#16: Re: Missing Coolant Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:01 am ----
Lecktorious wrote:
macca1411 wrote:
We used to drop a couple of raw eggs (works better than Radweld) into the radiator to plug a leaky hole
Leave the engine to run for a while and the egg is forced into the hole from the pressure . It cooks and seals it like a rubbery grommet. It's only supposed to be a make do and mend solution but I've known it last for a while.
Bodge. Some cooked eggs won't stop the a**e falling out the radiator if it's rotten.
If the bottom of the radiator was falling out, you would be loosing more than a bit of coolant. Might be a bodge repair on a small hole, but it's enough to get you running until you can get the problem fixed properly. I can remember brazing and soldering radiators to fix them when they were falling to bits. That was in the days of the proper brass and copper radiators and not the crappy plastic substitutes they use today.
#17: Re: Missing Coolant Author: 206HdiGti, Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:03 am ---- The car is still running, I just am getting fed up of having to top the coolant up once a week. I'm still using it, sorry if I mislead you.
#18: Re: Missing Coolant Author: bezford, Location: darlingtonPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:29 am ---- there's some really good coolant sealers about these days...some claim to bridge cracks in engine blocks and such mega claims...now while they may or may not fix cracks in blocks im sure they will fix a leak in a rad. or a pipe/coupling...rad weld type stuff it is.
#19: Re: Missing Coolant Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:51 am ---- If you really have a leaking radiator replace it. They aren't very expensive and if that dribble turns into a flow you will be looking at a headgasket or engine rather than a rad change.
Also possible recocvery costs from the motorway hard shoulder and the 2 hr wait in the cold that accomanies it.
#20: Re: Missing Coolant Author: Quarmbo, Location: Bristol & LeicesterPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:12 am ---- Replace the faulty part and do not rely on products like radweld. I've recently suffered a HG failure as a previous owner had splurged the coolant system with radweld. Too much radweld = ineffective cooling system = HG failure over time.
#21: Re: Missing Coolant Author: NathanG, Location: Ebbw Vagas (Wales)Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:50 am ---- I had a leak like this in a Fiat Sceinto, turned out to be a core plug. Changed it, never lost coolant again.
#22: Re: Missing Coolant Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:25 am ---- quarmbo: +1
#23: Re: Missing Coolant Author: 206HdiGti, Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:44 am ---- I never had the intention of pouring in a bodge liquid.
Though I have fixed my engine block pitting on my MR2 with titanium putty, but that isn't run of the mill stuff you can get from Halfrauds! I still wouldn't use that on a pipe or a radiato.
If you are going to fix a problem, fix it properly and buy the correct equipment and product.
The radiator will be purchased this week and fitted on Saturday.
#24: Re: Missing Coolant Author: bezford, Location: darlingtonPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:25 am ---- They sell them now that are supposed to fix a headgasket leak/breach but i tried one that was about£12 from the same company as radweld...blue bottle orange cap and label...
Needless to say it didnt work but it was on a mgzr and those k series engines nearly always go and are a b***h...so i wouldnt really recommend tjis but it must work in some cases or they couldnt sell the stuff under false advertising...
Dont forget if the h.g. has gone ...on a mgzr its either £12 or its £800 to £1200 depending on garage so if u can get away with the £12 its a hell of a saving and maybe worth a try???
They sell them now that are supposed to fix a headgasket leak/breach but i tried one that was about£12 from the same company as radweld...blue bottle orange cap and label...
Needless to say it didnt work but it was on a mgzr and those k series engines nearly always go and are a b***h...so i wouldnt really recommend tjis but it must work in some cases or they couldnt sell the stuff under false advertising...
Dont forget if the h.g. has gone ...on a mgzr its either £12 or its £800 to £1200 depending on garage so if u can get away with the £12 its a hell of a saving and maybe worth a try???
What?
#26: Re: Missing Coolant Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:05 pm ---- THey might make it, and would be ideal in an emergency situation to get you home a bit like the tyreweld stuff, but I would still want to do the proper repair as soon as possible.
#27: Re: Missing Coolant Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:22 pm ---- Tyreweld: in my opinion = junk. Our company cars do NOT come with spare wheels but a can of tyreweld. My supervisor got a puncture that Tyreweld would not fix. He got to work so late that it was too late to even start the job and he was the only person planned for that shift with the skills to supervise the 350T crane.
Cost of crane, other plant, labour and overall delays to the job exceeded £180k.
All my staff now have cars now have a real (not space saver) spare wheel.
#28: Re: Missing Coolant Author: 206HdiGti, Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:07 pm ---- Did I say my head gasket has gone? No.
Chances are the old coolant however many years old it was, was blocking up a tiny hole so when the new stuff was put through it dislodged all the old crap and made the leak more evident.
An air compressor vacuum tool was used to suck out all the air prior to coolant going in so there was no air in the system when the coolant was put through. But since then it developed a leak.
#29: Re: Missing Coolant Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:32 pm ---- 206HdiGti: Ignore future posts here; your problem is diagnosed.
#30: Re: Missing Coolant Author: 206HdiGti, Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:09 pm ---- I know and I appreciate the knowledge thank you
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