Anyone tried Steel Seal cylinder head sealer stuff??

[Honeysucklewhore]

As a last resort (can you tell I'm desperate to hang onto Bertie?!) I am considering trying some of this stuff: http://www.steelseal.co.uk/index.asp which apparently permanently seals blown head gaskets, warped heads and cracked engine blocks and heads.

Anyone got any experience of this stuff? Good or bad? I've heard some good reports, but equally some pants ones.

About £30 a bottle - wondering if it's worth a go, since Bertie is only showing signs of HG/cylinder head failure and hasn't actually gone 'phut' yet.

I am currently getting around in a Daihatsu Terios (I know, I know...I was desperate! ) and would love to get back into a Fronty soon!

Jo

[spookyman60]

ive personally used k-seal on a neighbours car as he's a tight arse and one of my own as it was run around its good stuff and works great, i dont know about steelseal though

[Honeysucklewhore]

[fogman]

several members who had head gasket failure symptoms recently added k seal [ which boasts similiar repairing properties as steel seal ] to the cooling system but after a short period the problems returned so id say that those types of products are really only temporary get you home things.

[Road Hog]

Hi Jo,I have not tried it myself but if the occasion arose I would do a heater matrix bypass to prevent getting it`s waterways blocked,Terios hmmmmmmmmm hope you got it painted like a foxhound,chase down that Clarkson & give him a good chewing

[jrg1953]

Hi used something very similar a few years ago on the heat exchanger that warped on my 2.5 v6 Vectra with brilliant results The sealant I used was Silicon in a thick suspension fluid The secret to success was to follow the instructions to the letter[very similar proceedure].Went from using 2 pints/day on a 30 mile round trip to using nothing ever again .Cost about £20 in the late 90's So I suspose this could work with improved technology and all that For £30 nothing ventured nothing gained as I said earlier just follow the instructions to the letter.Hope this helps John

[N1ova]

Hi i tried K seal on mine.Needless to say it didnt work.Better off doing a permanent fix.

[spookyman60]

as with everything some times it works sometimes it doesnt

[Sir-Doris]

If its a small leak then it may well cure it but I doubt it will seal a larger break.