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YOUR RESEARCHFully clean those radiators folks!
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Yesterday was my 1 year anniversary with the car, and there's nothing in the service records to indicate they've been cleaned before.
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Cleaned everything out and installed my diy mesh grilles.
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I used a soft brush and a spray bottle with water to help get off some of the junk that the vacuum didn't get.
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I ended up using a nylon brush to clean the radiators, but spraying them down with water might get into some of the crevices better.
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Unfortunately I just had my radiators replaced, but didn't think to have them remove it while they were in there, so I'm thinking about how much effort it would be to drop the front bumper and get them out without having to disconnect any coolant/AC lines.
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Unfortunately I just had my radiators replaced, but didn't think to have them remove it while they were in there, so I'm thinking about how much effort it would be to drop the front bumper and get them out without having to disconnect any coolant/AC lines.
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Just a reminder to fully clean your radiators by taking off the front bumper cover and air ducts. You'd be shocked at what gets caught between the condenser and radiator:
This is all the junk that fell out when I took the air duct off.
This is between the condenser and radiator. Yuck!!!
wdb looks like you've cut those shrouds for air passthrough, any reason you didn't just remove the part completely? I'm wondering how much more effort it is to remove them once you've got the bumper off like this. Unfortunately I just had my radiators replaced, but didn't think to have them remove it while they were in there, so I'm thinking about how much effort it would be to drop the front bumper and get them out without having to disconnect any coolant/AC lines.
How do whole leaves get in there anyway? It's how I got the car. I saw radiator cleaning once in the 100K miles of service records and figured maybe I should take a look. To the car's credit it never complained even prior to the cleaning.
I see what you're looking at, and it is something I've been meaning to revisit. I have not done anything to the rear fan shrouds and I would be very surprised if either of the previous owners intentionally did either. It's possible that a shop did it without telling them. Or maybe that is just how they look. It's kind of a strange place to make cuts based on all of the stuff I've read on the topic.
I think I can give y'all a run for your money. Not sure these radiators have ever been cleaned...
I've also noticed the engine running a few degrees cooler since doing this.
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lot of youtube videos if you just search for 996 front bumper removal. No need to remove the headlights or wheels. Most annoying part was getting to the screw behind the side marker and fender liner. I ended up using a nylon brush to clean the radiators, but spraying them down with water might get into some of the crevices better.
I'll play. Photo 1 is when I first got my car. Cleaned everything out and installed my diy mesh grilles. Drove the car daily and 20 months later I found what you see in 2nd and 3rd photo. Basically nothing but a few insects. Temps have been fine too
