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YOUR RESEARCHHelp with 996 radiators cleaning
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I vacuumed and then used 50/50 simple green/water mix with soft brush...
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so just like once every 2 years go clean them out and vacuum through the front more often (like on warm days after a bath when you are wondering what else to clean)
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I use the same approach on my home AC units annually, originals since 2004 when I built my house, admitedly they are all steel.
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I just used the vacuum with the soft brush attachment.
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so just like once every 2 years go clean them out and vacuum through the front more often (like on warm days after a bath when you are wondering what else to clean)
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Got the front bumper off and vacumded
Out debris
I was wondering if anyone has used
The spray cleaner that is commonly
Used by a/c techs to clean home
a/c coils ?
the radiators are plastic and AL - chemicals can be corrosive - water and maybe a soft brush.....
keep in mind no matter how clean you get them, they will get dirty again (providing you actually drive your car)
so just like once every 2 years go clean them out and vacuum through the front more often (like on warm days after a bath when you are wondering what else to clean)
Its hard to believe the amount of crud that gets in between the the radiators. This is after 3 seasons, bird feathers and cigarette butts?
I just used the vacuum with the soft brush attachment.
It's amazing how dirty these can get over a short amount of time. I know a lot of customers like the
Radiator / Intercooler Fin Tool
to get the hard to reach stuff out if their having trouble cleaning it.
Be sure to clean out behind the rads too. That is were all the debris piles up. I personally would only use water to give them a good wash.
Van has a great vid showing how to get in behind the rads.
I vacuumed and then used 50/50 simple green/water mix with soft brush... perfectly safe and effective, then rinse excessively to remove any residual cleaner. Worked like a charm. Simple green removes any greases/guts kicked up from the roadway (imagine years of roadgrime baked onto these surfaces which act as a heat transfer barrier and corrosive effect). Radiators looked brand new after, very satisfying job!
I use the same approach on my home AC units annually, originals since 2004 when I built my house, admitedly they are all steel.
Thanks all , the anwser turns out to
Be : Use a high concentrate cleaner
Like 409, fantastic, simple Green
Crazy clean or spray 9
First do all you can with vacumn
Then water hose, blow the water out
Then use the cleaner to desolve oily
Residues which the water will not effect
Wait 10 minutes and hose out again
Use compressed air to blow out excess
Water before reassemble
Good list... although I wouldn't sweat the compressed air after you've fully washed away the cleaner... your car is made to handle rain so being wet is normal.
Sorry to bring to life an old thread, but I just bought my car 3 months ago and since its sleeping for the winter decided to clean the rads. This is the crap which came out on either side. Basically just highlighting how important it is to do this task every couple of years I guess.
Now since the bumper is off will also add grills to prevent larger things like cigarette butts flying in.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j6glyobvgy...2011.08.55.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmvs3ii1ix...2011.09.15.jpg
If you still have the front off... ask me how I made air intake scoop protectors for under $5.. Some laugh. I did.. All the way to the bank. Here they are on pelican at $275
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...pg5.htm#item25
They are at the top of that page. I defy anyone to distinguish Pelican Parts/rennline protectors from mine. WHY ? Because I used the same material. I
might
take the front off again in five years to check did any crap build up in there between the rads and condensers.
BTW before I made my grills. I found a bird, large grass hopper and lots of leaves and cig butts plus all kind of other crap in mine.
Those grill look way too dense and will hurt your cooling ability, especially if you track your car. But I'm sure they will help keep debris out of the radiators.
I don't track. The temps appear to be the same with them on. It's colder weather now however. Will have to see the difference (if any) during the summer months. Crap in between the rads and condenser will put the temps up more than the protection grilles. I prefer the trade off.
I doubt the car is running with a full cooling capability i.e. thermostat fully open all the time and fans running continuously. Unless you track and track real hard then I would be very surprised if the grilles have any impact even in the hottest days.
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