How to disassemble and refill a liquid CPU cooler and reassemble - Cooler Master Master Liquid 240

How to disassemble and refill a liquid CPU cooler and reassemble - Cooler Master Master Liquid 240

[@johnycash8266]

Well, You are a PRO, man..You've covered everything. No loose ends. Good job. That's how a p.c. tubers should make a video.

[@ecologicaltime]

thank you

[@paulmerritt8593]

Dude that quick soldering was awesome. My gosh I have been doing it wrong lol.

[@MTeuteberg]

Thank you for this video, busy trying fix my ML280 during loadshedding, luckily also have BMW anti freeze in the Wendy but need to first sand a bit down to get everything apart, wish me luck.

[@justinbowen1183]

Took about 30 minutes to do all of this, had alot of fun with it minus the solder part i hate doing it. I had debated about cutting the tubes to replace with clear aquarium tubing and putting UV coolant inside for a cool visual presentation however the pipes are very well constructed and i would hate to destroy them. Anyhow, worked for me. If your not confident doing it im sure your local handyman will have zero issues doing this. It wasnt hard just follow the directions. Pro tip, use an ice tray to seperate the screws and a magnetized screw bit so you don't have to hold them their small and will fall off very easily.

[@leighsadler376]

Nice video. Thank god you left a bit of room for expansion. Would be nice if my radiator had a bleed valve / filler valve like yours. PS you can get a pre mix antifreeze. So you dont have to dilute it yourself.

[@iobawan]

Good vid, thanks! I'll probably will refurbish mine as well -- sometimes weird noises in pump. One point I'm not sure about -- taking out the coolant in the end. Rubber pipes should take care about pressure difference on heating if that even case on those operating temperatures. Also we spend a lot of time making sure no bubbles and this like for nothing :)

[@ecologicaltime]

i would leave an air gap, if pressure builds up it leaks on CPU

[@gerardfraser]

Awesome video,I think I may refill my MasterLiquid Lite ML240L for fun.Thanks for sharing.

[@arnab6408]

Cavitation is major problem. It takes a bit of experience and imaginative thinking. Thanks for the vid man. Cheers🙏

[@dasinduhewagamage5949]

perfect teaching man !

[@jpthsd]

Cool, Cooler Master BMW anti freeze!!

[@havedeg]

Thanks, very useful.

[@cairoextreme]

Valew, aprendi muito com esse vídeo Obrigadooooooooooo

[@salimaleesa7468]

Professional work ✅

[@ItIsNot1984]

I have this same cooler for around 7 years now. It has become quite noisy with a rattle or clicky like sound when put under load. I suspect the fluid level has dropped over time or there is sediment or something. I already replaced it with a nice air cooler, but now after seeing this I think will attempt to disassemble and refurbish it. It does seem the pump is still functioning. I just couldn't tolerate the noise that happens when the system is put under load like gaming. It is still functional and felt it would be wasteful to get rid of it. Nice video. Thank you.

[@shockat5070]

how did it go

[@ItIsNot1984]

@@shockat5070 haven't got around to it. Just saw you do this yesterday. Will probably be a few till I get a chance to mess with it, but I expect it will go fine with your vid as a guide. Honestly expected this to be more of a hassle or I would've refilled it ages ago.

[@shockat5070]

@@ItIsNot1984 that aint my video lol, just curious with results

[@ItIsNot1984]

@@shockat5070 My bad. Haven't slept. I might be doing this to put in my kid's pc, but I think he'd prefer something with the RGB lightshows. I'm planning on pimping his rig a little for his birthday. If I don't use this, it will probably be a while before I get to it.

