HEATER CORE LEAKING | STOP LEAK LIQUID ALUMINUM: DOES IT WORK?
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- Does coolant stop leak work? Testing out some liquid aluminum by Rislone on a heater core leak. Is it going to fix it?
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I never believed in that fix it can stuff until I had an old 350 chevy engine with a bad head gasket with coolant getting into oil. I was just gonna junk the old van till a buddy told me about that head gasket repair in a can, I laughed but decided i will try it before selling the van to the junk yard for 100 bucks, That stuff worked and I drove that old van for three more years
this is actually liquid aluminum and when it is heated it dissolves completely and then when it gets to the leak it will actually adhere to it, and after some time it will just keep accumulating and seal a small leak. well worth the money. otherwise you would need to replace the radiator or the heater core and some of these parts are quite costly and difficult to replace.
Yup especially those heater cores they can be a nightmare to replace
I got my heater core replaced fo 100 dollars....he took the whole dash out and was done in 2 hours...I sat back and drank beer and talked to him while he done it...gotta love bama
Wtffff they want 950 here in Houston on my Lincoln.
Yep. My best friend since 1977 is one of the best mechanics in the state. He fixes all my shit for cheap and I get to stay for supper!!!!!
Just got a estimate for mine ,$425.00
Haha they try to quote me 2300$ like yeah no thanks I’ll use the bars leak to get to bama instead
They can send a man to the moon, but can't make a heater core leak proof!
Or at least easier to get to without taking the whole dash out.
They dont want. This is how economics works. Money flow.
not sure they can send a man to the moon
@@MrAgatto2 they lost the technology to do it they said lol or accidentally destroyed it true story we currently don't have the capability of going to the moon again according to nasa
Lol 😆 🤣
LOL I got a 2012 Chevy Colorado I have to take the whole dash off to replace a $45 heater core. I think I'm going to try this
Did it work for you
@@kylem8702
Yes it did
I disconnected the two hoses then go to the heater core and I flush the whole system out with a garden hose. After that I took the thermostat out drain the whole system put antifreeze in
I just used this today after watching just about every review on it lol. It seems as though there is a risk of it clogging something if you don't flush the system first, but even then, it's maybe 5% of people that have an issue, so I decided to risk it. I only had some small seepage, and I used a bit less than half a bottle and drove for 40 minutes instead of the 10-20 that it recommends. The leaking appears to have stopped, still getting plenty of heat so I assume nothing is gummed up. It really does seem to work!
How's it holding up?
same I used less then I was supposed to today and it totally worked,,the thought of taking my dash out to find the leak,,
It's been a year since that comment and wondering if it still held up? I have an 06 Fusion 145000 miles and I can smell the antifreeze. I dont wanna take the dash apart, rather temp fix it til I buy another vehicle.
@@gregatron4528 did you or anyone here try it?
This product works amazingly. It stopped my coolant leak almost instantly. Plus, my system was leaking from the thermostat housing /coolant screw area. #amazing 👌
Did your vehicle overheat over the summer? This stuff has always scared me. It could easily clog up the rest of your system. And if you're trying to sell your car, a lot of people look to see if the coolant looks metallic. If it does usually it will drop the resale value of your car because someone used stop leak
Worked for my heater core still working a year later
Worked for 8 years so far. Had a pin size hole in my Nissan Murano trans cooler. Went to the dealer and they recommended a new transmission. I only used a half bottle. That little bottle saved me thousands. Also worked on my heater core on my Mitsubishi Eclipse.
did it block your heater core or radiator ?
It blocked mine . My heater core and radiator
no@@michaelmartinez9602
no@@freemindas
I caved in and used Preston head gasket sealer and the stuff worked really good. I think it helps if you catch the symptom early
I've found it does work for head gaskets but not permanently. Stopped a head gasket leak on Ford Explorer for a few months but was soon leaking worse than ever.
Just used this a few months ago on my wife's Rav4. Small headgasket leak between the head and block. This stuff fixed the problem, no more leak. Didnt want to sink 5k into a 10 year old car, so I'm happy.
I was surprised it worked. I was kinda doing it just for the novelty of it!
