Little leak update

I've got the car back with new rad Total cost £150.00
litres V6

 

Fascinating.

 

A bottle of Wynn's radiator repair would have been cheaper if it had done
the job, which it probably would Worth trying IMHO

Ron Robinson

 

IMO - do the job properly. In this case £150 for how many trouble free
miles? How long would Wynn's chewing gum repair last? If it was that good,
car dealers would use it.

 

Actually, once you pour the radiator repair goo in, you will never ever have
a clean engine again. The goo clogs the engine waterways and can easily
close them. The heater matrix usually stops letting the coolant through.
The radiator repair goo is a short term cure, which causes many long term
problems. Johnny did the right thing, and even though it was not cheap it
was the most sensible solution to his problem.

Ivar Petur

 

Some makes of radiator sealer might do what you say, but Wynn's does not. I
used some to stop a small leak in the heater matrix of my 306 about three or
four years ago and it worked (and still is working). It didn't block the
matrix or the radiator. Actually the foreman at my Peugeot agent , when I
told him about the leak, said: "You have two choices - either pay us lots of
money to fit a new matrix, or get a bottle of Wynns. Don't use anything
else, we know Wynns works and doesn't block anything it shouldn't". Even if
it hadn't worked I would still have considered it worth trying.

Ron Robinson

 

Went back today to pay the man and he showed me the old rad, in daylight.
First it is a large beast.
Secondly any compound would have been beyond useless. The bottom section had
started to corrode, all be it a small section in comparison to the total
surface area. I know that it was money well spent, as an over heated lump of
aluminium would have little value at a scrap yard and that could be the
reality.
So the moral is if it is a leak, shop around for a total replacement.

With all the sensors on the car you do have time to get the right price, but
don't ignore it. My time scale has been about three months and gradually
getting worse to a weekly top up.