Can I run Vue with nickel-plated blocks?
Yes. Vue carries an inhibitor package rated for copper, nickel and brass. Aluminium is the exception, no coolant fully solves a mixed-metal galvanic loop.
How much Liquid Utopia per gallon?
15 ml per gallon of DI or distilled water. Under-dosing is worse than not dosing: a partial inhibitor film leaves anodic hot spots.
Why did my fluid go cloudy at week three?
At three weeks it is rarely the fluid. It is prep that missed something, machining oil or flux still in the loop, or growth from water that was not distilled. Photograph the reservoir and send it to us.
Do I need to flush a brand-new radiator?
Always. Radiators are brazed, and flux residue and solder debris sit in the tube ends from the factory. Three hot distilled passes, then Rad Clean.
Can I top up with plain distilled water?
On a clear fluid (Ice, Pure, True, Liquid Utopia) a couple of ounces is fine. Past that, or a couple of ounces every month, you are slowly replacing coolant with water, so top up with the fluid itself. On Vue and the opaque fluids, never: water thins the suspension and the inhibitors.
What is the service interval?
Twelve months for a clear fluid. Vue and the opaque fluids wear with pump hours, not the calendar: inspect at day three and at a month, and treat twelve months as the outside limit.
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