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Used this product many times it is excellent. No connection with the maker.
It got me out of trouble with several classic cars from time to time as my stable altered.
However like all these products it obviously cannot produce the same result as renewing the offending leaking part.
However it worked for me. I could not get the parts easily and this product definitely works. I drove several thousand miles in these cars after treatment over time and it even kept antifreeze in the motor.
I thoroughly recommend the product.
It got me out of trouble with several classic cars from time to time as my stable altered.
However like all these products it obviously cannot produce the same result as renewing the offending leaking part.
However it worked for me. I could not get the parts easily and this product definitely works. I drove several thousand miles in these cars after treatment over time and it even kept antifreeze in the motor.
I thoroughly recommend the product.
do you have to watch your heater matrix's?
Used a similar product and it blocked my old Laguna DERV's matrix meaning cold air only!
Think you either have to have heater either on or off - but unsure of which! Maybe someone could elaborate, or disregard this for OP.
...however the practical use of product I used kept car going for a good few years and at least another 30k miles on an engine showing 280k when sold.
Used a similar product and it blocked my old Laguna DERV's matrix meaning cold air only!
Think you either have to have heater either on or off - but unsure of which! Maybe someone could elaborate, or disregard this for OP.
...however the practical use of product I used kept car going for a good few years and at least another 30k miles on an engine showing 280k when sold.
Gallen said:
do you have to watch your heater matrix's?
Used a similar product and it blocked my old Laguna DERV's matrix meaning cold air only!
Think you either have to have heater either on or off - but unsure of which! Maybe someone could elaborate, or disregard this for OP.
...however the practical use of product I used kept car going for a good few years and at least another 30k miles on an engine showing 280k when sold.
Been in my Volvo for over 16k miles now after serious h/g failureUsed a similar product and it blocked my old Laguna DERV's matrix meaning cold air only!
Think you either have to have heater either on or off - but unsure of which! Maybe someone could elaborate, or disregard this for OP.
...however the practical use of product I used kept car going for a good few years and at least another 30k miles on an engine showing 280k when sold.
Loses no water at all but yes the heater is not very good now, but that seems to be 'cos the car simply won't warm up!
I'd agree that it does appear a bit of a bodge and I'd only use it on a banger (like I did) as it's treating the symptoms...not the problem! ...but it keep an otherwise scrapper on the road for a good few thousand miles, and was still running well when sold (for peanuts I should add!)
In my experience, Kseal is good for stop gap/short term use ,but Seal Up is the Daddy as far as these quick fixes go.
Used this stuff on a K series engine (previously used Kseal in it and was ok for a couple of months)usual overheating , loss of coolant etc but the Seal Up has done the job !
Must be nearly three years now and the car is still going strong,never had the cyl head off, i wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't poured it in myself.
http://www.kalimex.co.uk/section.html?secpath=01.0...
Used this stuff on a K series engine (previously used Kseal in it and was ok for a couple of months)usual overheating , loss of coolant etc but the Seal Up has done the job !
Must be nearly three years now and the car is still going strong,never had the cyl head off, i wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't poured it in myself.
http://www.kalimex.co.uk/section.html?secpath=01.0...
exkay said:
Seems like there`s some difference of opinion then, but i thin k i`ll give it a go.
There`s no serious leaks, its an old XK engine, so core plugs weeping ect, there a pain to get to to change, so this is why i`m thinking of K Seal.
Good luck with that. I dumped a bottle of K-seal into my XJ6 a couple of weeks ago when I suspected the head gasket was going, and needed to get 80 miles home.There`s no serious leaks, its an old XK engine, so core plugs weeping ect, there a pain to get to to change, so this is why i`m thinking of K Seal.
It didn't make the slightest bit of difference - the car expired in a cloud of steam and came home on a trailer.
Change the core plugs. It'll save a lot of pain in the long run.
Only one ive tried was Steel Seal. Bit expensive, but worked. The car in question had a blown headgasket, was using 1 litre of water every 10miles and the temp gauge was going mental. I took it to the local garage and they confirmed headgasket had blown and wanted £1200 to fix it.
I stuck some steel seal in it - followed the instructions to the letter and it worked. I didnt believe for a second it would, but it did. No more water loss, temp gauge showing correct temp.
Cant say how long it would last for as I sold the car to a car dealer the next day....
I stuck some steel seal in it - followed the instructions to the letter and it worked. I didnt believe for a second it would, but it did. No more water loss, temp gauge showing correct temp.
Cant say how long it would last for as I sold the car to a car dealer the next day....
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