How to use household stain remover to clean car cooling system
August 15, 2023
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Over time, the car’s cooling system becomes clogged with dirt and rust particles. Especially if the antifreeze was rarely replaced. If the impurities are not removed, it will
Over time, the car’s cooling system becomes clogged with dirt and rust particles. Especially if the antifreeze was rarely replaced. If the impurities are not removed, it will lead to some very sad consequences. However, you can quickly remove sludge using known household chemicals. About this – in the material of the portal “AvtoVzglyad”.
That something is wrong with the “cooler” can not only be understood by the smoke coming from under the hood. This is an extreme case, when the power unit already needs to be saved. There are other signs. For example, the interior began to warm up slowly, small streaks of coolant appeared, the fan rarely turns on (indicates a dirty thermostat), or rust spots are visible on the expansion tank cap. In all cases, the system must be cleaned urgently and filled with fresh antifreeze.
Auto stores offer many special flushes for this case. But they are all expensive and they only clean light and medium soiling. Strong “down payments” usually mean that the service will immediately give you a round sum for repairs with replacement of pipes, radiators, and so on. It is clear that our people are saving and looking for folk remedies.
One of them is a stain remover, which is sold in any hardware store. It contains sodium percarbonate. The material is quite versatile. It is suitable for bleaching linen as well as for removing mould, grease and other contaminants. But you can’t just add chemistry to antifreeze. It has a detrimental effect on copper and aluminum. Leaks may occur later.
So, first we drain the “slurry”, dismantle the tank, the bottom of which is usually red with dirt, and put it in a container. We fall asleep with a couple of spoons of stain remover and pour boiling water over it. The response will not keep you waiting. Everything will boil and boil. We leave it like that for 20 minutes. The result is a clean reservoir. And we remove the remains of sour rye with a brush. The pipes can be cleaned in the same way. By the way, there is a video on the Internet in which pistons were cleaned using such chemistry. Nagar will be removed in a few minutes. But we still do not recommend pouring stain remover into the engine. As mentioned above, it is aggressive to aluminum.
At the end of our procedure, we install the tank and pipes and fill in new antifreeze. Cooling problems will no longer bother you.
bottle cleaning process
Screenshot from the video: Zen channel “Repeat Autohack”
That something is wrong with the “cooler” can not only be understood by the smoke coming from under the hood. This is an extreme case, when the power unit already needs to be saved. There are other signs. For example, the interior began to warm up slowly, small streaks of coolant appeared, the fan rarely turns on (indicates a dirty thermostat), or rust spots are visible on the expansion tank cap. In all cases, the system must be cleaned urgently and filled with fresh antifreeze.
Auto stores offer many special flushes for this case. But they are all expensive and they only clean light and medium soiling. Strong “down payments” usually mean that the service will immediately give you a round sum for repairs with replacement of pipes, radiators, and so on. It is clear that our people are saving and looking for folk remedies.
One of them is a stain remover, which is sold in any hardware store. It contains sodium percarbonate. The material is quite versatile. It is suitable for bleaching linen as well as for removing mould, grease and other contaminants. But you can’t just add chemistry to antifreeze. It has a detrimental effect on copper and aluminum. Leaks may occur later.
So, first we drain the “slurry”, dismantle the tank, the bottom of which is usually red with dirt, and put it in a container. We fall asleep with a couple of spoons of stain remover and pour boiling water over it. The response will not keep you waiting. Everything will boil and boil. We leave it like that for 20 minutes. The result is a clean reservoir. And we remove the remains of sour rye with a brush. The pipes can be cleaned in the same way. By the way, there is a video on the Internet in which pistons were cleaned using such chemistry. Nagar will be removed in a few minutes. But we still do not recommend pouring stain remover into the engine. As mentioned above, it is aggressive to aluminum.
At the end of our procedure, we install the tank and pipes and fill in new antifreeze. Cooling problems will no longer bother you.
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.