legoman666
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- Dec 21, 2003
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I got everything nice and tidy in preparation for filling the tank.
The first of the oil spreading across the bottom of the tank. It sent a shiver down my spine to see a liquid spattered all over my PC but still function.
A little higher....
The light hitting the oil was pretty neat.
This is either 2 or 3 gallons in the tank.
**** **** ****! A leak! I drained it as fast as I could. It didn't start leaking until there was enough oil to start filling the tubing and radiators.
Speaking of draining, the drain itself is a piece of crap, it leaks like crazy when you open the valve. Oil was not only going through the tubing, but it was all over the tubing as well. I had to hold the tubing off the corner of the desk so the oil followed the tube into the 5 gallon can.
There's a big puddle of oil in the bottom of the case. It must be quite a leak....
I assumed that one of my temperature sensor elbows was the problem, turns out I was wrong, all of the fittings in the lower compartment are dry. That only leaves the radiators.
The only way oil could have gotten here is if this radiator itself had been leaking. Crap.
So my next task is to remove this radiator and look for the leak. I got my plugs ready!
If the radiator is in fact the cause of the leak, I'll obviously be needing a new one. I'm not sure if I should buy another XSPC360 or go with a a different brand.... An exact replacement would fit perfectly though.... hm. I'll probably just get a direct replacement and leak test it this time before trying to fill it with oil.:waah: