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Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: ferret on September 08, 2007, 23:04:19: I have a very slight leak in my 200tdi defender rad and as they are quite expensive was wondering if any of the stop leaks products were any good or not worth bothering with.
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: wrecker on September 08, 2007, 23:07:31: in a word yes,

i used some in my vit rad and it stoped leaking,just got to follow what it says on the tin,( no pun intended) :D

mark
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on September 08, 2007, 23:15:52: drop an egg in. works wonders, although it looks as if some has done something naughty to your rad! :shock:
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: SWEETY on September 08, 2007, 23:21:08: Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle"
drop an egg in. works wonders, although it looks as if some has done something naughty to your rad! :shock:

Yep done that before & it worked
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: thermidorthelobster on September 08, 2007, 23:24:12: Used radweld many a time over the years; it's a great stop-gap, although once you start using it you probably need to face up to the fact that your rad is on the way out :cry:
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: L90OOK on September 08, 2007, 23:33:01: Works very well for a time. A new 200Tdi defender radiator should be about Â£80...then there's the antifreeze, new thermostat, gasket etc... :roll:
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: Drift on September 09, 2007, 01:28:41: Rad weld can bung up heat matrix's so be care full you do it right :wink:
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: jjsaul on September 09, 2007, 01:37:21: used holts rad weld in my 3.5 rangie....seems to have cured the leak but now the coolant is all milky??
is this a result of the radweld or has something coincidentally killed my head gasket?
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: Drift on September 09, 2007, 01:38:31: Give the system a flush, as the rad weld will have done its job, then you can get rid of any excess :D
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: jjsaul on September 09, 2007, 01:46:17: Quote from: "Drift"
Give the system a flush, as the rad weld will have done its job, then you can get rid of any excess :D

ok cool cheers
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: Terranosaurus on September 09, 2007, 08:50:58: Ig you can find the damage to the rad, a quick rub down with emery cloth and then some body filler usually cures it.

If always found the little silver packets with the fine powder in do a great job (not sure of the brand) but I've heard good thinks about "Bars Leaks" available as liquid 135ml or tablets.
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: Lincs niva on September 09, 2007, 09:02:47: Yep ive also used Holt's rad weld raditor hasnt leaked since..

Cheers Gav
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: justinmud on September 09, 2007, 20:17:33: I used barr seal in my terrano ll radiator it was leaking really bad i just crumbled it in and ran until it was up to temperature and the leak had gone :D flushed system 2 days later, been 3 1/2 months still on the same radiator :D
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: Guardian. on September 09, 2007, 20:29:59: radweld is ace i used it in a frontera with a hole, not just a leak, and it kept that on the road for best part of a year before it started leaking again, then it just wouldnt have it.
for a weap etc it will do it a dodle.
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: carls200tdi on September 09, 2007, 20:50:05: i used k-seal on my rad when i had a slight leak ran upto temperature not leaked since
Title: Rad weld any any good?
Post by: Hobnailkelly on September 11, 2007, 18:11:36: K-Seal works well on head gaskets as well.