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How to clean my turbo's coolant/oil lines?

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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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How to clean my turbo's coolant/oil lines?

They're a mess... so yeah how does one clean these out?
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Inside or outside?

Outside, I'd say a small wire frame brush and some brake parts cleaner on the metal lines. Inside of the lines is a different story, you want something that doesn't leave any residue which is something I've yet to find besides compressed air.
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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yeah, inside; outside is easy! I figured I'd just use our sink's sprayer and blow them out as best I can... it really sucks that I don't have a compressor yet... does brake cleaner leave residue given time? they don't have to be perfect, the turbo has seemed to survive under their current state, I just need to improve them so I don't run metal and crap through the turbo (or the rest of the motor).
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:22 AM
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my next question is, how the heck do I clean out my turbo? certainly it must be about as filthy as the lines were inside...
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:48 AM
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Turbo water line? Compressed air.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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inside the turbo, too?
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