gota a headgasket problem coming on and i just haven't the time atm to sort it anyone tried it?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K-SEAL-COOLANT-L...=item19cee0c45a

Worked on a thermo housing leak i had....

Not sure how good it'd be for the headgasket though.

Worth a try, its only a couple of quid. Thats expensive in that link. i paid like £3 from the local motor factors.

we have used this in the past as customers dont want to or cannot aford to repair at the time. it works well on leaks on radiators and heater matrix's, head gasgets not so much i think theres just a lil to much preasure for it.

heard realy good things about bars leak? think thats what its called, the block you crumble up in to the expansion bottle. this would be the better one to try.

also on a side note k seal is very visable in the coolent and quite hard to get out so if your planning on selling in the future i would use bars leak as I'm sure its not visable.

Bars pellets are for radiator leaks, RAC have it on their vans

Tobes is right, that is expensive, go local motor factors or Euro/GSF and blag trade

How would you apply it on the heater matrix?

How would you apply it on the heater matrix?

First you need to find the split (licking your finger and gently rubbing it around until you hit a warm wet patch is an easy way to find it), once you have sourced the split you wanna get some rubber gloves on and get some of this shit on your index finger. return to the crack and start rubbing your finger around it quite vigorously in small circular motions (some time it pays to spit on the crack to add a little moisture as you rub it). Repeat until the crack stops gushing

How would you apply it on the heater matrix?

First you need to find the split (licking your finger and gently rubbing it around until you hit a warm wet patch is an easy way to find it), once you have sourced the split you wanna get some rubber gloves on and get some of this shit on your index finger. return to the crack and start rubbing your finger around it quite vigorously in small circular motions (some time it pays to spit on the crack to add a little moisture as you rub it). Repeat until the crack stops gushing

:lol: :lol:

if i didnt have an image of guy saying that.. i might of actully got aroused lmaooo!!

we have used this in the past as customers dont want to or cannot aford to repair at the time. it works well on leaks on radiators and heater matrix's, head gasgets not so much i think theres just a lil to much preasure for it.

heard realy good things about bars leak? think thats what its called, the block you crumble up in to the expansion bottle. this would be the better one to try.

also on a side note k seal is very visable in the coolent and quite hard to get out so if your planning on selling in the future i would use bars leak as I'm sure its not visable.

Bars tablet turns it rust brown in my experience. lol

I've got a thermostat housing leak, so going to give K-seal a go.

The AA man used K-seal on my golf when it sprung a load of small leaks from overheating . Seemed to work very well, although it formed solid lumps in the top of the expansion tank so not sure where else inside the cooling system its solidified too. Best to add it to the coolant near to the location you want it to work on, so this will involve disconnecting a hose at one end to pour it in to.

As others have said, it turns the coolant a pretty horrible colour, but I've had no coolant problems since using it.

Edited 27 March, 201214 yr by Polo Will

Use it then flush the system a couple of weeks after?

It will have gone solid where its needed so should be ok to use fresh?

I used bars leak in my old 6n and had to replace the water pump shortly after, it'd solidified around the housing near the impeller and caused it to jam. Was quite impressive really.

Have used k seal in the past without issue though, perhaps I was just unlucky with the bars leak!

i would never use k-seal, radweld, etc over a proper repair. once you've used it, it will seal most small leaks and failing head gaskets but it doesn't solve the problem as the head gasket (or leaking component) has still failed and needs to be replaced.

it does have a purpose though as a temporary fix that allows you to get the car home or to a garage to be repaired.

Edited 27 March, 201214 yr by polo45

lol just make sure it dosnt get too hot and carry a couple of litres of water round with you.

I wouldnt put anything other than coolant in.

Just my 2p's worth.

Will work as a temkporary repair but make sure you flush the system out after about a week otherwise you could get sticky thermostat and seized water pump

if i didnt have an image of guy saying that.. i might of actully got aroused lmaooo!!

Some of us might happen to like gushing cracks!

Used K-seal and Bars:

Had a rad leak on polo GT, the leak was minscule and not visable, used some K-seal and just spunked it all out onto the drive.

Also recently had a volvo 850, One massive leak, able to see inside the Rad, Bars instantly blocked it up and it ran sweet ever since (well 2 days untill the cam sensor went and it got scrapped )

I'd personaly only use it on a Shed/cheap car, I've split a polo GT engine where a prevous owner has used some Rad block of sorts and it looked like every water way was covered in rust, and reduced actual coolant flow.

Edited 31 March, 201214 yr by mattpolo5491