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  1. spyghost
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    March 13th, 2009 12:41 PM #1
    hi,
    i got a pic of my 9 year old, 75000 km radiator core: http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/i...g/milkyrad.jpg
    i am not experiencing overheating. i am not leaking coolant at any part, my oil does not contain water, my water pump is new (changed at 73000km ).
    questions:
    - is this appearance normal?
    - is this still cleanable w/o dismantling the rad?
    - is it safe to use the flushing fluids such as prestone? - worry ko kasi baka makasira ng gaskets at hoses
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    March 13th, 2009 01:23 PM #2
    Quote Originally Posted by spyghost View Post
    hi,
    i got a pic of my 9 year old, 75000 km radiator core: http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/i...g/milkyrad.jpg
    i am not experiencing overheating. i am not leaking coolant at any part, my oil does not contain water, my water pump is new (changed at 73000km ).
    questions:
    - is this appearance normal?
    - is this still cleanable w/o dismantling the rad?
    - is it safe to use the flushing fluids such as prestone? - worry ko kasi baka makasira ng gaskets at hoses
    looks a lot like rust to me.

    ano texture nya? slimy? if not, it's probably just rust mixed with old coolant particulate. flush mo na lang. use distilled (wilkins) water next time. or caltex long life coolant (yung red liquid, black bottle).

    rad flush? hmmm... nasira yung waterpump ng sentra ko dati dahil jan. pero you may have a diff car so your results may vary.
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    March 13th, 2009 01:29 PM #3
    nope, its not slimy. matigas sya.
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    March 13th, 2009 01:35 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by voltscastillo View Post
    looks a lot like rust to me.

    ano texture nya? slimy?
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    nope, its not slimy. matigas sya.
    naguluhan ako ng konti, matigas??? frozen?

    Spy, volts is asking on the fluid
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    March 13th, 2009 11:00 PM #5
    a ok. i thought he was asking the texture of the core. the drained coolant that i got still has the texture of new coolant... parang madulas na tubig pero walang langis
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    March 14th, 2009 07:22 PM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by spyghost View Post
    nope, its not slimy. matigas sya.
    kung matigas, hindi yan kaya ng flushing. the only way to clean it is voerhaul the radiator. it's not even that expensive and it will surely be clean.
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    April 10th, 2009 11:51 AM #7
    just get a lavramon type service done. it should remove all the dirt inside the system
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    April 13th, 2009 09:21 AM #8
    any idea where?
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