How to clean out inter cooler?
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Correct, all these guys complaining about residue, but I'm not sure if they've forgotten the whole reason intercooler is being cleaned is because it has oil in it. Acetone is not going to evaporate the oil from the intercooler but it will allow it to spill out of the side of the outlet just the same as gasoline. If we're talking about welding aluminum, obviously acetone would be a great choice for aluminum, but as a solvent, gasoline will work just fine and is readily available
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Correct, all these guys complaining about residue, but I'm not sure if they've forgotten the whole reason intercooler is being cleaned is because it has oil in it. Acetone is not going to evaporate the oil from the intercooler but it will allow it to spill out of the side of the outlet just the same as gasoline. If we're talking about welding aluminum, obviously acetone would be a great choice for aluminum, but as a solvent, gasoline will work just fine and is readily available
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For the same reason that e85 ethanol users switch back to gasoline from time to time to clean out their fuel system of the black tar as the gasoline acts as a solvent to wash it away
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Wow...
One gallon of acetone: 16.95
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...&storeId=10051
Last I checked, a gallon of premium around here is around 4 bucks.
And for others who also failed chemistry in addition to 4th grade math...acetone is also derived from petroleum products:
Straight from wiki:
Acetone is produced directly or indirectly from propylene. Approximately 83 % of acetone is produced via the cumene process,[8] as a result, acetone production is tied to phenol production. In the cumene process, benzene is alkylated with propylene to produce cumene, which is oxidized by air to produce phenol and acetone
Propene, also known as propylene or methylethylene, is an unsaturated organic compound having the chemical formula C3H6. Propene is produced from fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and, to a much lesser extent, coal. Propene is a byproduct of oil refining and natural gas processing.
One gallon of acetone: 16.95
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...&storeId=10051
Last I checked, a gallon of premium around here is around 4 bucks.
And for others who also failed chemistry in addition to 4th grade math...acetone is also derived from petroleum products:
Straight from wiki:
Acetone is produced directly or indirectly from propylene. Approximately 83 % of acetone is produced via the cumene process,[8] as a result, acetone production is tied to phenol production. In the cumene process, benzene is alkylated with propylene to produce cumene, which is oxidized by air to produce phenol and acetone
Propene, also known as propylene or methylethylene, is an unsaturated organic compound having the chemical formula C3H6. Propene is produced from fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and, to a much lesser extent, coal. Propene is a byproduct of oil refining and natural gas processing.
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Brake clean only washes the oil to to side and doesn't really break it up that well. The side you spray the brake clean into is clean, but the residue is stuck in the corners of the intercooler.
The best way is hot tanked through a parts cleaner, or flushed out with a hot water and solvent mixture.
Ever mopped a greasy shop floor with solvent/hot water? And brake cleaned the same floor? You'll understand what I'm saying.
The best way is hot tanked through a parts cleaner, or flushed out with a hot water and solvent mixture.
Ever mopped a greasy shop floor with solvent/hot water? And brake cleaned the same floor? You'll understand what I'm saying.
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Wow...
One gallon of acetone: 16.95
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...&storeId=10051
Last I checked, a gallon of premium around here is around 4 bucks.
And for others who also failed chemistry in addition to 4th grade math...acetone is also derived from petroleum products:
Straight from wiki:
Acetone is produced directly or indirectly from propylene. Approximately 83 % of acetone is produced via the cumene process,[8] as a result, acetone production is tied to phenol production. In the cumene process, benzene is alkylated with propylene to produce cumene, which is oxidized by air to produce phenol and acetone
Propene, also known as propylene or methylethylene, is an unsaturated organic compound having the chemical formula C3H6. Propene is produced from fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and, to a much lesser extent, coal. Propene is a byproduct of oil refining and natural gas processing.
One gallon of acetone: 16.95
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...&storeId=10051
Last I checked, a gallon of premium around here is around 4 bucks.
And for others who also failed chemistry in addition to 4th grade math...acetone is also derived from petroleum products:
Straight from wiki:
Acetone is produced directly or indirectly from propylene. Approximately 83 % of acetone is produced via the cumene process,[8] as a result, acetone production is tied to phenol production. In the cumene process, benzene is alkylated with propylene to produce cumene, which is oxidized by air to produce phenol and acetone
Propene, also known as propylene or methylethylene, is an unsaturated organic compound having the chemical formula C3H6. Propene is produced from fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and, to a much lesser extent, coal. Propene is a byproduct of oil refining and natural gas processing.
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