Cleaning Coolant Tank & Busting YouTube Myths Along the Way

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  • čas přidán 7. 06. 2022
  • In this video you can see how to clean coolant tank, and which internet myths work, and which do not...
    Disclaimer: ARC Garage is not responsible for any work you perform on your car. If you're not confident in your mechanical and electrical skills, we suggest you take your car to a professional.
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Komentáře • 51

  • @zorantomic8936
    @zorantomic8936 Před 2 lety +1

    Svaka cast ARC ... 🤟

  • @hussssshie
    @hussssshie Před 8 měsíci +1

    you can also use used coffee grounds instead of rice. make a thick slurry with tap water and just shake until clean. make sure to thoroughlt clean, dry and blow it with compressed air afterwards.
    beach sand is also a good option but will likely put a haze on the plastic if its too transparent

  • @Gavroo
    @Gavroo Před 2 lety +5

    Great video, I don't know would it work, but i would give a shot to hydrogen peroxide and UV led light, basically you get big enough container to completely sink the item, you put led strips around container, and on top of that aluminium foil so it reflects light better, you secure the item on bottom via something heavy and pour hydrogen peroxide in container, turn the uv light on and let it sit for at least 24h or more. I have seen it remove yellowing from white plastics like old computers, keyboards, playstations, AC units....

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks, yes that was my though, I read somewhere that it can be done that way, but I ran out of steam...

    • @rafamigayt
      @rafamigayt Před 2 lety +2

      Notice that the tank is not yellowed like old computer cases - check the center rings when two halves of the tank meet, it's white. The tank sits under the hood and UV light usually do not make it there hence it's not the "retrobriting" problem.
      The yellowing is from the rust. I doubt hydrogen peroxide will do anything to it.

    • @Gavroo
      @Gavroo Před 2 lety

      @@rafamigayt i see, you've got a point

  • @sukhwantrandhawa1335
    @sukhwantrandhawa1335 Před 2 lety

    Great video. Can you please do one on diesel fuel injectors (maintenance and replacement)?

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před 2 lety

      Thanks, will try to cover it...

  • @philtucker1224
    @philtucker1224 Před 28 dny

    To get muck out of any tank put your solvent in then a portion of fine gravel. Then shake and agitate for a sufficient period of time. This will blast away all traces of mess or gunge. Simples!

  • @patricklamanna3924
    @patricklamanna3924 Před 3 měsíci

    did you add coolant after all that?

  • @HAL-dm1eh
    @HAL-dm1eh Před rokem +2

    I guess I'm in luck since it's only $23 for a brand new bottle for my car and honestly even if I could find something cheap to clean it would it be worth the trouble vs just buying a brand new one?

    • @dennisjump8655
      @dennisjump8655 Před rokem +1

      Same here. $30 bucks for mine. You will never get the old tank to look 'new'. A waste of time.

    • @HAL-dm1eh
      @HAL-dm1eh Před rokem +1

      @@dennisjump8655 Yea I tried during a thorough coolant flush since this comment. An amazing amount of nastiness came out, and it's still so stained I can't see where the coolant is.
      I'll buy a new one eventually.

  • @Alfafanatico
    @Alfafanatico Před 2 lety +1

    Rice works really well. You need to shake it really good and then all the debris coming off.

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před 2 lety +1

      This dirt was too much for the rice...

  • @goxy287
    @goxy287 Před 2 lety +1

    It should be possible technically with that acid and uv light or something, saw it before literally transform yellowed plastics

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před 2 lety

      No, that's hydrogen peroxide...

  • @karelmarx8899
    @karelmarx8899 Před rokem

    Pozdrav
    Danas sam pronašao vaš kanal.
    Imam fiat panda 1996 I ne znam kako se šteluju ventili u motoru.
    Dali možda znate I kolik je razmak ?
    Hvala.

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před rokem

      Pozdrav, nemam te specifikacije, moras ih naci online

    • @karelmarx8899
      @karelmarx8899 Před rokem

      @@arcgarage
      Dali znate neki online kanal ?
      Hvala I sve najlepše

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před rokem

      @@karelmarx8899 Ne znam za kanal, a probaj naci negdje dokument sa specifikacijama

  • @johanvantonder2028
    @johanvantonder2028 Před 15 dny

    yes bleach work as well or fine gravel and soapy water do the trick as well

  • @871jamie
    @871jamie Před 10 měsíci +1

    In all my 30+ years of being a master automotive tech, I never once heard of a heater matrix. It’s called a heater core!!

    • @DokkadoBuildz
      @DokkadoBuildz Před 8 měsíci

      You got the jizz tho like everyone else. Thats what matters most.
      It doesnt take 30 years of experience in teaching english also.

    • @See_more....
      @See_more.... Před 4 měsíci +1

      In UK we often call it a matrix.

    • @871jamie
      @871jamie Před 4 měsíci

      @@See_more.... yeah well you people are strange anyway! Lmao

    • @See_more....
      @See_more.... Před 4 měsíci

      @@871jamie LOL. Says a man from a country that only has plastic cheese. XD

    • @871jamie
      @871jamie Před 4 měsíci

      @@See_more.... that’s not true. Bye now.

  • @user-dg6jg8hg4x
    @user-dg6jg8hg4x Před 2 lety +2

    with the prices of petrol at such heights, it's a shame to see it been used to clean a plastic container 🙂. Possibly you could have traveled 50kms with it... But then again it's a V6 Turbo, so money well spent.

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před 2 lety +2

      Hahaha, I can make it out of the yard...

  • @elektronika1373
    @elektronika1373 Před 2 lety +1

    Hoceli biti koji video na onom kanalu o autodijagnostici

  • @crossxcats
    @crossxcats Před rokem +1

    i would try concentrated hydrogen peroxide

  • @albertaco24
    @albertaco24 Před rokem +3

    I have done this before using 7 liters of clorhidric acid (Salfuman is the name in Spain) 24 hours and my bottle is as new mate..

  • @kamran102
    @kamran102 Před 2 lety +1

    I would have used fine gravel/sand instead of rice..

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před 2 lety

      I was thinking about that, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get all of it out...

    • @rojoperro310
      @rojoperro310 Před rokem

      Or course salt?

  • @marioQ4
    @marioQ4 Před 2 lety

    Ocat i soda bikarbona?

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před 2 lety

      Nisam siguran da bi pomoglo...

  • @elms1319
    @elms1319 Před 3 měsíci

    New bottle is like 40 bucks on Amazon smh

  • @Professional_Youtube_Commenter

    just buy a new one its not expensive. the whole point of the container is for it to be see through so you can see where the coolant level is. the chemical treatments have made it more opaque.

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před 5 měsíci

      This one is quite rare, hard to get, and costs more than you expect

    • @Professional_Youtube_Commenter
      @Professional_Youtube_Commenter Před 5 měsíci

      @@arcgarage ahh I see, it's over $100. I think a mechanical solution to cleaning would be better. Perhaps those ikea diswashing brushes, heat up the sticks and bend them so you have ones like horshoe, and others that are slightly less bent to get to all the crevices

  • @bastian9653
    @bastian9653 Před rokem +1

    Those tanks are cheap so you better buy a new one instead of wasting water and chemicals. And the result isnt like new.
    Imho

    • @arcgarage
      @arcgarage  Před rokem +1

      Not for Alfa 166, these are over 100E with shipping and I had to wait for it for 2 weeks