I bought some stop leak today, for my radiator, as i beleive it's going threw too much coolant. Anyways, on the bottle, it says to flush, then add bottle, top up,then drive for 30 mins, then flush again (****in hell) and then top up radiator again !! I thought you just put the bloody bottle in and it does it's thing??
what the hell did you buy lol. what brand is it? when i tried it, i bought nulon, just put it in and drive . although my radiator sprung a leak after that, so i'm a bit worried to use it again...
i jut topped the coolant back, today, it took 2 1/2 litres, same amount about a month ago, and a full flush only a month before that !!! dosent seem to use any oil though lol
CARGO METALLIC SEAL-UP I was told that is very good. Are you bleeding the system. On my VS I bleed it over 3-4 days after flush. Drive to work bleed. Next day bleed. I do this till I have no air in system.
CARGO is good stuff ... its glass/silicone with copper dust ... this stuff hates coolant ... !!! 1.flush radiator well with garden hose , top up go for drive , turn heater on, let cool down and flush again. 2.fill radiator with water , shake bottle of car go and put whole bottle in radiator, put cap on. 3.start engine and go for drive with heater turned on until engine temp goes halfway by sitting in traffic 4.leave in for a day or so of stop start driving , then empty radiator and leave cooling system without water/coolant for 12 hours.The stuf will dry and seal inside. 5.add coolant and distilled water and run engine to remove air from system, thats it your done. Cargo wont seal if you have coolant in the system , adding coolant after its sealed is ok. It does not sayt on bottle to leave car dry for 12 hrs but on their website , Cargo is Aussie made if your radiator has not been flushed for a while and you add that stuff can cause blockages .. so a good flush with garden house does wonders. I got a small leaking inlet manifold and timing cover , adding bottle cargo once a year works good , if leaks bad than add 2 bottles
How long since your intake manifold gasket's been replaced? I was going through coolant and i replaced the gasket as part of another job, it was completely stuffed, the seals around the coolant valleys were sucked in like an egg timer. My mate also had a similar problem on his VN. He replaced the manifold gasket and it was also stuffed in exactly the same way. Seems to be a common problem.
Im getting mine replaced this week hopefully ... cant be stuffed doing myself .. dont have the tools or the room ... $300 my engines original and I know whats been done ... inlet manifold gasket giving me trouble once car hit 200,000 ... from a slight miss , vibration at idle , stalling .... I put the stop leak .. 2 bottles of it and went for a long drive ... then let it sit for 12 hours dry topped up and now its just got the slight miss lol
please don't use it mate if you already haven't those stop leak solutions have blown up my power steering pump, rack, water pump, radiator, engine and transmission. Get a new radiator or something but steer clear of those things
I tend to agree about not using stop leak solutions, much prefer to fix the problem but i guess there is always an exception...ie....money, time, inconvenience etc. When i had my Calais i used to bleed it by jamming a straight piece of radiator hose in the radiator fill hole and kept it full up so the level was above that of the bleed hole, that way you get all the air out with less dramas. Just thought i would throw that one in........................Pete!
I have been using NULON products for years and no problems ...... other brands i would not trust .... if you use any additive to cooling system then Bars stop leaks or Cargo ... also putting those tablets in to lubricate waterpump will help .. do not overfill the oil additives as you will blow your power steering pump and transmission etc ... so if you ever decide to use the oil additive products dont add the whole bottle just keep topping it up with that over time unless of course leak is really bad and the whole bottle would just be enough. I overfilled my powersteering one time and it put stress on the pressure hose so it blew ... cheaper than a new pump though.
Hey .... same thing happened to me.. i sprung a leak in the bottor radator hose on the right.. so frustrating.. i ended up replacing all hoses but still a leak between the hose and where is clamps.. i ended up puttin gin some stop leake to ease the frustration...it worked..lol
Ive only had the car for a few months, what did it set you back to have the gaskets replaced, or was it a simple job you could just do yourself? how many gaskets are there to it?:thumbsup:
