Just saw this vid and wonder does this stuff really work? I will changing the coolent for Winter soon and nothing more frustrating then blown head gasket.
http://youtu.be/f6YF-3zMBqY
Preventing blown Head Gasket
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Preventing blown Head Gasket
by Cnorris on Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:27 pm
Last edited by john (smifffy) on Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:48 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Preventing blown Head Gasket
by adyclemo on Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:39 pm
Really, not for me would rather just change the head gasket. Sealents can tend to cause other issues like blocking up the radiator etc. Sealents are a tempory fix not a permanant.
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Re: Preventing blown Head Gasket
by RatCav on Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:55 pm
Personally I hate these wonder sealants and additives. About the only one that ever works is Wynns Hydraulic Lifter Treatment. You can keep all the other snake oils.
As for that video I have watched a few by him and it seems the louder he shouts the more he seems as if he is trying to con you. Also he claims he puts it in his own car being a Toyota Celica, then at the end is seen driving off in a Ford GTO. He has a couple of good ideas, but a vast majority of them are bad ways of corner cutting.
As for that video I have watched a few by him and it seems the louder he shouts the more he seems as if he is trying to con you. Also he claims he puts it in his own car being a Toyota Celica, then at the end is seen driving off in a Ford GTO. He has a couple of good ideas, but a vast majority of them are bad ways of corner cutting.
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Re: Preventing blown Head Gasket
by Rifleman on Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:49 pm
Dont even listen to that plonker.
There is a video of him showing how to cure knocks from your front suspension. He's actually under a 4x4 replacing parts and the car is only on a fully extended trolley jack. No axle stands in sight. And he is giving advice? Good one.
There is a video of him showing how to cure knocks from your front suspension. He's actually under a 4x4 replacing parts and the car is only on a fully extended trolley jack. No axle stands in sight. And he is giving advice? Good one.
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Re: Preventing blown Head Gasket
by jonnyjeep on Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:57 pm
chocolate fireguard springs to mind 
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Re: Preventing blown Head Gasket
by Drift on Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:46 pm
Ask yourself why the manufacturers do not use it? enough said 
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Re: Preventing blown Head Gasket
by Cnorris on Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:12 pm
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Re: Preventing blown Head Gasket
by MrTom on Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:08 pm
Agreed.
I use Wynns Hydraulic Lifter Treatment and also Molyslip in anything that needs oil on the advice of drift
Oh and I have a fan switch fitted to make sure the engine stays for ever cool
I use Wynns Hydraulic Lifter Treatment and also Molyslip in anything that needs oil on the advice of drift
Oh and I have a fan switch fitted to make sure the engine stays for ever cool
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