r1_pete
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 08:58 AM |
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Anyone any experience of K Seal
Hi All,
Daughters 1.4 Citroen C4 has developed a coolant leak from the corner of the head gasket, I know its a common fault, and she shouldn't have
bough a French car......
But, I don't have time or space to fix it for a few weeks, so was thinking of risking a tenner and trying K Seal, I know it won't be a
permanent solution, just looking for a few weeks breathing space, and to scare them into lifting the bonnet weekly and checking levels, cos telling
just doesn't work!!
Has anyone used it with success or failure
Cheers.
Pete.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 09:39 AM |
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definitely worth a go.
I have used it on several cars with leaky coolant systems and it has been a permanent fix.
It didn't work once when I tried it to fix a split in a plastic header tank but I was only trying for a fix to last a few days till I could
replace the rad.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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theduck
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 10:05 AM |
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Worked as a temp fix on father in laws merc. Think the instructions say you have to run the engine de a certain period of time after adding to the
coolant and its important to follow this properly. Lots of people on Internet say don't use it but never seen a story where someone who has
actually Used it had a problem.
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PSpirine
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 11:24 AM |
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I've used it once on a failed HG on a 318ti, and it didn't fix it. However, it didn't cause any problems either, so for the sake of
£8 or whatever it costs, worth a go.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 12:16 PM |
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It sorted my mates Toledo, or at least it fixed the first leak. Once it sealed that leak and the water pressure could get a bit higher, it popped
another hole that it couldn't fix.
Definitely worth a try, out of all radiator sealing options it's the most effective. Certainly a lot better than the old favourite radweld.
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BigFaceDave
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 12:19 PM |
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I've used it on a Subaru legacy and it didn't work but also did use it on a old mk3 supra and then thoroughly abused it for another 6
months and it completly cured it until I sold the car. I was sceptical at first but seems to do the trick in some cases.
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Dingz
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 12:40 PM |
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Worked for me as a temporary fix. 3 years on still ok!
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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BenB
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 01:09 PM |
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What's wrong with an egg? 
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 01:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
What's wrong with an egg?
Nothing at all provided you are going to cook and eat it 
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spiderman
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 02:19 PM |
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Used it a couple of times on Rover head gaskets, worked a treat and both cars are running well many many miles later, saved the owners the expense of
a head gasket change which in all honesty would have cost more than the cars were worth.
I now keep a bottle of the stuff in the boot of my car for emergency repairs.
Spider
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r1_pete
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| posted on 5/4/13 at 04:23 PM |
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Thanks All, I'll give it a try..
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chrisni1986
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| posted on 3/7/13 at 06:22 PM |
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it does work to a degree, if its a really bad cracked head it wont work, if the cars loosing a small amount of water try it, we had a tdi golf with a
cracked head and no hot air in cabin, a bottle of k seal later and we had a heater again and it lasted 6 months after diagnosis, prob would have
lasted longer only i booted the car on a fair bit in a hurry which more than likely made the car run that bit warmer and opened up the crack, theres
stuff called steel seal comes in a green bottle that apparently is guaranteed to work but i cant say its one ive used!
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MP3C
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| posted on 3/7/13 at 07:25 PM |
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Worked for me, had a problem with water leaking from the pump in my old MG ZR onto the engine, so when I lifted the bonnet I saw a trail of steam
coming from the area. Took to a garage said he would have to take the entire thing apart and replace the pump for a stupid price, went to another
garage and he said use some of "this" (K-Seal) put it in - drove it home, checked it and had no problems. Still no problems about a year
later when I got rid of the car so definitely a thumbs up from me.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/7/13 at 08:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MP3C
Worked for me, had a problem with water leaking from the pump in my old MG ZR onto the engine, so when I lifted the bonnet I saw a trail of steam
coming from the area. Took to a garage said he would have to take the entire thing apart and replace the pump for a stupid price, went to another
garage and he said use some of "this" (K-Seal) put it in - drove it home, checked it and had no problems. Still no problems about a year
later when I got rid of the car so definitely a thumbs up from me.
Yes K seal works but a good garage would have known all that was required was a new O ring and about 20 minutes time.
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