TM 5-5420-202-20-2
OIL COOLERS- CLEANING (Sheet 1 of 3)
TOOLS: Low-pressure compressed air facility (30 psi maximum)
Detergent (Item 33, Appendix D)
SUPPLIES:
Water
SPECIAL TOOLS: Oil Cooler Cleaner
(Item 33, Chapter 3, Section 1)
REFERENCE:
P R E L I M I N A R Y PROCEDURES:
Remove top deck frames (page 16-21)
Remove engine shroud (page 9-30)
Remove access cover (right bank) (page 6-107)
Remove access cover (left bank) (page 6-112)
Remove screens if powerplant is removed (page 6-51 and
6-53)
Open hull drains (TM 5-5420-202-10)
CLEANING:
Always wear safety glasses or goggles when cleaning oil
coolers to prevent dirt particles and cleaning agent from
splashing in eyes.
NOTE
The oil cooler cleaning tool will clean the two engine oil
coolers as well as the two transmission oil coolers
with the powerplant in or out of the vehicle.
If oil coolers are to be cleaned with powerplant removed,
oil cooler screens must be removed as part of preliminary
procedures (pages 6-51 and 6-53).
Go on to Sheet 2
