Rad Seal?

[Jim Bowen 1]

Anyone used one of them radweld products, my rad seems to have a very slight leak (a bit gutting as it was a brand new VW one and just run out of warranty (typical)

 

Tempted to shove some radweld in as getting a bit fed up with coolant leaks now, Is it likely to be a bad idea or not? I know some people would never use these sort of things and i've been one of them in the past.

[southerner88 10]

I have never used it but....

 

mate with a Pug GTi6 used it, ended up clogging up the system as it turned the coolant to what looked like Jelly. Engine overheated and caused all sorts of problems for him...still hasnt managed to fully clean it out...personally I would stay well away...

[Harrier 1]

There is a product called 'k -seal ' which is quite good & doesn't clog everything up. Usually available from motor factors

[EJ Taylor 22]

Did someone say......

 

Rad Seal?

 

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(K-seal is meant to be the best)

[EJ Taylor 22]

my talent is wasted on this forum!

[Jim 2]

You sure it's the radiator leaking.. like 100% sure?

[Jim Bowen 1]

yeah am sure its leaking, must be very small as the level hardly goes down, had the front grill and lights out yesterday and noticed pink crust down the edge of rad, can always smell coolant when walking about the front end.

 

I liked the rad seal btw EJ, is he a personal friend?

[Dox 23]

Try reseating the hoses if they're in the same area as the leak, check for pin holes in the hoses too.

 

I wouldn't use any gunk on a coolant system unless the car is scrapyard fodder to be and the stuff would extend the cars life for a month or two

[EJ Taylor 22]

yeah am sure its leaking, must be very small as the level hardly goes down, had the front grill and lights out yesterday and noticed pink crust down the edge of rad, can always smell coolant when walking about the front end.

 

I liked the rad seal btw EJ, is he a personal friend?

 

Well im glad somone on here did!!!!

 

i dont see him any more he used to be a god mate but i always suspected he was upto something, something fishy about him.

[Micky fletch 10]

your a star EJ with punch lines like that.Move over Bruce forsyth.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

There is a product called 'k -seal ' which is quite good & doesn't clog everything up. Usually available from motor factors

 

Yeah the RAC carry that in their vans. I've used it in my Rover 25 (K series and K - seal, a coincidence? lol) as it had a very slight weep from the head gasket (non pressure side). It went from using a litre of water a week to a litre every 6 months, so yeah, it works :)

 

Quickest way to tell if this kind of chemical has clogged the coolant system is try the heater. If it's cold, it's blocked.

[g0ldf1ng3r 15]

Do i recall someone mentioning that you should never use a rad seal type product on a VR as there are very small water channels that aid the block cooling & can easily become blocked.....or something like that

 

EJ - that pic cracked me up ;)

[Critical_Mass 10]

There's a 2 part putty you can buy, mix it together and then apply it to the leaking area on the outside..... nothing goes into the cooling system.