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It's just a bit of oxidation formed from water droplets left in the radiator after leak testing in the factory. Should cause no problems after a flush and is just cosmetic. If it bothers you then the mayhems blitz cleaning kit would more than likely clean it up.

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I just bought a new radiator (gts240 white from Aquatuning) and I just took a look inside and I saw this. Is that normal ?

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It's just a bit of oxidation formed from water droplets left in the radiator after leak testing in the factory. Should cause no problems after a flush and is just cosmetic. If it bothers you then the mayhems blitz cleaning kit would more than likely clean it up.

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On 1/2/2022 at 1:04 AM, wolfsbane3083 said:

It's just a bit of oxidation formed from water droplets left in the radiator after leak testing in the factory. Should cause no problems after a flush and is just cosmetic. If it bothers you then the mayhems blitz cleaning kit would more than likely clean it up.

Ok thanks

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On 1/2/2022 at 1:04 AM, wolfsbane3083 said:

It's just a bit of oxidation formed from water droplets left in the radiator after leak testing in the factory. Should cause no problems after a flush and is just cosmetic. If it bothers you then the mayhems blitz cleaning kit would more than likely clean it up.

hey sorry to bother you but I don't have distilled water to clean it can I use like filtered and/or boiled water instead?

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No. Well you can but it's a really bad idea from the perspective of promoting corrosion and creating mineral build up. 

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On 1/28/2022 at 9:36 PM, Nectolyt said:

hey sorry to bother you but I don't have distilled water to clean it can I use like filtered and/or boiled water instead?

Hi, Sorry for the late reply. I could only recommend distilled water as tap water will still have minerals which could lead to corrosion or limescale. Although a flush with boiling tap water followed with a flush with distilled water may help remove any build up in the radiator with minimal risk of problems.

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On 1/28/2022 at 10:36 PM, Nectolyt said:

hey sorry to bother you but I don't have distilled water to clean it can I use like filtered and/or boiled water instead?

what you can do is do a setup to collect the steam when you boil the water... the collected water is then destilled. 

 

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6 hours ago, Robchil said:

what you can do is do a setup to collect the steam when you boil the water... the collected water is then destilled. 

 

thanks I'll try that even though it's gonna be hard to do the setup

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easier to go to a pharmasy and buy it tho. but more expencive..  a decent carpart chain store might have it to.. much cheaper 

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