[@jf4156]

this looks absolutely terrifying to do haha

[@lakofskilakof5081]

true the worst it's he puts normal water in the aio to flush it xD xD

[@sneakatax9409]

I'm so late but you can just buy a new v2 version for like $60.. way easier and safe lol

[@stephenmcmahon4878]

Thank you so much for this tutorial I was thinking of getting the same cooler for my PC but it's the RGB and I wanted to know how to take care of it because I've already made a mistake forgetting about thermal paste so thank you for letting me know of this ahead of time so I can take care and keep my PC looking good and running good

[@mnx5679]

you're so patient man. I would just toss it in the bin😅. what a hassle

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

Amusingly, the ml lite 240 may be even easier. I was following as closely as i could your video, failing to notice the other warranty void sticker (this thing is way past anyways). Looks like a fill port on the block and pump side itself. Guess i just need some kind of funnel or syringe.

[@lordsirmoist1594]

amazing video thanks

[@silvergt2]

great video bro.

[@mostafagh3573]

great video

[@WhiteNoiseCompany]

I have never seen a CPU cooler unscrewed with a drill 😂

[@danielgamingpc4090]

thx for video! i subscribe!👍

[@mypokemon]

the radiator is blushing it never experience this many multiple encounters in its later life

[@user-mq9oy4nh9g]

Want to try this on h80i, hope it works out :P

[@chrisliddiard725]

Interesting, thanks for sharing. One word of caution, it's advised not to use car antifreeze, see jaytwocents. Distilled water is ok to flush with, but for the long term you want coolant which wont react to the copper, or the aluminum, or the various plastics used in the AIO. I'd recommend "XSPC XS-EC6-CL Non Conductive Coolant", found on Amazon. Non-conductive in this sense means if AIO leaks it won't conduct electricity.

[@ItaloLeivaSomov]

Even if you use non-conductive water it will have electrolytes taken from the internal AIO walls through the time...

[@wxyphoenix]

I think you don’t have to open all of it. Just open from bottom and refill from 1 hole.

[@beyonddeath123]

useful video! my ml360 is in need of a refill, and even though im in the warranty period, coolermaster doesnt honour their warranty at all, or even respond to inquiries about it. They just send a pre-formatted email using covid as an excuse, and then nothing. (I opened the ticket in may 2020, its december, still waiting for service)

[@stevenlohja6807]

Same issue here, my ml360 is also in need of a refill (bought the pc on november 2020) and after watching this video I realized how hard it is to refill it so I think I'll just bring my pc to an expert and let that person do all the work lol

[@mijaiscares8580]

Can you add some reservoir cutting the tube?

[@Admimistrator]

Nice

[@PlzReturnYourShoppingCart]

Chances are that if you are at the point to rework your cooler you need some more time until you can get a new one. Would I consider this a long-term solution, kinda but not with extreme confidence. That being said, what I see here is good work if you are in a bind. Thanks man!

[@R3ddyyg]

Bro it's literally a radiator, like you find in cars, so why should i change it? Like it's bigger brother you bleed it sometimes and it's good

[@nickrider815]

@@R3ddyyg because its not the rad that is the concern, it's the pump, and pumps die. And unlike a car, computer pump impellers are made from thinner and more brittle materials. If it fails you risk the CPU cooking. Only takes a second to fry. So yes this works. But there is a much higher chance of failure. Personally, I would just replace the AIO and sell the refurb to someone who doesn't mind the risks.

[@R3ddyyg]

@@nickrider815 Literally check the pump before refilling, if it works you good, water pumps fail on cars too btw

[@nickrider815]

@@R3ddyyg it's not going to fail while you have it open and are looking at it. It will go at point in the future, generally during speed change cycles. But hey if you're happy with the risks you do you. Personally as I said, it's not worth the risk. Costs for coolant, deep cleaning the rad and fans then two hours labour costs me more than the replacement.

