How do you clean the debris off the Aux trans cooler?

rmh3 · 08-21-2019, 02:24 PM

Hope this is not a silly question, but does anyone have a simple way of removing the debris that is caught on the cooler that sits flat on the front end of grill?

Got some leaves and other stuff stuck in there and cant reach my hand in there to remove it. TIA

Glen e · 08-21-2019, 02:31 PM

Shop vac with extension

ChrisRa13 · 08-21-2019, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Glen e

Shop vac with extension

^This

rmh3 · 08-21-2019, 03:46 PM

Thanks! I have a hand held vac...maybe time to get a shop vac.

Mark R · 08-21-2019, 05:04 PM

I'll do that too. That whole area has about 25 grasshoppers and other nasty dried bug carcasses in there.

Glen e · 08-21-2019, 05:17 PM

There is another alternative. Poorboys bug squash, melts bugs but is not harmful to any of the metal or paint. Sprayed on liberally, really getting down into the vanes , wait a half hour, and then take a moderate water hose stream to it , being careful… Once it’s real clean, pull the rest of the stuff out with the shop vac thin nozzle.....go slow.

This usually occurs because you’ve taking a long trip. Around town it doesn’t seem to get clogged up. This is the reason the Novistretch bra is so good for long trips, as it protects all these radiators…

Gunkk · 08-21-2019, 06:36 PM

+1 to the shop vac with the skinny upholstery attachment.

Whatever you do... do not spray a pressure washer into the grille area or you may flatten all the fins on the radiators.

08-21-2019, 02:24 PM	#1
rmh3 Semper Fi! Drives: 2018 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Happy Valley/OR Posts: 69	How do you clean the debris off the Aux trans cooler? Hope this is not a silly question, but does anyone have a simple way of removing the debris that is caught on the cooler that sits flat on the front end of grill? Got some leaves and other stuff stuck in there and cant reach my hand in there to remove it. TIA

08-21-2019, 02:31 PM	#2
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	Shop vac with extension __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

08-21-2019, 05:17 PM	#6
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	There is another alternative. Poorboys bug squash, melts bugs but is not harmful to any of the metal or paint. Sprayed on liberally, really getting down into the vanes , wait a half hour, and then take a moderate water hose stream to it , being careful… Once it’s real clean, pull the rest of the stuff out with the shop vac thin nozzle.....go slow. This usually occurs because you’ve taking a long trip. Around town it doesn’t seem to get clogged up. This is the reason the Novistretch bra is so good for long trips, as it protects all these radiators… __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

08-21-2019, 03:46 PM	#4
rmh3 Semper Fi! Drives: 2018 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Happy Valley/OR Posts: 69	Thanks! I have a hand held vac...maybe time to get a shop vac.

08-21-2019, 05:04 PM	#5
Mark R Drives: 2018 ZL-1 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 951	I'll do that too. That whole area has about 25 grasshoppers and other nasty dried bug carcasses in there.

08-21-2019, 06:36 PM	#7
Gunkk Thank you Al Oppenheiser! Drives: Red Hot A10 ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 4,994 View My Garage	+1 to the shop vac with the skinny upholstery attachment. Whatever you do... do not spray a pressure washer into the grille area or you may flatten all the fins on the radiators.

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