which engine do you have.

 

Sorry, 2008 common rail

 

have a read of this. seams to be a common problem. http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/3-litre-zd30-crd-engine-82/crd-coolant-leak-202994/

 

Yes I'm aware of what's been written before and have read many an article.. I'm more interested in temporary fixes people have done

 

Same situation here 2008 CRD. Searched the forums for answer but............

Mechanic wants $3.5k to fix it................and it seems the same thing will probably happen again.

Need to know if one of the stop leak products will help without gunk up probs later.

 

Had what I assume was the same leak as yours and as the link posted in my Di. Was like it for ages and was never an issue, just an annoyance.
Geeyoutoo got hold of a stop leak product for me, (for the life of me I can't remember what it was called) but it was a product that resembled a solid clay bar that you ground up and put in the radiator.
If it is the same leak as I had, the problem is that it is a cold engine leak. As soon as you run the engine to circulate the stop leak product, the gap starts closing with heat stopping the leak anyway, and it is hard for the product to then get into the leak to seal it.
You had to try and start the car, running it for a few minutes only, then shut it off and repeat again an hour or so later, and so on.

It did eventually make it's way through the system after a couple of months and did end up sealing it for around 6 months, then it started again.

Gee might chime in if he can remember the product.

 

I've still got 2 pieces left (at least 1 I'm keeping for an emergency) I will see my mate and get the name again, he works for an exotic brand car dealer and they use it for small leaks like the one described, it doesn't block cores apparently. I'll catch up with Andy and get the name again if he likes.

I did name it in another thread around the time you were having your problem.

 

Thanks a lot guys, SealWell is just what I need!

 

Not keen to try a sealant in the outside of the cases/engine?

 

I did try one of those 2 part putty mixes but the location is very difficult to get to and clean properly without taking off heaps of parts.

I think some other posts indicated that they were not successful with that method either.

I did read some reviews from various sources about SealWell and they have the best feedback so far.

 

honestly I've had the same leak for at least 4 years or more and has not got any worse in that time its only when the car sits for a while. So haven't really bothered to fix it. and as others mention it can be an expensive fix to do it properly. best insurance is to get a Red arc Low coolant alarm. Get into the habit of checking your Coolant regally

 

OK, got the SealWell about 1 week ago and chopped up about half the block and put it directly into the radiator. Blocks are only about 20mm x 20mm x 30mm so the amount I put in was not much really. However it seems to have worked!

Will see have long it lasts but so far so good

 

Hi Anthony,

Sorry to revive an old thread. Just wanted to ask how successful SealWell was for the timing cover leak. Pretty confident I have the exact same issue on my 04GU and have been quoted a fortune to repair.

Cheers,
Mat