's comment regarding using the blow gun from the gearbox side of the oil cooler. The gunge is usually caked onto the intake side of the cooler and it's easier to send it back from where it arrived... 
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| January 28th, 2013, 1:09 am |
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samfieldhouse
Firing on two.
Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex
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Re: Oil cooler cleaning 2CViking wrote: ayjay wrote: i posted the same question a few weeks ago, ken repled that its very important to keep them clean or the oil can overheat on long runs
compressed air and a good attatchment to blast the crud away is good No not in temps below 0. Ask the Finnish, they block the oil cooler completely during winter and their engines never suffer from over heating. Yes if the temp crawls above +5 At Spa too they had them fully taped up. When cleaning mine, I use that foaming aerosol gunk and the air gun.
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Harley
Firing on two.
Joined: May 3rd, 2009, 11:40 am
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Location: Melbourne, Australia.
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Re: Oil cooler cleaning 2CViking wrote: No not in temps below 0. Ask the Finnish, they block the oil cooler completely during winter and their engines never suffer from over heating. ken wrote: make that a soft toothbrush.
Best way I've found is a paraffin gun filled with petrol,
A pressure washer is definitely out, as that's the quickest route to distorted fins.
No need to get racist Ken, Viking was just using them as an example  Harley
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| January 28th, 2013, 2:33 am |
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banjo
Firing on two.
Joined: June 5th, 2009, 9:17 am
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Location: Staffs & France
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Re: Oil cooler cleaning Aerosol degreaser from the front and a soft brush, then I use a garden hand pumped spray from the back to blow the much out with hot water. Has kept mine nice and clean with no overheating driving across France in the 90+ heat.. 
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