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by AlandAnn » 01 Jun 2017, 07:55
Been told that there is a bottle of stuff on the market that I can just put in my coolant to fix a leaking cylinder head ( Not sure what it's called, but it's 30 quid a bottle)
I'm not a mechanic and don't have the tools to strip her down myself or I'd fix it properly.
Can anyone confirm if it's worth doing this repair please, I'm about to buy it in the next 30 minutes
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by Mk2Tony » 01 Jun 2017, 08:13
I know there is one called steel seal and another called k-seal, we sell a lot of k-seal in work for leak repairs on trucks seems to work well, but never used it personally
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by captain Byrne » 01 Jun 2017, 08:19
If it's a small leak I'd be tempted to just leave it & top up every now & again. If it's a proper leak then you'll need a proper repair.
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by AlandAnn » 01 Jun 2017, 09:27
Yep, she's a proper leak, you pour in she empties.
thanks, Al.
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by captain Byrne » 01 Jun 2017, 09:53
AlandAnn wrote: Yep, she's a proper leak, you pour in she empties.
If that's the case then no amount of K-Seal will do any good. Not looking good I'm afraid.
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by kevtherev » 01 Jun 2017, 17:09
Where does it empty?
On the floor or into the engine?
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by AlandAnn » 01 Jun 2017, 17:52
It leaks straight on to the ground. I bought a bottle of steel seal, but at the rate it flows out I'll probably need to strip her Down.
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by kevtherev » 02 Jun 2017, 08:23
I would be serching for a used engine.
Then you can get this leaker fixed.
Sell the other and get your money back.
The engine has to come out anyway
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by AlandAnn » 06 Jun 2017, 10:26
Thanks Kevrev, I'm now looking for a newish engine that I can fit myself without too much technical fcukaboutery.
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by kevtherev » 06 Jun 2017, 16:13
Fcukaboutery
I like that
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by Mr Bean » 07 Jun 2017, 18:24
You can get quite a lot of that with engine mismanagement systems
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