Okay so me MakoDhardie and stokedxiv are installing some pulleys in my 7.....since we are pulling the stock intercooler off it would probally be benificial to clean it. Since i have some left over Kerosene at my house from a heater i took back, would it be okay to use to flush it out with?

 

Doesn't look like there's much experience by anyone trying to clean the inside of their intercooler, but at least in theory this makes since to me. After all, it's bound to collect some amount of oil from turbo leakage that could over time gradually increase the pressure drop and decrease its ability to transfer heat.

Kerosene would definitely cut the oil, but I would be careful not to leave it in there to long for fear that it might also attack the seals and maybe the end tanks, too. Also, I'd recommend that you be doubly sure that you get it completely dried out before re-installing.

One more thought. Is there a way for you to collect and sort of analyze whatever comes out? Maybe we should all be more concern, regardless of which intercooler we're using.

 

i cleaned mine with half a gallon of fuel. I just put it in there and mixed it a lot and some oil did come out with tht fuel. Kerosene is a lot stronger, but i don't see why not.

 

cool, thanks for the help guys.