Ultrasonic Cleaning

[cjahn]

Howdy,

I have a rather expensive oil cooler I would like to keep as a spare. Prior owner had a motor where the nut backed off the clutch and shed shavings into the oil. (GSXR 1000 engine).

Anyone have a source to properly clean a large oil cooler? (Estimate 12x12).

Thanks in advance!
Cj

ctjahn@courtneyjahn.com
920-904-6099

[Steve Demeter]

Just MHO, but before sending it out for professional cleaning, run your parts washer stream through it for a few hours to get a lot of the crud out. Can't hurt.

[David Ferguson]

I have seen referrals to Kent Prather for Oil Cooler cleaning, 785 836 2265

And here's someone on the west coast:

http://www.ultrasoniccleaningcorp.co...arts-cleaning/

[cjahn]

Thanks Guys!

[Campbell]

I had an oil cleaner done by these guys.. terrific to work with and very thorough job.

Ultrasonic Cleaning

(310) 327-7103 p

(310) 327-8930 f

www.ultrasoniccleaningcorp.com

[cjahn]

I used the company above noted by both. Took a bit but good vendor. 5 stars!

Good enough for a spare!
Thx!
Cj

[Daryl DeArman]

I used the company above noted by both. Took a bit but good vendor. 5 stars!

Good enough for a spare!
Thx!
Cj

I was considering having some bits cleaned to save me a whole lot of time and elbow grease. The place is semi-local to me, so Iooked them up and found this:

NOTICE:
As of January 1, 2019 we will no longer be processing/cleaning automotive hardware/parts.
Please accept our apology for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Thank you for your support through the years, we appreciate it.

[CenDiv4]

I have 2 UltraSonic Cleaning machines at my shop. We use them frequently and can offer additional services

Call me Friday if you want, I can help you out.

708-387-8000

[10rmotor]

try these guys. We've used them in the past and gotten good service every time.
Pacific oil coolers
http://www.oilcoolers.com/

[10rmotor]

Just adding to my previous post, I had a setrab oil/water heat exchanger go through a blow up. Contacted pacific OCS and their price was very expensive. It was cheaper to just buy another cooler. That said, the setrab is no longer available, so I just ran my parts cleaner through it for hours and hours while I was doing the engine rebuild, with the outlet dumping into a pie pan to catch what shrapnel there was inside. Had to go on a leap of faith that it was cleaned out sufficiently when the shrapnel output went to near zero!

[Jon Jeffords]

... so I just ran my parts cleaner through it for hours and hours...

I would recommend flowing hot soapy water (dishwasher soap) through it as well. Unlike solvent or brake cleaner, detergent has surfactant molecules that will break the "bond tension" that exists between the metal debris and the oil cooler walls. The faster you can flow the hot soapy water through the oil cooler, the better. Reverse the soapy water flow direction a few times as well.