Coolant Reservoir Clean Out

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I am planning to have my coolant flushed & use distilled water. Last month I got nthe Rock Auto 'OEM' replacement tank. It looks exactly like the original. ( firmness & fitment )
Price way better than cleaning the tainted plastic.
 

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honestly the replacement cost for a new one is not that much and way less hassle, you might spend more money and time on that old one than it cost's to just replace it.
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That's what I did. There are all sorts of walls/dividers in there. I don't think it would ever get close to looking new. Get a new cap also. Issue resolved good for another 15 years.
 
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That's what I did. There are all sorts of walls/dividers in there. I don't think it would ever get close to looking new. Get a new cap also. Issue resolved good for another 15 years.
Thanks everyone for the replies and info. For the time being, I'll keep using my original one, since the rest of the 6.0 build is over budget. I'll replace it down the road once I'm back on the road.

There are multiple chambers inside as you mentioned. Is there some combo of turning it, flipping it, side to side, top to bottom etc to get all of the coolant/water out. I have it about 95% empty but there is a last little bit of flush water that I'd like to get out before re-installing it, because my tap water that was used to flush it is pretty hard here. Thanks.
 

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Thanks everyone for the replies and info. For the time being, I'll keep using my original one, since the rest of the 6.0 build is over budget. I'll replace it down the road once I'm back on the road.

There are multiple chambers inside as you mentioned. Is there some combo of turning it, flipping it, side to side, top to bottom etc to get all of the coolant/water out. I have it about 95% empty but there is a last little bit of flush water that I'd like to get out before re-installing it, because my tap water that was used to flush it is pretty hard here. Thanks.
Get a gallon of distilled water and dump it into it... let it drain.
 

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I agree that there’s probably no way to clean one out once it’s stained but if someone tries, I’d like to see the results. Mine was so bad I couldn’t see the coolant level. Here’s before and after of the new one installed.BE60802E-EC2D-4FAC-84F5-84CEBCD0906D.jpeg6E03005E-5DB5-429E-BF8D-B301B6E9702D.jpeg It was $67 on Amazon.
 

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I agree that there’s probably no way to clean one out once it’s stained but if someone tries, I’d like to see the results. Mine was so bad I couldn’t see the coolant level. Here’s before and after of the new one installed.View attachment 373517View attachment 373518 It was $67 on Amazon.
Yes, and also makes the engine compartment look nicer.
 

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