InvalidZero still holding up?
bro thanks for this video i have been driving my dam truck with out heat for a year thanks to u im all good now thanks for making these videos lol
I had a heater core leak occur on our trip to Alaska, while we were in B.C., Canada. So I put in a SMALL amount of stop leak and it plugged up the heater core leak for 6 months, after which I got the heater core replaced for $1,300+.
I used this in my 2004 dodge and it worked ...lasted for a year
i will giv my shot on this one!! i have a heater core leak for a year!! so my opinion in radiator sealant is it works... car goe for lot miles BUT::: the antifreeze will with time remove the sealant away and smoke and vapors start goes into car.... i need to remove antifrize every 60 days and put new mix with more water than coolant and more extra sealant because the liquid will "clean" off the sealant with time!! so need to put over and over again
Your first problem right there is the DEX coolant. Ten years after General Motors began using Dex-Cool as an antifreeze in most of its cars and light trucks, GM car and truck owners continue to complain that the coolant corrodes and clogs radiators and radiator caps, erodes water pumps, rots radiator hoses, causes chronic overheating and engine damage while leading to leaky engine gaskets. The stuff is junk . Get it out of there and replace it with the green. Second, I can guarantee you that when you drive it, at high rpm's the mass amount of pressure built up from the water pump and the heat will blow that heater core wide open. Been there my friend. Just trying to help a brother out. :)
I've been through a couple heater cores over the years in various things.
I used Bars and it worked for a day. I am going to give k seal a try.
So is it good?
I've always wondered if you could just run stop leak through the heater core somehow separating it from the rest of the system and just letting it flow through its loop. That way you don't have to come up your whole system
i was wondering same thing... i dont want to put it in m whole system , just on heatercore , then flush it if it works and cancle the bypass...have you tried it ?
You'd have to have heat and pressure.
I own a 1999 Durango. Love it! But heater core now leaking. Most mechanics won't even touch this repair. Others are quoting me $1300 to $1600. I'm going to try this sealant asap! Thx!
Did it work boss?
has the radiator heater core leaked since, or has it completely stopped leaking?
I actually did this the other day, my Eclipse was leaking all of the coolant within maybe 30 minutes, but I tried this and it worked perfectly! it's been 2 days and not a drop
It’s been 3 months since you said this did it work for you without any additional problems it may of caused?
@@adultminds4016 hey there, it Actually worked really good, I didn't have any more leaks or anything else. I think it's mainly used if it's not that big of a leak. It won't fix something seriously huge.
@@SlinkyBKZ I took my car to car wash yesterday then got leak in radiator I think it’s there strong chemicals and maybe I didn’t wash the front off good enough idk really but does your heat still work fine? seen allot of people saying it blocks heater core
@@SlinkyBKZ and should I add whole bottle into the v6 or small amounts until it stops? Thanks!
@@adultminds4016 hmmm I'm not sure, my heat works fine, but I think alot of the forums I read were people not actually using the product like they are supposed to. For me it worked great, I actually ended up using the full bottle. But make sure you read the instructions and follow them to a T!
Nice job making this video I'm gonna try brother an I sure do hope that it works for me cause I'm so busy fixing other ppls cars I don't have time for this ...been mechanic for over 12 years now ...never used sealers either,cross your fingers
Thank you for sharing I'm a skeptic as well but would prefer not to cause any more damage top the vehicle and have a temp fix for now
Ive used the radiator sealant stuff before I think Bars stop. Worked but I was also replacing my water pump 3 months later. Not sure if it was related or not.
They say I have a heater core problem over the phone ..it is steam coming out the vents ..it's a old car I got out the auction because my other car stop working it's a 1992 Ford explorer..now I did see brown stuff under the dash board on passenger side ..but it doesn't leak now ..but the steam still comes out of the vents ..I think I try this product before I sell it for junk ..thanks
The things with these stop leaks is this, including transmissions, engines, radiators etc,if you are like 90% of the population that has zero attachments to their vehicles and they will be disposed of in a few years for something better/newer than by all means use all this stuff, but if you are going to keep your car cause you like it or are attached to it then dont use this stuff, get the problem fixed properly.
I have taken engines apart where they used stop leak, oh my god,it wasn't a pretty sight, that stuff over time clogs coolant ports and just creates a mess inside the engine plus its a bandaid but again,you wont have the car that long,use the products as needed.
OK it stopped the leak but does your heater still work?
@Larry Davisson your thermastat could be getting old too
Had to take a couple of attempts at it, but it stopped a major headgasket leak in 4-cyl turbo. When I say "stopped" they have a habit of coming back unfortunately when the engine is under heavy load again... It's very expensive however here.
Probably best just to replace a heater core (from a wrecker etc), it's a PITA to do in a lot of cars, but is a proper fix for the issue.
You should use Liquid glass for headgaskets, but remember to use it with distilled water only
I assume you have the heat on in the vehicle and you have the water valve open and the coolant is flowing through the heater core
Is Bars the same as Rislone?!?!
Will it work on a brass heater core too?
I have a 2011 Chrysler 300 Limited, 135,000 miles. Great car, but it's developed a pin-hole size leak in steel heater tube (I think that's what leaking). Cost to repair it is $500, which, of course, I don't have right now. Like, seriously, I really don't have $500 right now. So, do you think this will work for like two (2) weeks, until I can save up the cash? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
How long did stop leak work for ? And did your heat still work
just tried this last week followed directions still had leak lower rad hose area ford escape , so kept heater off when driving around and a few days later leak stopped i think it needed more pressure to get into smaller areas
Had a small head gasket leak in my daily driver year 2017! i put some shit like this in the coolant and the car still runs with no leak
What about now my friend
I got a big heater core leak, im gonna give it that old college try
Update?
i have a Antifreeze fogging my windshield didn't notice any on my car carpet though will this still work? i'm worried it might clog up a hose or the well......
Danny Lopez probably
Didnt work for me been in for 2 weeks ,disappointed
How is/has it been holding up til this date?
Still isn't leakin
@@syxxes nice pickup is the heater core still dry?
Is there an update on the leak
? how long do you last for because my one is leaking under the dashboard I think my one would be the hose need to get a new hose by looks of it, my vehicle is holden jackaroo monterey 2000 and I'm from Sydney Australia
how do you repair a core leak in a 1999 volvo s80 ?
Thats good shit
my heater core smells when i first start fan then goes away but not coolant laying anywhere will this work, To remove heater core its a 6 hour job drive a 2010 liberty
Did the heat start working after that is the real question
Did it hold up?
i put BAR'S in my '66 Caprice to stop a minor leak in my heater core...but had the heater on.
I was just planning on splicing the heater hoses together and bypassing the core. I don't need a heater, heaters are for women. I live in Texas and we have about 6 months of 90 to 100 degree highs. Only drive a mile or two a day anyway.
Sure pal. Try that in Vermont when it's 5 below
This stuff could my heating core over time. But it was my fault. It's not for prolonged use.
Matt you can fix darn near anything :) ...... The Dex-Cool antifreezet that GM used back in the 90's caused a lot of corrosion and gasket problems (Impala V-6's had many issues, head gaskets, Oil in Coolant). I would flush your system and replace with standard green 50/50 coolant.
From an online GM forum. "Leaking coolant from a cracked intake manifold gasket is an extremely common problem on most GM vehicles made from the late 90s to
the mid-2000s. Most experts agree that the problem stems from GM's "DexCool" coolant, which reacts with the intake manifold gasket,
causing it to leak coolant."
This wasn't much of a fix. This was cheating!
Didn't work for me.
You don’t ever wanna use that stuff! It plugs your leak I agree. However it also ruins your radiator. Ruins your thermostat, and makes a mess of your entire cooling system. I am speaking from bad experience. If it’s a junker you just want to keep running then go for it. Not trying to dog on your video. Just don’t want anyone to have to go through what I did.
@Larry Davisson Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do in a emergency situation. I get it
Genuine review. Thank you. 🙏
I have a Ford Freestar and the heater core is not than accesable at all. In a minivan the heater core is hidden deep within the bowels of the dash.
Did you have that sweet burning odor/smell when you had the leak?
@@kevinsanders320 They say it smells like sweet syrup, but I don’t find it very appetizing. It smells more like electrical burning to me. I had to go sniff my pancake syrup to compare. 😂
Stopped my 98 dakota heater core leak.
I used bluedevil sealer on a headgasket leak 8 months ago , still holding.
Does it work if cracked block?
@@johnnykurplutzo6789 It might , a friend used it on a old tractor that was leaking coolent into the oil after sitting below zero with not enough antifreeze ,and it worked.
