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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:21 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11519
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Its an old engineers trick - must be NON bio.
I used it on my old TU3 powered 206 to clean out the mucky cooling system - also smelled very nice during the flushing session.
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:07 am |
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Joined: Jul 11, 2011 Posts: 95
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Location: Kent
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MrBSI wrote: |
Its an old engineers trick - must be NON bio.
I used it on my old TU3 powered 206 to clean out the mucky cooling system - also smelled very nice during the flushing session. |
So how do you do it as in ratio wise, powder to water?
Cheers
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:55 am |
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A scoop or capful in the expansion bottle is enough.
Drain the system first, fill with plain water just below the minimum level on the expansion bottle then add the washing detergent - top the level up to max mark then refit the cap & run the system up to temperature - remember to set the heater to hot.
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 11:21 am |
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Joined: Jan 06, 2020 Posts: 176
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Location: Cheshire
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MrBSI wrote: |
remember to set the heater to hot. |
Shouldn't make a difference on PSA cars as they don't use the silly clog/leak prone heater valve & control the heat by a flap in the heater box.
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:58 pm |
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Joined: Jul 11, 2011 Posts: 95
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Location: Kent
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MrBSI wrote: |
A scoop or capful in the expansion bottle is enough.
Drain the system first, fill with plain water just below the minimum level on the expansion bottle then add the washing detergent - top the level up to max mark then refit the cap & run the system up to temperature - remember to set the heater to hot. |
Thanks. After draining and filling with plain water do I bleed the system? This so the cooling system is full whilst it's cleaning with no airlocks. I've bled up until now via the top hose going to the heater matrix. I put a rubber glove on (saves scalded fingers) then as soon as the air stops coming out quickly screw the little cap on.
That's another gallon of OAT I'll need to buy!
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