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Old 31-01-2011, 04:15 PM
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whats the best thing to fluch and clean a radiator and pipes out with??

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Hello mate you can try running sentinel x800 in the system for a week, then drain it all out and refill with a good inhibitor.

The best thing is to try and get someone to powerflush the system with FX2, this can be quite expensive but it should take 6-8 hours if done correctly but this will sort out any problems you have.

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misread this and assumed you meant house radiator.
Old 31-01-2011, 05:10 PM
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The best CAR rad flush I've used is wynns rad flush, I leave this in for 200 or so miles, all the gunge finds it's way to the expansion tank, which then needs cleaning out, but it works wonders on the rest of the system.
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truck wash works well mixed with water
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Originally Posted by ajamesc
truck wash works well mixed with water
I can't see that being much good for your hoses.

I like it though.
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Originally Posted by sirbuynsellalot
I can't see that being much good for your hoses.

I like it though.
i work on dafs and when a upec engine dose its oil cooler and put 20 odd liters of oil in the cooling system its a hell of a job to get it clean and turck wash and water works very well even it it dose take a good few miles! never seen it do any damage to hoses or alloy engine parts!

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