@@davidrussell8918 that sounds satanic. Thanx
Don't work I tried it
you said you could fix the heater core for $40? my mechanic charges $850 for the labor alone.
Just to replace it was 40 bucks on Amazon
@@originalmicdrop he's actually a pretty good guy, they use this program that says this job takes x number hours...i assume a newbie might take the whole time or longer, one of the old guys might can do it in a short time...pls...let me live in my fantasy world of him being a good good guy!
Daniel Jackson bro a heater core shouldn’t take no longer than thirty minutes- hour to replace . All you really do is drain the fluid from the lever on the bottom of radiator and then start taking lines/hoses apart.
-ƁÄƤHØMƐƬ1x- , are you insane,
the heater core is INSIDE THE DASH,
you’ll have to remove the whole dash.
What are you talking about...it cost
anywhere from 1400 to 1800 dollars
to replace the heater core.........
@@danieljackson8411 ......that guys a fuckin rip off
Bye bye working heat in the winter if you put that stuff in
Weird how its been working for two years tho, eh?
@@syxxes You got lucky it plugged my heater core right away. I wouldn't put that in ever again
paulhickinson did you check your thermostat to see if that was broken?
Anyone tried it on a BMW E65 2004 7 series?
they do work, but the problem this stop leak are not smart enough not to plugged all the small passage. hey i cant blame you im a tech as well, if any my stuff broke cheapest and less work if possible :)
I was kinda doing it just for the novelty of it. Paid I think 10 bucks or something for that bottle when the heater core is only 40$ and an hour of time xD.
The product surprised me!
I’m not about to spend $1200 that I don’t have right now lol. Trying this on my dodge so pray for me
Work?😊
How is your jeep...now....still running..?
I don't understand why this comment has so many ellipsis
@@syxxes sorry..my brother....what i am saying is....your truck...is still on the run....because you applied with this product to your radiator.....i have a bad experience about a stop leak product....my engine is completly.shut down after i applied to it.....you understand now?
@@jamesark9926 still my daily driver
It definitely works on radiators. Heater cores aren't something I would risk it on though
The heater core is connected to the radiator lol. You can pick and choose which one it goes into as the coolant flows through both 🤣
@@hightechredneck3 no shit. The heater core is much weaker than a radiator. You didn't think that through did ya. Light bulb
2 months have passed. How's the short term results?
Not seeing anything leaking, but still having to top up the coolant every now and then. Partial success?
@@syxxes probably a leaking intake gasket, chevys are notorious for that. If you know what your doing, which I don't, my neighbor is a mechanic and he replaced mine in about an hour. It would have takin me way longer.
Before u put this did ur heater work
Yup
My heater core is leaking and I’m not wasting my time with this. My heater core is clogged. I have no heat. I’m mad because I had my Evap changed in the summer and the shop didn’t bother to recommend I replace the heater core. Now it’s winter and I have no heat
I used that stuff didn't work a bit
Nice vid just bought this for my truck same issue.. did your heat end up working again ? Other brands suggest putting the heat on full blast did u do that but just not show it? Thanks man
My heat always worked. Haven't seen any leaks since. Check your coolant level, or the core may need a flush
I had coolant this sealant in my car when I changed the coolant I was amazed to see metal in the coolant but it was this sealant but now the car has a tiny coolant leak but the sealed cracked plastic parts still leak out fluid very tiny amount hardly noticeable it’s a great product but horrible If your just tryna fix up a new car you bought. I’m just thankful that when I do come across a coolant problem again after these plastic pieces of garbage fault again I’ll have an escape from a bad day
your truck has over 3 million kilometers?!
Antifreeze causes rust?
No, dexcool does. The orange coolant. When in car it has a life of around 5 years. Where as green could have gone in in the 70's and no problems at all.
Brendin Heyd Most vehicle manufacturers call for the coolant to be replaced every couple of years or so. If everyone did that, they wouldn’t have that problem. I, nor anyone I know, has ever had a problem with DEXCOOL, so long as it is properly mixed.
It can actually develop an electrical current and cause electrolysis, similar to how the salt and water makes your car rust. And yes, tons of people use dexcool and have no problem, but the fact that you need to change it more often alone makes it an inferior product and I can't imagine why anyone would choose to use it still.
