Can anybody give me any tips on how to clean out my standard cossie header tank, its all brown inside

Thanks

Steve

 

best success I had was with some steradent tablets and left to stand, but nothing works brilliant on them

 

I stuck g101 with hot water and some glass marbles and shook every 10mins and changed water about 3 times came up wicked

 

I did pebbles and bleach in mine came up perfect.

 

I will go and rob the beach of some pebbles then lol

Steve

 

Think he means more like gravel ones mate... But I'd make sure there clean first..... Ideally they want putting in a ultra sonic bath.

 

Finish power ball tabs in the dishwasher

 

If i do that i wont have any balls left

Steve

 

I tried all sorts, rice and vinegar was recommended, worked ok until the rice soaked up the vinegar and left a horrible sticky mess which was impossible to get out
Bleach and gravel worked ok IIRC.

 

Im sure ive heard people say they have used coke.

 

Hot water in the sink & loads of washing powder

 

Buy a new one

 

Bleach can make the plastic go brittle so be careful! A good soak in biological washing powder and boiling water then agitate with beads etc.

 

Plenty of soaking in hot water can be good but best thing i've found is car wash shampoo mixed with hot water and a handful of sand. block the openings and shake it around and leave to sit for a while and repeat.

another thing i found good was fill it halfway with hot water and then pour in a load of grease removing grit soap (like swarfega or something along those lines) then shake and leave to soak and repeat

 

i just went to ford last week and got a brand new one! less pissing about and looks mint

 

I've read a few sites recommend bunging it in the dishwasher

 

dishwasher works a treat

 

Did mine with hot water, washing powder and a handful of self tappers, worked a treat.

 

Not a 3dr one like steve's you didn't mate... And if you did I'll give you £300 now.

 

As Matt has said i very much doubt its a 3dr header tank

Steve