I think I screwed up

Arman Cileli · 03-04-2005, 04:14 PM

Being a complete newb (my 1st post by the way!) I think I may have ruined a few components in my wc rig.

A few months after installing my 1st wc system, I noticed the white film starting to collect on my tubing and that led me to finding airspirits recommendations on the forums here for using the pinesol solution for cleaning things up.

But I didn't read carefully enough and left the mixture in the loop overnight . I flushed the system out 3 more times with just plain distilled water after that, but now I'm noticing that my idle cpu temps are rising considerably. I have no clue if these things are related to each other, but nothing else has changed much in my system. Idle temps using MBM5 were at about 30 for the 1st month or so with case temps about the same. Now the cpu is idling at 38-39 even though my case temps are in the high 20's. Also, there's very little difference in temps when my rad fan is at max or min speed

My flow is DD4->BIX->TDX->Chipset->rez->DD4

I've tried reseating the TDX several times, including cleaning & reapplying thermal paste. Tried blowing out the BIX.

Would the overnight pinesol cleansing possibly attribute to this strange 10 degree rise in idle temps?

Any guidance would be appreciated,

Thanks

JWFokker · 03-04-2005, 08:49 PM

I'd disassemble everything and make sure nothing is corroded or clogged. Have you opened up your block yet?

Arman Cileli · 03-04-2005, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWFokker

I'd disassemble everything and make sure nothing is corroded or clogged. Have you opened up your block yet?

Yeah, replaced the nozzle on the TDX to make sure it wasn't that. The only unknowns are the interiors of the radiator and pump, but judging by the turbulence i'm seeing in the res, the pump seems to be operating the same as always. :shrug:

03-04-2005, 04:14 PM	#1
Arman Cileli Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NJ USA Posts: 2	I think I screwed up Being a complete newb (my 1st post by the way!) I think I may have ruined a few components in my wc rig. A few months after installing my 1st wc system, I noticed the white film starting to collect on my tubing and that led me to finding airspirits recommendations on the forums here for using the pinesol solution for cleaning things up. But I didn't read carefully enough and left the mixture in the loop overnight . I flushed the system out 3 more times with just plain distilled water after that, but now I'm noticing that my idle cpu temps are rising considerably. I have no clue if these things are related to each other, but nothing else has changed much in my system. Idle temps using MBM5 were at about 30 for the 1st month or so with case temps about the same. Now the cpu is idling at 38-39 even though my case temps are in the high 20's. Also, there's very little difference in temps when my rad fan is at max or min speed My flow is DD4->BIX->TDX->Chipset->rez->DD4 I've tried reseating the TDX several times, including cleaning & reapplying thermal paste. Tried blowing out the BIX. Would the overnight pinesol cleansing possibly attribute to this strange 10 degree rise in idle temps? Any guidance would be appreciated, Thanks

03-04-2005, 08:49 PM	#2
JWFokker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, NY Posts: 269	I'd disassemble everything and make sure nothing is corroded or clogged. Have you opened up your block yet?

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