Pressure washing the AC condenser?
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From: Castro Valley, CA
Pressure washing the AC condenser? Anyone ever done this?
I'm having airflow problems on my front mount turbo kit when the car is in traffic. The two pusher fans can't seem to keep things cool.
The car's a '98, and I'm wondering if my AC condenser is all grimed up and preventing flow from the pushers to reach the radiator.
So I thought I'd pull off the fans and degrease/spray the condenser off. A pressure washer cleaning from the rear of the unit sounds good to me, but I'm unsure whether that might damage the condenser.
Any advice is appreciated...
Rich
I'm having airflow problems on my front mount turbo kit when the car is in traffic. The two pusher fans can't seem to keep things cool.
The car's a '98, and I'm wondering if my AC condenser is all grimed up and preventing flow from the pushers to reach the radiator.
So I thought I'd pull off the fans and degrease/spray the condenser off. A pressure washer cleaning from the rear of the unit sounds good to me, but I'm unsure whether that might damage the condenser.
Any advice is appreciated...
Rich
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Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Wichita Falls, TX
I've heard of people having this solve their problem, one guy had a ton of dirt come out. I'd use air instead of a pressure washer, or maybe a water hose. I'd be worried about bending the fins witha high pressure stream. Or just remove it and smack it a few times.
