As it says in the subject, anyone know a good way to get in there, to get all the crap out? My hand is to big to get through the grill, and there seems to be a lot of debris in there!
Quote: Originally posted by sykick on 07 November 2006
As it says in the subject, anyone know a good way to get in there, to get all the crap out? My hand is to big to get through the grill, and there seems to be a lot of debris in there! Any ideas would be welcomed....rgds,Marcus
Not sure I'm up to poping the bumper off, I have a compressor so I'll give that a go. The crap does not blow out while I'm driving though so I can't see the compressor being much different.....
I'm uncertain about the merits of blowing through with compressed air. Wouldn't that tend to drive any debris further into the rad?
I vacuum out the ducts thoroughly and then tip some hot water in there. This softens up the stubborn caked on stuff and then vacuum again. Should have said, I use a comercial type wet & dry vac'.
Reading OPC wanted to charge me something like £30 + VAT to do this, after a full 48K service. With a bill of around £800, I would have like to have thought that this would be done as a matter of course. Sorry, forgot, I was at an OPC.
It was Reading OPC that suggested blowing through could successfully chase out the debris (I think a hose poked in the right place would have quite a different effect to the ram air effect when driving) - though I like the idea of vacuuming out even more.
Thanks Chaps,
I'll give the vacuum method a go and see how I get on.
vlad, I agree with you a compressor hose is a lot more directional/powerful than the driving effect.