radiator stop leak?

[G-unit]

when in getting my radiator re-crimped the guy said if i wanted i could just add some stop leak, said it works well on small holes/leaks, car hadnt leaked since i redone radiator untill 2day i checked it and was 1 drop of water/antifreeze unsure, i checked under the car where radiator sits in chassis and its dry etc so was thinking of putting some stop leak in just incase its leaking again, even tho we pressure tested the rad and it was fine, just dont wana take it all out again and it be nothing

anyone used it with success?

[rex-leggy]

ive seen it keep a toyota hilux going with a blown headgasket for 6 months!

he did use alot of it tho ...... he wanted to see how long he could get it to last.

cant be to bad ?

[G-unit]

dam must be good then, its cheap enough il just get some but wanted 2 hear stories, dont think anyone could top that,

[rex-leggy]

it still overheated but only after a long drive

some people wont agree with it but i hear that some workshops even use them as preventative maintenance.

[G-unit]

 rex-leggy said:

it still overheated but only after a long drive

some people wont agree with it but i hear that some workshops even use them as preventative maintenance.

thats cheaper then a headgasket tho

yea thats what im guna use it for, done it with the oil in my old car 2, oil stop leak

the guy at muffler and radiator shop in town said 2 use it and it works so ill try it, just wanted 2 know some1 on here thats used it

[WRXONP]

fix problems properly.....a dodgey band aid isnt the solution

guys are worse than me LOL

[G-unit]

mine is fixed, the radiator has been out twice, no leaks and that small nipple thing on the bottom has been replaced, pressure checked etc, just wana add this as a safe guard so i dont have 2 take it out a 3rd time, and i duna where the 1 drip came from, have had a container under the car 2day, noting in it, im just paranoid as my wife says

[resurrection.inc]

 G-unit said:

when in getting my radiator re-crimped the guy said if i wanted i could just add some stop leak, said it works well on small holes/leaks, car hadnt leaked since i redone radiator untill 2day i checked it and was 1 drop of water/antifreeze unsure, i checked under the car where radiator sits in chassis and its dry etc so was thinking of putting some stop leak in just incase its leaking again, even tho we pressure tested the rad and it was fine, just dont wana take it all out again and it be nothing

anyone used it with success?

think you have to put it into the actual radiator though dont you? not the top tank....... maybe?

[G-unit]

it flows from the top tank and finds any holes, and its like putting water in the top tank,its going into the rad anyway, theres no other way that i know of how 2 fill a subaru radiator

[WRXONP]

sure the 1 lonesome drip didnt come from somewhere else?

i personally wouldnt run that stop leak shit... imagine what it does to the water pump

i reckon just suss it out and see if you have a leak..

if you pressure tested it and it had no leaks then u have no leaks LOL

[G-unit]

yea im just paranoid now, ill have a look after, its been siting in the shed since tuesday when i redone rad with no drips, then took it out lastnyt for small drive then hello stupid drip at the front under the car, ill get it sused out

[resurrection.inc]

 G-unit said:

it flows from the top tank and finds any holes, and its like putting water in the top tank,its going into the rad anyway, theres no other way that i know of how 2 fill a subaru radiator

lol yeah i realize that pretty sure there is a warning on the side of bottle/stick that it shouldnt be put into the top tank. which ive always wondered how the hell do they expect us to put it in then... hmm

[rex-leggy]

ive never seen this.....

[G-unit]

wasnt meaning the overflow bottle? anywho been out still no drips anywhere, and now its raining so no point even bringing it out of the shed 2 check under it, i think im just paranoid haha

[WRXONP]

if a car leaks water when its off then it will leak 10x worse when running

[G-unit]

yea and it doesnt, weird a, had it on a hoist, fixed that small valve on the bottom, re-crimped the sides on as he thort was leaking there, then checked it and sweet, paranoid much haha i just like my cars not 2 leak anything so anything under the car is probly from the car, ill sus it

[WRXONP]

the drip you got might have been just some sitting on x member or sitting on the car somewhere..

i personally wouldnt use the stop leak as a safety precaution specially if u dont need to

check water regulary and check for leaks

[G-unit]

yup i check water all the time, ok ill wait and see what happens, i should have replaced the rad hoses while i had it out, wanting some nice blue 1s

[igkgunn]

just hope like hell theres no aeration in the coolant lines of your turbo as this stuff will destroy it. this happened to my old one

[G-unit]

 igkgunn said:

just hope like hell theres no aeration in the coolant lines of your turbo as this stuff will destroy it. this happened to my old one

u mean the stop leak will destroy it?

[igkgunn]

Yeah it basically puts cement through the coolant lines and when it gets to air it sets blocking the hole. Problem is, residual cement will just build up in turbos because the lines are much smaller than your radiator outlets. That's why I'll not use a second time. Sure you save a bit of money in not replacing buggered hoses and clamps or a radiator, but I ended up spending a bit more on a new turbo setup

[Stoffa]

it blocks up heater cores too, more trouble than its worth

[G-unit]

myt give it a miss then, will just replace all the hose clamps, i have enough spares 2

[G-unit]

got a chance 2nyt to get under the car, drivers side underneath has green antifreeze then it drips on the wire loom, so i duno as the rad was pressure checked and i was there when he did it, no bubbles when it was done, the clamps seem tight and i cant see where its coming from, no runs down the side tank, stumped

[igkgunn]

Simplest solutions are usually the best. Have you checked the turbo lines for wear or slip off? Or have you done any work on the engine recently (If so I would check wherever that was first).