No your block is made out of iron or steel, with time it rusts the water and all that.
how did this stuff hold up? did it cause newer problems? nice video bro!!
The problem IS NOT THE DEX COOL PER SAY, THE PROBLEM IS PEOPLE DO NOT CHECK THEIR FLUIDS. DEX COOL is ok as LONG AS YOU KEEP IT FILLED UP, PERIOD. IF YOU DON'T CHECK YOUR FLUIDS & LOSE SOME ANTIFREEZE ( GET AIR INTO THE SYTEM BY BEING LOW ON DEX COOL ) THAT IS WHEN IS STARTS TO HARDEN & GIVE YOU PROBLEMS. PERSONALLY I AGREE THAT I WOULD CHANGE IT OUT THOUGH FOR THE REGULAR ANTI FREEZE, IF IT GETS LOW JUST FILL IT UP.
Hi! My Citroen C4 does not have the radiator cap inlet. It has just got the coolant overflow tank. Is it safe to add this product directly into the coolant overflow tank?
You will have to remove the upper radiator hose, after the engine is cool of course, and add it to the rad directly.
@@jeremypaluck4246 Thanks a lot.
Fixed a cracked head on a Toyota pickup ran for years until I sold it.
That's pretty impressive it held up that long!
Cj Noldner, you are
A SCAMMER....
@@pauljohn6546 lol
Bro im about to put this stuff into my van tomorrow, lol how has this held up?
It's helped. I'm not totally convinced it stopped the leak. Might have slowed it down, but not seeing coolant on the floor- still have to top it up though
@@syxxes , there's a chance you have a failing head gasket that has a pinhole leak into the cooling lines. When you open the radiator cap, are you seeing a steady stream of bubbles coming up? I used a similar product (bar's leaks liquid aluminum). It sealed the leak in the core (no heat in the winter sucks!).
The fix has been holding up for about a month now, although the heater seems to be weaker than usual lately. Gonna backflush the core because it's probably clogged. Also, the thermostat is hesitant to open up while the vehicle is warming up at idle, although blipping the throttle gets that taken care of.
It's unfortunate that such a cheap part is so expensive to replace due to the amount of labor involved in getting at it.
I put a can of Aluminum Stop Leak in my Saturn VUE - 6 cyl - and the heater must be totally blocked since no heat is coming out. Wish I had not done that, now I have a bigger problem. Any way of removing it?
Anton Langford most likely premature failure and the stop leak was the icing on top
Yea, burn the truck
Anton Langford, you’ll
need to flush your heater core...
Hi: @@pauljohn6546 - I did that and it worked OK,
Have traded the car in for one that uses less gas.
Thank you for your help,
Cheers,
Anton
Have to turn heat full tilt . Or will seal it closed . Buddy did it to his jeep . I used on my elantra had heat full tilt and it works as well as cold
oh these aren't hard i'll trade ya jobs lol mine is a 92 subaru loyale... dash out , like a 94 dodge dakota.
BUZ your coolant is dirty might noty work
so "THIS BOTTLE OF CRAP?" Do you take your "WORDS" bACK?? SINCE IT "ACTUALLY WORKED"?
Bars leak is way better
Slap some jb weld on the outside of the leak now, and flush your system
Use cinnamon
There's lots of home brew methods out there!
Syxxes Performance sure is. Usually put cinnamon in the mining truck when they leak and the mechanics won't fix it. Then when they are going to fix it weeks later it ain't been leaking for weeks haha
TossLol That's awesome! I've heard Cinnamon, pepper and a raw egg. Never have tried any of them though
Now imagine what the inside of your engine and main radiator looks like. I dunno if its worth it. Ive been devating on unplugging the heater hoses and using this stuff on a pond pump and this and run it through for a few hours. And see if it fixes the issue.. then hook the hoses back up to the engine this way i keep this stuff outa my engine and just fix the heater core
Just destroyed that coolant system and probably your engine. Dex cool dont mix well with anything! Flush totally ASAP! I'm not ripping on dex cool, I love it, it just dont mix with other antifreeze or stop leak. It will turn into thick sludge fast.
Put 20k on the truck since then bud, working like a charm. Everyone has their opinion on it.
WRONG!!!!!
@@syxxes Update?
@@Bluelightbandit still workin.
This is great. Thank you.
Also, vote MAGA! 🇺🇸
rob halfords brother