adam82 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Just noticed that my radiator is leaking very slightly onto the undertray and on looking for a replacement radiator found adverts for this stuff... K SEAL http://www.kalimex.co.uk/section.html?secpath=01.04.&pgid=17 So how bad an idea would it be to use this? My thoughts are that it will no doubt be too good to be true but its ever so slightly tempting rather than forking out for new radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Bad. It either won't work or you'll have something that can seal holes against 15+psi of pressure waltzing around your entire coolant system. Block up or restrict the flow in the clyinder head and you could lose the whole motor. Where is the leak coming from exactly? It might not be the rad, it might be the overflow from the expansion tank... -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 New rad in my opinion, not a big fan of these instant fixes out of a bottle, your rad is old so replace it, thats the joys of owning an old car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam82 Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 Well when i look down between the air con condenser and the radiator with a torch i can see a fresh splash of what must be coolant on the fan housing at the back of the radiator. It looks like it has squirted out from just around the middle of the radiator onto fan housing behind and then seeped down onto the undertray. (Thats what i think it looks like anyway) :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam82 Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 New rad in my opinion, not a big fan of these instant fixes out of a bottle, your rad is old so replace it, thats the joys of owning an old car. Yeah I guess I will go for an ASI Fluidyne style one if I can find one. Oh well more money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Bite the bullet and replace it,,,, its 15 yrs old, also have a good look at your hoses as well as they'll be on there last legs too. nothing wrong with an o/e rad speak to Steve Manley if you want Toyota parts Edited July 1, 2009 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I put 4 eggs in my astra rad some years back, did the trick:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16gtf Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 http://www.carcooling.co.uk/catalog/Car_Radiators-6-1.html?gclid=CNLQ8dnJtZsCFdkB4wodqz7TQg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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