Cooling System Efficiency Requires a Clean Cooling System
If you are overdue for cooling system maintenance, the deposits have begun to build up. If you had a radiator cleaned out because of deposits, the engine block and head are in the same condition.
Hot spots in the block and head cause engine detonation or ping… and anytime temperatures climb beyond the normal range, the engine is running in the danger zone.
Just a thought……
A fast flush with a 300ml bottle of radiator flush will not remove what it took years and thousands of kilometres to build up… plus, most fast flushes contain acids, which will cause damage to copper, aluminium, brass, and zinc alloys.
How Might Scale Cause Your Overheating?
- Scale can restrict a cooling system’s ability to transfer heat, resulting in elevated engine temperatures.
- Scale one millimetre thick can reduce cooling system heat transfer by 30%.
- Hard water, heat and time can combine to create calcium deposits and corrosion scale in radiators and engine blocks.
- Cooling system water contains various levels of dissolved solids. Minerals like calcium carbonate, magnesium calcium carbonate, calcium sulphate, magnesium sulphate and sodium chloride, are all contaminants found in engine cooling systems
- These scale deposits can decrease cooling system efficiency and cause engine overheating.