Are you a firm believer of tap water in your cooling system?
06-23-2013, 04:42 PM
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Are you a firm believer of tap water in your cooling system?
06 Sti
108,xxx miles
coolant has been changed each and every year with green and distilled water
you may wonder why i change it every year.....pure and simple...if you ever work in the automotive industry you will know how damaging a badly maintained cooling system can get...especially on aluminum parts...
so heres to it...radiator top tank started leaking...
end tank removal on the radiator:
and whala:
108,xxx miles
coolant has been changed each and every year with green and distilled water
you may wonder why i change it every year.....pure and simple...if you ever work in the automotive industry you will know how damaging a badly maintained cooling system can get...especially on aluminum parts...
so heres to it...radiator top tank started leaking...
end tank removal on the radiator:
and whala:
Last edited by houdni; 06-23-2013 at 09:49 PM.
06-23-2013, 09:43 PM
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there's a lot of things wrong with tap water and i would hope nobody would listen to you because you "don't think the water down here is that bad". what kind of retarded answer is that? even if it weren't bad for the radiator (which it is), do you think thats the only place the water goes? go look up scaling and galvanic corrosion and you'll have a pretty good idea why only a true idiot would use tap water and not spend the $5 to buy distilled. oh and if you think we have good water here, try look in your toilet bowl. if you have a brown ring you can scrub out it's likely you have water with high levels of iron like i do. every city has different water makeups but none of them are as good as distilled water. so save yourself some trouble and learn from houdni's example.
06-23-2013, 11:05 PM
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Very good reason honestly to drain and fill yearly, it's cheap insurance to keep the system lubricated with fresh coolant (with additives to keep aluminum from breaking down)
I'd like to pose a question for you though, in a rad that's sat for an unknown amount of time with what seems to be a mix of green/distilled, is there a treatment you can flush through to prevent issues down the line?
I'd like to pose a question for you though, in a rad that's sat for an unknown amount of time with what seems to be a mix of green/distilled, is there a treatment you can flush through to prevent issues down the line?
06-23-2013, 11:56 PM
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Very good reason honestly to drain and fill yearly, it's cheap insurance to keep the system lubricated with fresh coolant (with additives to keep aluminum from breaking down)
I'd like to pose a question for you though, in a rad that's sat for an unknown amount of time with what seems to be a mix of green/distilled, is there a treatment you can flush through to prevent issues down the line?
I'd like to pose a question for you though, in a rad that's sat for an unknown amount of time with what seems to be a mix of green/distilled, is there a treatment you can flush through to prevent issues down the line?
as for a treatment to prevent issues down the line....probably to just start maintaining the system now...meaning a radiator flush and fill...or find some shop with a BG coolant service machine and products...
06-24-2013, 12:04 AM
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06-24-2013, 01:48 AM
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Thanks houdni for the advice and nice pics! Too bad those end tanks are so prone to breaking! A recycler would have a hard time believing that core was ever in service its so clean
*edit* It's good of you to show everyone that despite the radiators which crack etc, the condition of the aluminum in the rad reflects the condition of the entire cooling system and passageways in the motor - clean rad = clean motor = motor longevity
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06-24-2013, 12:48 PM
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there's a lot of things wrong with tap water and i would hope nobody would listen to you because you "don't think the water down here is that bad". what kind of retarded answer is that? even if it weren't bad for the radiator (which it is), do you think thats the only place the water goes? go look up scaling and galvanic corrosion and you'll have a pretty good idea why only a true idiot would use tap water and not spend the $5 to buy distilled. oh and if you think we have good water here, try look in your toilet bowl. if you have a brown ring you can scrub out it's likely you have water with high levels of iron like i do. every city has different water makeups but none of them are as good as distilled water. so save yourself some trouble and learn from houdni's example.