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Title: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Mr Blue on 20 July 2012, 19:35: After spending hours messing with bleeches and other harsh chemicals my coolant bottle was still yellow.

(http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww170/golfgti_photos/IMG_1145.jpg)

:sick:

So decided to use some fairy liquid and some sand.

(http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww170/golfgti_photos/IMG_1210.jpg)

Now I can actualy see my coolant level :evil:
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Deano2711 on 20 July 2012, 19:40: Why not just buy a brand new bottle for about 12 quid from Euro Car Parts ??
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Thom89 on 20 July 2012, 19:44: Quote from: Deano2711 on 20 July 2012, 19:40
Why not just buy a brand new bottle for about 12 quid from Euro Car Parts ??

Because that involves spending $$$

Thom
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Mr Blue on 20 July 2012, 20:06: Its a few months old bottle :shocked:
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Deano2711 on 20 July 2012, 21:18: Quote from: Mr Blue on 20 July 2012, 20:06
Its a few months old bottle :shocked:

I've just put a new bottle on mine and hope it dont look like that after a few months. That looks years old Bud
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Mr Blue on 20 July 2012, 21:36: It was due to over pressurising issues i had with my cooling system. Ended up running with no anti freeze at times and thats why it went brown so quick. Recently had the engine out so cleaned this up. Though i'd share for those that had the same issue.

:smiley:
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Deano2711 on 21 July 2012, 00:18: I also had the same issues recently Mate and also changed everything. I have beeb running with no coolant for the last three weeks until I was sure my problems were solved and will be adding coolant tonorrow as my level has dropped enough to warrant a top up now
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Khare on 21 July 2012, 21:17: Sand? How? Just mix it with fairy liquid and scrub it?
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 21 July 2012, 22:35: Cap on and shake it whilst holding fingers over the pipe holes i presume?
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Mr Blue on 21 July 2012, 23:50: ahh yes thought some would have figured. :grin:

Some water mixed with fairy (or just water if you want) Throw in some sand (watch the cap threads) put the cap on. block the other two holes and give it a real good shake. Scrubs off the yellow film around the bottle.

:smiley:
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Seanl on 22 July 2012, 17:16: Good tip! I managed to clean the one up on my Golf with a babies bottle brush, some fairy liquid, then a soak in the bowl with some bleach. Came up a treat too. Wasn't so successful with the one on the Corrado though, so the plan was to replace it. Unfortunately it met its demise before I'd done it though. :cry:

Yeah I'm a tight git too! :grin:
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 23 July 2012, 13:24: Put two denture cleaning tablets in with water and leave overnight.

Shiny and clean.
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Stokie Mac on 12 August 2012, 13:03: Good Job mate..
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Vw_OwneR on 21 October 2012, 21:22: good job dude, thanks for the tip ;)
Title: Re: Cleaning that yellow coolant bottle with sand. Yep, works!
Post by: Dubster2 on 06 November 2012, 15:57: I tried washing powder, and vanish etc , got some out, but not all. Is the brown always a film, or has it sometimes stained the plastic? I guess a lot of it comes from the rusty internals of the radiator?