[@R3ddyyg]

@@nickrider815 Bro, I had the same aio that the guy in the video shows, it was a bit iffy so I opened it up, after testing the pump I noticed that it didn't go full speed, how can I say that? Speed didn't change from 5v to 12v so I didn't refill it and didn't use it, if it were to work tho. A flush and refill with radiator fluid would keep it good for at least another year, frying isn't possible if you're careful with it, just test it with HWMonitor opened in a second screen, my 3600X reached 95c and pc turned off on its own anyway, so unless you turn it back on I really don't see how you can damage the chip... New cars have air intakes and water pumps made of plastic! They are rather a bit more shitty than the metal old ones but they work if you keep your maintenance up, so a small stupid radiator that doesn't/shouldn't see more than 90 Celsius is gonna be fine until your pump dies. No risks taken imo

[@RogerThat1945]

Lol; at 6:36 I wanted to post an Amazon set of screwdriver kit to you with those types on head in it. Took me years to get around to getting my own set.

[@Raghuram1992]

Perfectly explained bro I'll try to fix my Cooler Master Hx 100iV2 with this method thanks...

[@darthswedo]

Arnold Schwarzenegger teaching us about pcs

[@dudindmitri]

Great video. They say its non reparable. I guess they are wrong))

[@JonZahler]

I would of filled it first the radiator... then filled the attached funnel with it running to burp the whole system until you don’t see bubbles, let it over flow in the funnel as it expands. Clean and remove the excess coolant. Seal. Clean again.

[@cloaca1234]

Could you just make this by using the little exhaust on the radiator?

[@OMGJL]

I wish you showed the Micro fins of the cold plate.

[@iong2445]

how many inches are the triangular screw?

[@spectreone101]

It is not correct to wash the radiator under water from the tap, as salt impurities in the water can further damage the radiator. To clean the radiator from dirt, first use distilled water with citric acid, then rinse with clean distilled water.

[@dardo7893]

Do you know by any chance if anyone is selling the pump in case it breaks ?

[@asviel-pq1dl]

is it faulty because you said it was faulty? why did you contaminate the liquid by shoving the dirty screw driver into the water hole.

[@decoymanic3678]

dont forget clean the dust.

[@alir5076]

Thanks man, do You know the caliber of the tubes? I plan to put a extra deposit to this aio

[@ecologicaltime]

no sorry

[@dinocorreia1202]

WOW, what a work. Afraid to do the same. Can i send mine to you? Is the same model.

[@ecologicaltime]

send it with a bitcoin

[@dinocorreia1202]

@@ecologicaltime :-)

[@hpman7695]

Good video. Didn't know Arnie was in the liquid cooler business though. I see nobody talking about changing the thermal paste on the processor before putting back the cooler , is that normal ?

[@DEV_Shadow]

10:24 Liquid out, 10:41 closing cooler pump with nit removing liquid that was leak before. NICE JOB LoL :)

[@muckido]

not my style of DIY refill 😄 but nice job!

[@asviel-pq1dl]

How did you know it was faulty? Were you getting high cpu temp and crashing?

[@ronnymr2550]

thanks for informing me that the coolermaster masteliquid is not the right choice for me

[@EliasDaoud]

Hello, in terms of CC, how much did you remove from this water (4 or 5%) how much in CC? The T expansion factor of water is 0.00070from T=20 to T=90 d.c, the water expands 5% exactly. but what is the capacity? I already filled mine, without knowing the volume Thanks

[@xopenex]

Nice video, very informative...But I’d just buy a new one. lol

[@ecologicaltime]

fun to do diy

[@user-np8go4so1n]

Can i use drink water in the aio

[@royp7271]

How long does it take to accumulate sediments like this in an ordinary liquid cooler ? Does liquid coolers have any advantages over air coolers ?

