Best way to flush an oil cooler?

[Tango13]

I'm reassembling my bike having had the engine rebuilt after an uncontained rod failure, the blown engine was scrap but I'm reusing all of the ancilleries.

I've squirted a load of carb cleaner into one side of the oil cooler and let it drip out the other. I didn't see any flakes of aluminium on the paper towel that it dripped onto but as we all know assumption is the mother of all fk-ups so I'm not assuming it's completely clean.

Any better ideas on how to flush any particles that may be lurking or should I play extra safe, get the credit card out and buy a bigger/shinier new oil cooler?

[Tango13]

Cheers Gents, I thought I was being a bit paranoid about potential damage but obviously not.

£150 for a new bigger better shinier oil cooler or a rebuild...

Earls Sport? New oil cooler please.

[Tango13]

Just to update the thread. New curved oil cooler fitted and just needing the final plumbing in.




Curved because a curved oil cooler is worth 10% on the dyno over a straight one. FACT!!