Darn it! Road salt sprayed right through the front, got under the hood and stuck!!!

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A road salt truck spraying out salt passed by me and threw what sounded like a huge amount of salt all throughout the front area including the windshield as I heard the sprinkling sound of the salt hitting against the windows.

After I parked underground and when I opened up the hood, I saw crystals of salt stuck in between the tiny slots of the Power Steering Cooler (picture attached)! I'd hate to see them stay there.

How can I get rid of them? And will it hurt the performance of the cooler?

I thought about pouring warm or hot water at the power steering cooler, but I wasn't sure 'cause I thought I might damage it or something else.

Road salt on the exterior is one thing, but going through the kidney grille and potentially damaging engine and its components under hood is another!