 OT: "Stop Leak" for water cooled engines?, How big of a hole will it plug? |
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| Eddie914 |
 Jul 16 2007, 08:01 PM
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I think my daily driver BMW M5 has developed a water leak at the head gasket. I just barely limped home late last night and have not had the time to exactly pin-point the source.
I loses about one gallon of coolant every 10 miles. The leak is hardly noticeable at idle but at 3,000 rpm and 65 mph it does not take long for the low coolant light to come on and the temp to start rising ... especially in 95 degree heat. The last 100 miles after the leak started took quite a while! How big of a hole wil products like "BARS LEAK" plug? Cheap POS BMW! Can you believe the head gasket sprung a leak after only 309,000 miles? Thanks Eddie |
 
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| euro911 |
Jul 16 2007, 08:44 PM
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With over 300k, I'm sure your warranty is up?, but an authorized VW dealer apparently put some sort of stop leak in my wife's radiator after damaging it (while changing out a broken fog light), rather than replacing it.
Long story short, at 35k, the car overheated (big time) and guess what ... VW of A is claiming th warranty is voided due to the stop leak substance. The dealer wants $6500. to effect repairs. Guess what VW of A ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boid.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/KMA.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pissoff.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/finger.gif) |
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Eddie914 OT: "Stop Leak" for water cooled engines? Jul 16 2007, 08:01 PM
sww914 I'd use K&W Block Seal for that. Back in t... Jul 16 2007, 08:30 PM sww914 BTW, some purist engineer types will post telling ... Jul 16 2007, 08:33 PM Eddie914 I'm surprised nobody suggested JB Weld. I thou... Jul 17 2007, 04:09 PM
vanaman just remember the stuf you pour into the coolant d... Jul 17 2007, 08:32 PM |
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