Flushing Dust/gunk Out Of Pipework

[l_uk3y]

Hey guys. just a quick question.

Whilst you have a fair bit of gear taken out of the car, i.e intake pipework, intercooler piping, bov return piping etc. and you know theres a little bit of "foreign material (i.e metal flakes and dust from polishing and not being careful enough to seal up the ends). What methods/products would you use to get all the junk out. Cant use a cloth odviously as it will leave more stuff behind. Maybe a degreaser but still need to flush the pipework. Maybe an air compressor but with the slight oily layer inside some may stick and not clear out. Maybe water but not sure it may cause corrosion down the track. You should see where im coming from.

Anybody got any thoughts/ suggestions. Currently the cars in bits but most of the polishing/painting is done and i dont want to reassemble until im 105% confident i wont have bits of metal flying into the turbo.

(As you do)

Cheers for any help. Luke

[gibbau]

i use a 50/50 mix of metho and kero to flush out my cooler and piping. just pour it in and shake the pipe with something covering the ends then flush out with water and allow to dry. It should take out the metal flakes as well.

[Duncan]

yeah similar i use cheap degreaser cans then flush with water. stubborn stuff can be removed with a clean cloth after.