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Cypher
Member Since: 02 Nov 2023
Location: Leics
Posts: 19
  
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| Slow coolant leak - K-seal? |
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Hey chaps,
Got a slow coolant leak. No idea where it's going. On cold start I do a bit of white smoke out the back, but I'm assuming it's normal given the age (2007, 130k).
Has anyone tried K-seal, and if so, would you recommend?
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 19th Nov 2023 11:03 pm |
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Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
Posts: 1200
 
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It's the go to fix for many in the commercial field, so should do the job for you.
Dave 2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
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| 20th Nov 2023 12:34 am |
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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20851
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Don't use it. It will block your heater matrix
White smoke on startup is usually unburnt diesel, from inoperative glow plugs
Have the system inspected properly, don't bodge it  My D3 Build Thread
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| 20th Nov 2023 7:56 am |
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V8 Noise
Member Since: 11 Aug 2022
Location: Dereham
Posts: 31
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I used it on 2 P38 Range Rovers with heater matrix problems and it sorted both.
You can tell if it's been used when the coolant in the header tank goes a copper colour.
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| 20th Nov 2023 8:31 am |
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Cypher
Member Since: 02 Nov 2023
Location: Leics
Posts: 19
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Disco_Mikey wrote:Don't use it. It will block your heater matrix
White smoke on startup is usually unburnt diesel, from inoperative glow plugs
Have the system inspected properly, don't bodge it
Isn’t bodging it the MO around these parts?  I’ll get them to take a look. I suspect the glow plugs need doing anyway because cold start takes a good 5-6 seconds. Once it gets running it’s fine… aside from the leaky coolant. Obviously.
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| 20th Nov 2023 9:00 pm |
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Carl and Petra
Member Since: 13 Feb 2015
Location: Hautes Pyrenees
Posts: 219
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I had a leaking block on my Jeep Cherokee. I was loosing about half a litre a week, after putting K seal in the problem ended totally and after four years never re appeared and my heater matrix was never affected.
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| 23rd Nov 2023 7:47 pm |
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loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 703
 
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Its good stuff, used it on my wifes x-trail recently as a bandaid fix.
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| 23rd Nov 2023 11:39 pm |
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defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
Posts: 1473
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Funnily enough, i used it when the heater matrix on my Mercedes Vito was leaking inside the van (enough to require topping up daily with over a litre if the van used all day) and it was an apparent b'stard of a job to replace, so i'd heard of K Seal and thought i'd give it a go.
The leak was fixed and i still had heat from the matrix.
Used the van for another 2 years before i sold it.
Must admit i was impressed with it.
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| 24th Nov 2023 12:52 am |
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