I'm not into canned stuff to fix engine issues and the only other time I bought something like it was a bottle of Rislone oil additive. It was $5 or $6 and I wanted to see if it makes the engine quieter and it had good reviews and my friend recommended it and said he had good results ... I knew better but I bought one and it did nothing for me. I should've bought a bottle of real moly instead! lol j/k
My second attempt using this kind of stuff was last week when I tried a small blue bottle of K-Seal to fix some coolant leak near the water pump area. I think that's where it's leaking but not %100 sure. This is one of my very old cars (2005) that I don't want to dump any money into and it will cost about $1500 to change the water pump, timing belt, etc. in addition to any other surprises (i.e. dump more $) when the mechanic gets his hand on ...
So I decided to sped $13 and see what K-Seal does while I make up my mind and if I want to do a real fix ... It also has very good reviews!
Long story long, I've been very surprised and impressed by its performance so far! It fixed the leak after the first drive and it hasn't leaked any since last week (150+ miles of driving). Before that, It was leaking about 18-24 fl.oz. overnight. Now it's been a week and not a drop!
Maybe too early to celebrate and most likely I won't be driving the car more than 40 miles away from home but curious to see what happens in the next few weeks.
I also bought Bar's leak for $9 as a backup. Basically that was my budget for a quick fix to see if they work or not.
Is it a temporary band-aid? At least in case of emergency and away from home, it might not be bad idea to keep a bottle in the car!
Do you guys have any experience with K-Seal?
My second attempt using this kind of stuff was last week when I tried a small blue bottle of K-Seal to fix some coolant leak near the water pump area. I think that's where it's leaking but not %100 sure. This is one of my very old cars (2005) that I don't want to dump any money into and it will cost about $1500 to change the water pump, timing belt, etc. in addition to any other surprises (i.e. dump more $) when the mechanic gets his hand on ...
So I decided to sped $13 and see what K-Seal does while I make up my mind and if I want to do a real fix ... It also has very good reviews!
Long story long, I've been very surprised and impressed by its performance so far! It fixed the leak after the first drive and it hasn't leaked any since last week (150+ miles of driving). Before that, It was leaking about 18-24 fl.oz. overnight. Now it's been a week and not a drop!
Maybe too early to celebrate and most likely I won't be driving the car more than 40 miles away from home but curious to see what happens in the next few weeks.
I also bought Bar's leak for $9 as a backup. Basically that was my budget for a quick fix to see if they work or not.
Is it a temporary band-aid? At least in case of emergency and away from home, it might not be bad idea to keep a bottle in the car!
Do you guys have any experience with K-Seal?