Cleaning Coolant Tank & Busting YouTube Myths Along the Way

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.

[@zorantomic8936]

Svaka cast ARC ... 🤟

[@arcgarage]

Hvala, pozz

[@sukhwantrandhawa1335]

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

[@arcgarage]

Thanks, will try to cover it...

[@Gavroo]

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]

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

[@rafamigayt]

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]

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

[@hussssshie]

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

[@arcgarage]

Thanks for sharing

[@patricklamanna3924]

did you add coolant after all that?

[@Alfafanatico]

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

[@arcgarage]

This dirt was too much for the rice...

[@philtucker1224]

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!

[@goxy287]

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

[@arcgarage]

No, that's hydrogen peroxide...

[@HAL-dm1eh]

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]

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

[@HAL-dm1eh]

@@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.

[@871jamie]

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]

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....]

In UK we often call it a matrix.

[@871jamie]

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

[@See_more....]

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

[@871jamie]

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

[@karelmarx8899]

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]

Pozdrav, nemam te specifikacije, moras ih naci online

[@karelmarx8899]

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

[@arcgarage]

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

[@crossxcats]

i would try concentrated hydrogen peroxide

[@johanvantonder2028]

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

[@elektronika1373]

Hoceli biti koji video na onom kanalu o autodijagnostici

[@arcgarage]

Vjerovatno...

[@user-dg6jg8hg4x]

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]

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

[@marioQ4]

Ocat i soda bikarbona?

[@arcgarage]

Nisam siguran da bi pomoglo...

[@albertaco24]

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..

[@petermathews9298]

Thanks. I will buy some

[@kamran102]

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

[@arcgarage]

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

[@rojoperro310]

Or course salt?

[@elms1319]

New bottle is like 40 bucks on Amazon smh

[@arcgarage]

It's not though

[@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]

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

[@Professional_Youtube_Commenter]

@@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]

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]

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