Flushing oil cooler.

[ZR1cliff]

I want to pull the oil cooler of and drain it before flushing it,what would you use?,i was thinking along the lines of parafin then maybe sluice it around and rinse it with some clean oil,what do you guys think.

[DrDeAtH]

i would go with the paraffin too, unless you have access to a safetykleen tank

[Tony427]

Why do you want to flush the oil cooler? Are you worried that some debris may be lodged within it?

I have been told that generally its not a good idea to try to flush clean oil coolers, especially if an engine has suffered some mechanical damage as theres too many places within them that can trap debris which can then be released back into the oil.

Cheers,

Tony

[ZR1cliff]

Thanks Chaps for the advice.