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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Darth Loo-knee on 06 August 2007, 18:43:03
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I have been hunting through the OFF Archives to try and find the thread I read a while ago about Flushing the Coolant System to hopefully clean out my radiator..
I thought about taking the rad off then putting in some de-scaler, then apparently the car may run cooler. I am a little worried that some of the chemicals in these de scalers will eat away at the inside of the rad..... :-?
Then thought i had read about something like the Forte de greaser that was good to clean out the system when the oil cooler had leaked....
But, I can't find the thread so any input please Guys..... :y
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use Forte cooling system flush!!! although i did it slightly differently to the instuctions it made a hell of a differnce to the running temp, highly recommended
Omegatoy
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use Forte cooling system flush!!! although i did it slightly differently to the instuctions it made a hell of a differnce to the running temp, highly recommended
Omegatoy
So what did you do different then?
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I thought tunnie did a "how to" on coolant flush :-/
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I thought tunnie did a "how to" on coolant flush :-/
He did one about draining the system but not actually the stuff I am after to clean out the Rad ;)
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use Forte cooling system flush!!! although i did it slightly differently to the instuctions it made a hell of a differnce to the running temp, highly recommended
Omegatoy
So what did you do different then?
NOT A LOT REALLY, INSTRUCTIONS SAY RUN AT TICKOVER FOR TWENTY MINS, I RAN AT 2000rpm for half an hour alternately turning the heater control from cold to hot avery 5 mins to clear the hbv then left it ticking over for 25 mins,Switched off let it cool for an hour then drove it for 12 to 15 miles just to make sure it had got around the whole system, then drained and refilledd the cooling system ran for ten moins drained again then refilled with correct coolant, and it a hell of a lot better than it was before!!
Omegatoy
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I shall do it that way then, go and fetch some Forte stuff tomorrow :y
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The stuff they use after a oil cooler failure is 'Traffic film remover' because its cheap and a good degreaser. Not quite what you are after, stick to Forte, good stuff ;)
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Forte cooling system flush is recommended by your favourite tractor driver....
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Forte cooling system flush is recommended by your favourite tractor driver....
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That will do for me then ;)
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Forte cooling system flush is recommended by your favourite tractor driver....
but only because Mr "All Knowing One" told me to "stop pissing around with the crap stuff and use Forte". Rather annoyingly, he was right....
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Forte cooling system flush is recommended by your favourite tractor driver....
but only because Mr "All Knowing One" told me to "stop pissing around with the crap stuff and use Forte". Rather annoyingly, he was right....
Isn't he always??? well apart from the Snap On tools yes ;D
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Forte cooling system flush is recommended by your favourite tractor driver....
but only because Mr "All Knowing One" told me to "stop pissing around with the crap stuff and use Forte". Rather annoyingly, he was right....
Isn't he always??? well apart from the Snap On tools yes ;D
Apart from the fact I've seen him make a few mistakes :-X ;D :y
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Forte cooling system flush is recommended by your favourite tractor driver....
but only because Mr "All Knowing One" told me to "stop pissing around with the crap stuff and use Forte". Rather annoyingly, he was right....
You must be talking about Mark then! he's a good lad... :)
PS: Who stocks the stuff? I looked into my local motor spares and that had Wynes only, no Forte. What about Halfrauds?
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anything forte is tricky, rocking horse poo, cos not meant for joe public,
car dealer may sell you some, or try ebay.
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anything forte is tricky, rocking horse poo, cos not meant for joe public,
car dealer may sell you some, or try ebay.
it is hard to gt but i now have a supplier...look and ye shall find... ;D
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gonna spill the beans?
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Ebay.....
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Try... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORTE-Cooling-System-Flush_W0QQitemZ150082560094QQihZ005QQcategoryZ25632QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
Is Forte really that good? The price sort of makes the Wynes stuff look like CocaCola. :P
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It realy is that good.......and given that you only in theory use it once to get your cooling system back to a known state before the following stanadard 2 year coolant changes with 50:50 anti freeze mix......and given that its only about the same as one round on a night out these days.....is it REALY that expensive?
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True, if you put it that way. I'm going to buy some now so should be able to flush out this weekend. I take it that as there is no mention of coolant brand that any brand will do?
Do Vx even sell coolant on TC?
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Yes they do.....less than 10 quid for 5 litres of red antifreeze......which when mixed 50:50 is enough for a V6.
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Yep, VX red long life antifreeze, about £8-9 for 5 litres on trade card
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Excellent! Looks like i'm off to Pentagon this afternoon for some TC action! :y
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With lots of searching the yellow pages I have found a supplier of Forte... I asked if he has a list so I am going to put up a post in case anyone is interested :y
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That's be a good idea, maybe we could add the supplier info to the how2 - if there is one that is?
I bought mine from ebay in the end, £16 delivered. :y
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Yep, VX red long life antifreeze, about £8-9 for 5 litres on trade card
Just got back from the Pentagon and they charged £7.23+vat (£8.50) for a 5L can of coolant :y
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Post about Forte Products is now in Chat, wasn't sure it should go in here....
Sure Admin will put into the right area if its not :y
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Forte have a website but its trade only someone on here must be able to get some and pass on the benifits to club members