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Old 09-04-2011, 11:40 AM
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Default Cleaning the coolant reservoir?

Specifically the inside of it. Mine is still coated with oil sludge from before my head gasket job, and I really need to get the inside of this thing spotless so I can actually keep an eye on the coolant, instead of being fooled by re-liquified oil from the reservoir.


I have already flushed the res. out ten times with a garden hose, but there is so much I can't get to, and I really want to get all the sludge off the walls of my reservoir.

Any insight guys?


(Originally posted this in what I feel to be the wrong section)
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Old 09-04-2011, 11:44 AM
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Default Re: Cleaning the coolant reservoir?

maybe some simple green full strength or pour gas in it and slosh it around with the lid open not closed
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Old 09-04-2011, 11:48 AM
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Default Re: Cleaning the coolant reservoir?

Is gas safe to use? (of course I know to flush it out well afterwards. :P )
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Old 09-04-2011, 12:02 PM
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Default Re: Cleaning the coolant reservoir?

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Is gas safe to use? (of course I know to flush it out well afterwards. :P )
gas should be fine...just dont let it sit in there for a while...id try simple green first...are you sure its just dirty and the plastic isnt stained?
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Old 09-04-2011, 12:33 PM
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Yeah, I'm completely sure. Sludgy oil/coolant pasty shit along the inner walls of my coolant res. I just used gas and it worked great! Finally I'll be able to actually tell what's in my system


Thanks guys! Even cleaned the outside of it while I had it out!

Left side - before: right side - after

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Old 09-04-2011, 12:46 PM
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wow that looks brand new!
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Old 09-04-2011, 12:51 PM
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sweet glad i could help
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Old 09-04-2011, 02:57 PM
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Default Re: Cleaning the coolant reservoir?

Yep thanks :]


This was the coolant I drained out of the truck when I was starting my headgasket job:



From this short clip, you can imagine how bad the sides of the inside of the res still were after flushing out all that oil...


and... After cleaning
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