[@ecologicaltime]

mine was two years old. Liquid cooling is more efficient and cools faster and is quieter. Cars that are air cooled, Volkswagen Beetle

[@oel734]

Nice vid but, with all due respect, if it comes to a point where it's not working, I'm simply going to go buy another Cooler Master and just replace the one not working. Simple solution without any extensive maintenance like in your vid. :) I'm no technician or PC Builder. I'm just a Gamer who wants to turn on his PC and play games and/or surf the net. That's it. Even if 5 years (minimum 'cause it says it can last up to 10 years) passed and there is no more coolant or whatever, I am not going to waste my time trying to refill it where all sorts of things can go wrong. There is no easy or simple way to refill the Cooler Master aside from the complex demonstration you just made especially involving screws that could easily fall to the floor (and disappear) or fall into the radiator or wherever. If Cooler Master had a more simple way where PC users can just refill it (ie. Here is a hole to put in more liquid, and we don't need to remove the cooler from the PC or disassemble the Cooler itself), then I'd be all for it but there isn't. I mean I have enough to worry about simply by removing the old cooler from the CPU, then putting new thermal paste, and putting on a new cooler onto the CPU (and then re-screwing it). It was not easy for me to do it the first time (just saying).

[@justinbowen1183]

It took me 30 minutes to do this, nothing complicated about it. Remove a few screws, pop a plastic cap off, remove screw for the fluid to drain, replace coolant. Did it on a day off works fine 👍

[@malphadour]

Those triangular screws are bloody annoying - otherwise it looks like a pretty straight forward dismantling.

[@METALPLUSGAMING]

is that 250ml empty bottle?

[@greggutierrez2213]

The way youre rotating the rad is guaranteeing the liquid stays at the inport and not the portion where youre filling.

[@omaroo2]

What about a 33% ready mixed coolant Has 33% antifreeze and 67% water

[@EliuthCruz]

I just bought the same AIO cooler, how often should I perform this service?

[@AlexMetslov]

Same question here. Also, I'm thinking of taking one tube off and adding a water tank to get rid of the correct water level. Largest problem - I don't know fittings diameter.

[@danielcarpio5871]

1 month

[@ecologicaltime]

not often. After 3 years or even 5 years

[@gulguim]

4:00 where i find this led? Name? 12V...

[@ANTHONY-rp3ud]

I have this, how often should you change the antifreeze? I've had my PC for almost a year now

[@ecologicaltime]

After 5 years or longer

[@ANTHONY-rp3ud]

@@ecologicaltime what do you think is better, air cooled or water cooled?

[@ecologicaltime]

water

[@juggaclown8759]

can remove the water through the cooler, or i need to do all this?

[@ecologicaltime]

you can

[@adrianayala7418]

Hey will you have the diagram of the pump connection cables? I need to know specifically what each one does, thanks (3 pin)

[@ecologicaltime]

i only have this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoqwnI2mlq2sjZI

[@Heisenburg17]

I have the same one, its working fine for like 1 year. Do I have to refill it? Thank you.

[@ecologicaltime]

no i would leave it for 3 years.

[@Heisenburg17]

@@ecologicaltime thanks! yea it works well

[@TheDooreater]

dont listen to this dude lol. unless you get an air bubble, dont do a damned thing. its a pc component, not an automobile.

[@usman_hassan87]

can i use car coolent for this please guide

[@ecologicaltime]

yes but dont mix coolant, remove old and use new

[@Zagaara]

Radiator "Ahnn Ahnnn Ahnnnnn~"

[@alphabravo9999]

How long does the anti freeze last before doing this?

[@ecologicaltime]

antifreeze has a lifespan of 5 years on motor vehicles. I dont have a specification for coolers, probably 8 years

[@ckelmilocko8800]

sir how many years before you going to change it again the coolant?

[@ecologicaltime]

5 years

[@user-jz1nn4rt8u]

is it possible to fill it with engine oil instead of coolant?

[@user-jz1nn4rt8u]

Fill it with car engine oil

[@ecologicaltime]

no coolant and distilled water only like in the video.

[@Singhmodz]

Hello, Does anyone know what is the life of the coolant that already comes with the radiator?

[@vdochev]

Mine is a cooler master and had a 5 year warranty.

[@Sarubotai]

is it normal if the fans are moist (very tiny amount)? should i be concerned about leakage?

