sauceja

I bought a used FMIC and from the compressor side it has oil residue in it.
What are the best methods of cleaning this out?
Soak it in brake cleaner?

I know some of you have had this issue or seen it. What are recommendations.
TIA

Hybrid_Coupe

awesome...its the best cleaner ive used lol

eastbay92cx

http://www.awesome-cleaner.com/

Cheap, effective, and environmentally friendly. What more could you ask? Heh.

pgmatt

Gasoline or Castrol Super Clean is pretty bad *** too

boosted-EG6

use simple green form the part store works like a champ just cap one side of the intercooler and pull a gallon in depending on how big the intercooler is then let it sit for a bit and shack it around then drain make sure both sides are caped when shacking it.

TypeSLO

i use brake cleaner for most cleaning needs. spray it in there, don't need to soak. and if you've got an air compressor, a little air pressure wouldn't hurt. brake cleaner FTW

sauceja

Ok how about long term "side effects" of using like gas, brake cleaner and harsh chemicals. Hypothetically saying I capped one end filled with gas and shook the hell out of it and drained it. It came clean. What are some routes to take as far as a final rinse? Will harsh chemicals deteriorate the insides? I have some stuff kinda like the awesome. Maybe I will try that first.

Thanks for helpful responses. Don't normally get those posting in model spec forums.
Will keep posted. are there any write-ups of this or should I document???

sc4dr

Simple Green or other GP cleaner all the way.

Finland

just take some gas pour it in there and let it drip back into the gas can, your lawn mower will love a bit of lubricant in the gas

Autoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TypeSLO &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i use brake cleaner for most cleaning needs. spray it in there, don't need to soak. and if you've got an air compressor, a little air pressure wouldn't hurt. brake cleaner FTW</TD></TR></TABLE>

sauceja

Well at least I am not new to having oil in IC and piping. Thanks for positive help.