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Old Aug 19, 2009, 07:00 PM
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Question intercooler spray refill

what do i refill my stock intercooler spry with? i havent just put water in it because im afraid of the build up clogging it like it does in wiper sprayers
Old Aug 19, 2009, 07:09 PM
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using purified distilled water u can buy in walmart will solve the problem of cogging
not mineral water if u know what i am talking about...
it should be selling near the coolant water
at least thats where they put theirs at in AU
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Arizona, Water from the tap and ice in the res when your tooling around. Manual says windshield washing fluid. Do this about every third or fourth time and you should be good.
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Originally Posted by KenMasters
Arizona, Water from the tap and ice in the res when your tooling around. Manual says windshield washing fluid. Do this about every third or fourth time and you should be good.
arizona water is so hard, ile try some distilled, the ice sounds cool
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Go with distilled.
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go with rubbing alcohol and dry ice...
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i have used ice and cold water before.
Old Aug 23, 2009, 01:40 PM
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Distilled water.
Old Aug 26, 2009, 01:32 PM
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how big is that damn reservoir i put 2 bottles of distilled water and a whole gal of windshild whiper fluid in it and it still doesent look near being full.
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i use ethyl alcohol
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Originally Posted by adammartini
how big is that damn reservoir i put 2 bottles of distilled water and a whole gal of windshild whiper fluid in it and it still doesent look near being full.
haha its not that big.....you will never get it completly full because near the top there is bypass that runs out of the reservoir and the fluid will down a tube out side...
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ive always put distilled water in my stis sprayer with no problems.
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Distilled water or cheap washer fluid thats 50/50 water/alcohol. Both should be ~$1/gallon.
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I'm lost what are you guys talking about?
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2003-04 UDSM Evo's have intercooler sprayers with a reservoir where the ACD tank got placed in the 2005-06.


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