Thread: oil in coolant.......

Try a bottle of Phenol. If that doesn't do the trick you may need to try 2 bottles.

Cheers

why phenol?

ethyl or methly alcohols have similar polar/non polar attributes, why mess with alcoholised benzene?

Originally Posted by procrastination inc

why phenol?

ethyl or methly alcohols have similar polar/non polar attributes, why mess with alcoholised benzene?

Dunno ... . Yonks ago when one of my bro's worked as a mechanic he told me it was good stuff for flushing all the crap outa cooling systems.
Pour in a bottle then go for a run and flush out all the crud. Just thought I'd toss it into the ring.

Cheers

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

simple......

simple.

simple.
























Simple Green... Geddit.... Damn Im funny....

ok seriously when we have to shift that stuff we use a 50/50 mix of simple green detergent and hot water....

the car is still at the mechanics as he will have to finish the job off as i gotta go to work.......


i have decided to try the truckwash......CT14......thats a detergent as well......
and it wont be in the cooling system for hours........its gonna be put in....run up to temp..then allowed to cool a bit and flushed out.......

it needs to cool to avoid cracking the head by sticking the hose with cold water in to flush.......

so...it shouldnt affect any of the metals in that short length of time......

if that doesnt shift the sludge......then we will have to try other alternatives......until we find one that works........

we start off easy and get rough as we go........as we exhaust our options.....
hopefully......CT14 will do the job and get it over and done with.......and then the missus can have her car back......



then we can all get some rest.......




and a big thanks to all the different ideas and info.......i did learn quite a bit from it all.......
the biggest lesson is.......stick to manual......and youll never have this problem........

Is CT14 the pink cleaner or the green stuff? The pink cleaner is pretty savage on ally parts as well.

no idea.....havent bought it yet.....the mechanic will have to organise it tomorrow.....
i wont be anywhere near the car as i gotta go to work....


it shouldnt be in there long enough to eat anything away.....i hope......

update.....:



we went with the CT14 truck wash.......it seems to have worked a treat......
when i went past after work......to see the car......it had some nice green coolant.......
instead of the baby***** brown sludge that was in there yesterday........
it looks like two flushes was enough.......will see what else comes out after it goes for a nice drive........
but i think most of it is out.........if not all of it......



so i guess truck wash works well........inside and out........