The typically alkaline radiator flushes "saponify" oils into
water-soluble soaps. Any typically alkaline radiator flush should clean
out any oil residue. That is their purpose in life. It is generally
the same reaction by which animal fats are turned into soap using lye
from wood ashes. Saponify comes from a French/Latin root related to "soap."
Michael Tiefenback
alfa-digest wrote:
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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:14:37 -0700
From: Charles Slayman <[email protected]>
Subject: [alfa] Cleaning Oil Out of Cooling System
Hi Alfisti,
Looks like I've blown my head gasket and have oil mixing in with the
coolant. After I fix the head gasket, are there any recommendations for
cleaning up the cooling system? I'm not sure the regular cooling system
cleaners are designed to handle that nasty oil/water emulsion. Are there
any specialty products made to deal with this goo?
Thanks,
Charlie
'89 Spider
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