[@ecologicaltime]

should not be moist at all.

[@Sarubotai]

@@ecologicaltime i read somewhere else that it might have been moist/greasy from the fan bearings. I have noticed this around the other fans as well that are not linked to the cooler so i might be in the clear :D

[@stn0thing]

buddy, I have a question with a masterliquid ml360r, when i connect my pump in the pump header of my mobo the pump is not pumping, and the speed pump in bios is NA, what can it be?

[@ecologicaltime]

measure the voltage, sounds like no voltage or you motor is not functioning.

[@TheRenegate85]

It is bocked

[@primetiming5846]

Is this harmful if u come in contact with liquid

[@jeiciaa8347]

can i use a pre mix car coolant 50/50?

[@ecologicaltime]

yes

[@jeiciaa8347]

@@ecologicaltime thank you!

[@afaccord]

How many ml of fluid would you guess this cooler holds?

[@ecologicaltime]

not sure

[@dinocorreia1202]

A question for a million dollar. Pump RGB is damaged, no lights. Its possible to replace or repair? How or where i can find the leds?

[@ecologicaltime]

yes you can repair. Electrical components shop, unlikely LEDs are broken, sounds like something else.

[@larco_or_8]

I'm new to pc cooler and stuff so can someone explain why why the liquid is green

[@ecologicaltime]

So you know its not water... Can also be orange.

[@andrewsonnier4465]

How often do you have to do this

[@ecologicaltime]

5 years. (or 100 000kms - joke)

[@SANJ795]

my cooler master temperature is above 90° and liquid cooler speed is continuously high. also i have checked on BIOS the pump rpm is 0.. please let me know what can I do 😔

[@ctbully]

So all that getting the air out was a complete waste of time LOL, because you then drained 5% of the liquid. Really ! Why would you go through all that drama ? Besides that I actually enjoyed your video and it was very educational. Thank you :-)

[@Toogman]

Might as well not of bothered to fill it with a syringe and left it for the air gap

[@zilog1]

Why are they putting antifreeze in there? Its not gonna freeze like a car might outside during the winter :p distilled water will have about the same amount of cooling power/thermal dissipation.

[@ecologicaltime]

Antifreeze stops it from bubbling when it gets hot. Increases boiling point of the liquid and also has corrosion inhibitors

[@zilog1]

@@ecologicaltime Good to know!

[@TheDooreater]

dont use antifreeze. get proper PC cooling fluid. it doesnt contain chemicals that are bad for components and often preform WAY better. water wont work for it unfortunately.

[@zilog1]

@@TheDooreater And what chemicals are these you speak of and what redox reactions of what parts of what components and do adverse affects do these reactions cause?

[@TheDooreater]

@Zilog I'm not doing the smart-ass commenting. Much like different power steering fluids there's different mixes inside. Same thing with oil brands. These are brand specific chemical ratings. He's using concentrated BMW coolant.. not cooling fluid. Using this will cause your hoses to eventually corrode, your little rubber seal in the motors to swell and decompose and other adverse issues if it leaks on components. (He's already commented in other replies about how his setup has leak issues when it gets warm.. which isn't normal. At all.) Which signs to me it's already falling apart. Just use pc component fluids so you don't fuck up your stuff. Vehicle components are made of different types of rubber, plastics, etc that PC's don't commonly use.

[@JhojoGaming]

sir, I have a liquid cooler with a 120mm radiator... and one day I remembered that I have a 240mm radiator... it is possible to convert my previous 120mm radiator into a 240mm radiator?

[@carabooseOG]

It’s possible. But not easy with prebuilt loops.

[@aminekaddour3242]

But when to change it ?

[@ecologicaltime]

not earlier than 5 years.

