I just came back from a coast to coast trip and the intercooler is full of bugs. I even pulled a freaking bird out of it!!

Anyways, is there anything I can use to clean this thing? Take it off and hot tank it? any chemicals?

I was thinking either hot tank the thing or use that foam spray used to clean AC coils.

Some pics:





Thanks, J

 

 

Wow that has to ruin the efficiency lol.

 

in on this! I wanna know too.

"Boost. It can kill a bird"

 

Probably be easiest to take it out and hot tank it if you can afford the downtime

 

pressure wash?

 

Pressure wash bends the fins

 

simple green/degreaser with a med/soft bristle brush and then water hose or pressure wash

 

Joaquin, I had the same problem when I got home, and my intercooler fins were also somewhat bent up, impeding air flow. I was told to get a fin straightener and do the cleaning/straightening by hand. There are different kinds, but maybe something like this: (You need to measure and determine the number of fins per square inch on the IC to insure getting the right tool.)
Doing it by hand is slow but do-able.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P6...ore&dir=catalog

http://www.foxruntools.com/radiatorfinstraightener.aspx

 

you drove your boosted s2000 cross country? brave man! no problems along the way? what were oil temps like?