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DannoCRD
 Post subject: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:13 am 
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What is the best way to clean oil out of the bottle, from a recent engine oil-to-coolant contamination??

De-greasers don't work all that well. How about -errrrr gasoline?? I know that works wonders on the driveway -hahaha!!!

Thoughts please. Thanks!!
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Mike92104
 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:52 am 
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I'd use a degreaser and a bottle brush.

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 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:35 am 
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Brake cleaner is my usual goto for this sort of task. Most seem to be relatively safe for plastic and rubber parts.

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dan86
 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:53 am 
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brake cleaner for me also

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DannoCRD
 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:01 am 
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Brake cleaner it is. Gonna attack it today.
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dirtmover
 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:08 am 
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Make sure to test before getting in too deep but polypropylene is fairly inert to many solvents.

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DannoCRD
 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:16 pm 
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Brake fluid no worky. Spent an hour sloshing it around, yielding minimal results. The stuff was a fairly sludgy oily film.

Put a pint of gas in there and sloshed it around, drain & repeat. Clean as a whistle in 15 minutes. Rinsed it out 3x with water.
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dan86
 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:44 am 
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Please tell me you mean brake cleaner and not brake fluid!

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Yeah erm, they said Brake Cleaner, not Brake fluid.

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 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:09 pm 
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Fingers too fast. YES, it was brake CLEANER -not fluid.

My typing stands corrected :oops: :oops:
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 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:12 pm 
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I have had excellent results using about 1 cup of Castrol Super Clean, and about 1 cup of clean gravel. With the gravel and Super Clean inside the tank, agitate thoroughly. When clean, pour out the gravel and Super Clean, then rinse. Should come out looking like new.
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 Post subject: Re: Coolant reservoir cleaning
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Instead of the gravel, I'll bet crushed ice would work too. Something to give the liquid a bit more "punch."

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