[@reyznbran9586]

just put the same amount of liquid you drained out

[@chrisliddiard725]

Anyone trying to remove the copper plate on the older Cooler Master Seidon 120 will find they used 'clutch head one way screws' - This KZbinr has tips on how to remove those. /watch?v=eC4dyHchnM0&t=274s

[@KabutoRyu]

why your voice like arnold schwarzenegger, a bit?

[@ecologicaltime]

genetic

[@MajinStrach]

@@ecologicaltime Love the South African accent man.

[@osumstorm]

Man is it safe to use antifreez in liquid cooler

[@ecologicaltime]

its not safe to not use it...

[@lakofskilakof5081]

normal water in the aio to flush it lmfao xD

[@justlistenXD7]

Ideal would be to put a vacuum on the radiator and suck the coolant up.

[@X_Hale]

forgot to clean the copper fins

[@ecologicaltime]

which fins?

[@X_Hale]

@@ecologicaltime you have to remove the copper heat sink to clean the "fins" probably most important step

[@Mlckey]

@@X_Hale I was looking for this comment. Most clogs/restrictions happen in the micro fins underneath the cold plate. He might have seen the screws if he would have cleaned the thermal paste off. You lost me at BMW but, after your "witch fins?" comment I am convinced you don't really know what you are doing. I am glad this worked for you, but I wouldn't recommend anyone following your advice.

[@yspegel]

big facepalm, NEVER use antifreeze from a car for your CPU cooler because It most likely react and break your cooler (why anti freeze, you don't use your pc in freezing cold right?). Internal components are not the same as in a car. Be very careful to let your cooler motor run without liquid because it can overheat and break the motor (it's designed to run with liquid!). If you use tab water to flush, what is not recomanded, always flush after with demineralized water. Some people just should not make how to video's.

[@killerrf]

Who says? Where you getting your information from? You ever look at a “pc water” msds and compare it to car coolant msds?

[@blackstorm20]

I hated liquid cooler. I have one coolermaster 1 years old started to make noise. Its not be.Come on its a computer not a car. It's like car maintenance. bullshit...I have second computer scythe air cooler perfect cooling and no make noise.

[@ALCUler]

Dear author, what about the thermal expansion of a liquid? I think you shouldn't pour so much liquid into the circuit. When heated, the water will expand and the increased pressure will push the fluid onto the system components.

[@ecologicaltime]

that is why there is an amount of water removed after its filled to allow for expansion.

[@VR46Monster]

i dont know how.. but mine master liquid exact model as this... is absolutely emty and i see absolutely no evidence of liquids anywhere in pc

[@MultiHeadshot1]

actually the water in the radiator slowly evaporates overtime, depending on how long it runs yours must be kinda old. thats what i think somebody correct me if im wrong :)

[@VR46Monster]

@@MultiHeadshot1 yes it has an rubber seal, it can escape from there.. ivr cleaned it completely out and filled it again... it did not help because the problem wasbin pump, ive opened the pump and changed its washers places... no easher was under the blades it was really hard to spin it.. ive seen that it can be dirty but mine after 3years wasnt.. it was just stuck. in bios it was showing even that ive got no pump. so if your liquid system does not work, it could be :low liquid-you will probably hear really loud spining pump maybe bubles :bad placement of an radiator could cause pump to pump air or it could make the pump work a lot harder than it could :stuck pump-you will absolutel hear this one, cause that pump just stops working after few seconds and you will see in bios that your pump does not exist DO NOT MAKE WATERCOOLED PC IF YOU WANT TO BE TAKING IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, they really dont like changing orientations during transport.

[@masterzed1]

Antifreeze?????? WTF?? Hahaha LOL

[@tetryl1]

Never flush the system with tap water. If you do it's allready fked no matter what you do next.

[@mamapapa5860]

stop prompting us to respond/finish your sentences. we arent your students or kids.

[@ecologicaltime]

i am a teacher...

[@CharlesM236]

How many big channels interact with this coool video :) ? ? ? @GamersNexus and so many more of them.... :))) #CoolerMaster