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K-Seal
« on: 11 September 2015, 08:04:15 »
Will K-seal damage my engine or is it safe to use on a 2000 3.0 V6?

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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #1 on: 11 September 2015, 08:55:36 »
Do not ever put that stuff anywhere near an engine. >:(

It will block the small pipework in the heater matrix and cause it to blow as the flow will be restricted. :(

The stuff "may" temporary cure a small leak in the main radiator or similar ,but the problems it will cause in later use are just not worth it.

Take my advise and steer well clear of any of those "Magical Snake Oil Fixes" especially if you intend keeping the car.

What are the problems you are hoping to cure with it anyway.
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #2 on: 11 September 2015, 08:56:41 »
Don't do it, you'll end up with coppery mess all through the cooling system and it probably wont fix your problem. Why are you considering it?

(I tried it as a last resort on a car I didn't have the inclination to fix properly, then regretted it...)
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #3 on: 11 September 2015, 12:06:08 »
I've got water leaking from somewhere in the centre of the engine, it's collecting underneath the sump. I need to top up the reservoir every week to 10 days. Any ideas where it might be coming from?
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« Reply #4 on: 11 September 2015, 12:40:20 »
Thermostat housing, coolant bridge, oil cooler plate are three common places on top of the engine, and the HBV if it's pouring straight to the floor...

Not one of which is fixed with K seal ;)
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #5 on: 11 September 2015, 13:47:16 »
Strip things down to investigate properly and then it can be repaired.

Adding a "Quick Fix" remedy will not cure it ,trust me ;)
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #6 on: 11 September 2015, 13:59:28 »
Quote from: Harris K Telemacher on 11 September 2015, 12:40:20
Thermostat housing, coolant bridge, oil cooler plate are three common places on top of the engine, and the HBV if it's pouring straight to the floor...

Nothing one of which is fixed with K seal ;)

Fixed. :y
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #7 on: 11 September 2015, 14:05:33 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 11 September 2015, 13:59:28
Quote from: Harris K Telemacher on 11 September 2015, 12:40:20

Nothing one of which is fixed with K seal ;)

Fixed. :y

Not even Uncle STEMO's incontinence problem?  ???  :-\  ;D
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #8 on: 11 September 2015, 14:13:34 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 11 September 2015, 14:05:33
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 11 September 2015, 13:59:28
Quote from: Harris K Telemacher on 11 September 2015, 12:40:20

Nothing one of which is fixed with K seal ;)

Fixed. :y

Cork for one orifice, and cable tie for tother, should stop leakage, and gaffer tape to secure,the fix. ;D
Not even Uncle STEMO's incontinence problem?  ???  :-\  ;D
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #9 on: 11 September 2015, 15:59:53 »
Sounds like a good look....... :-*
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« Reply #10 on: 11 September 2015, 16:03:26 »
As someone who spent a few hours flushing the remenants of k-seal out of a coolant system wednesday morning, here is my take on it........






NEVER




USE K-SEAL




........EVER!!!!
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #11 on: 11 September 2015, 17:10:43 »
^^^^^^^^^^^
Wot he said



I used it once and it blocked up the coolent channel from the block to the head
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Re: K-Seal
« Reply #12 on: 11 September 2015, 17:27:02 »
Remember the jeep thread i done last year and Sandicliffe  ;D ;D ;D
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