AIO Coolers - has anyone ever serviced one?

[Cpt.DipStick]

Word up.

I have a Corsair H80i v1. It's out of service and out of warranty with the following symptoms:
One pipe's hot, one pipe's cold, implying no coolant circulation
The pump registers a speed @ ~2800 rpm

I've tried a bunch of stuff like massaging the tubes to move possible blockages and air bubbles, reorientation... but to no success...


So....
Has anyone ever opened one and serviced it like in this vid? Any recommendations?

Cheers!

 

[CarboVan]

A friend serviced his H60 couple of years ago after he was met with 70c idle temps... Turned out the water channels in the block were gunked up. White scale and filthiness. He just cleaned it out and refilled with distilled water. If memory serves, it was running fine again afterwards. if it's already 'broken', why not give it a shot? Please create a thread when you do decide to open it up

 

[heinreich]

Sorry to bud in but definitely distilled water and not some fancy/or even inexpensive coolant mix?

 

[Bencrisp]

Yes, I have opened the Corsair coolers, H100i to check whats going on. It has a plastic piece on the copper block for channeling the water which breaks down over time and clogs things up. Easy enough to clean, hassle comes in with filling it up and getting the air out of the tubes. Lots of effort...some distilled water and you are good to go again. You could well have a simple blocked pipe. Considering its broken, you cant exactly break it so go for it

 

[-=sT3V3=-]

Old thread but have some notes to add.

silicone and rubber pipe are not best for AIO coolers as the coolant evaporates/permeates through them.
PVC or specific plastic blends are better. Tygon offers the premium choice here.

to bleed your cooler you need help.one person to hold the pipes under water/coolant-the other to shake the rad/pump around to get all the air bubbles out.