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I apologise if this has been on here before.., but I haven't see it: -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2454335178&category=10414

Someone hurry and put me out of my momentary excitement..

Neil H

Yeah right !
S Laithwaite

Sounds too good to be true doesn't it?!

Anyone got a technical reason that its a crock?! / use it and have proof it works?
Neil H

Hmmmm....!
Andrew McD JAZ5788

It's a boiled egg!!!!!

Sam
Sam Murray

How about this for a product name?

"Snake Oil"

Sounds about right to me anyway!

:-)

SF
Scarlet Fever

OK, this is what it says about the product from the website! Maybe worth giving them a call! But as you all point out....proceed with caution! Maybe worth taking some to a Mike or Victoria for their opinion!

Anyway heres the speal!

Features & Benefits


Permanent Cooling System Repair
Seal-Up is the worlds first permanent Cooling System repair product.
If you have a blown head gasket, cracked engine block or leaking radiator, Seal-Up will stop the leak permanently, without the need for any expensive and time consuming labour and spare parts.

Seal-Up will repair liquid based cooling systems in :

Motor Cars
Lorries
Agricultural Vehicles
Building Site Plant
Classic Cars
Seal-Up fixes leaks in:

Radiators
Engine Blocks
Cylinder Heads
Water Pumps

Seal-Up is as easy, clean and simple to use as adding anti-freeze.

Drain the anti-freeze from cooling system
Fill with clean water
Run the engine until warm & all valves open
Top up the water & add Seal-Up
Run the engine until the leak stops (about 20 min.)
Drain the remaining Seal-Up and water
Leave to cure for 2-3 hours
Fill the cooling system with normal coolant mix
For more information, please refer to the Data Sheet for this product

Seal-Up...the choice of the professional.



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Rob Copeland

It's going to be worse than 'Snake Oil' - it's going to completely block the small coolant passages, and then CAUSE an HGF.

Inspired.
Rob Bell

I dare somebody to give it a go !!!!
S Laithwaite

Me sent an inquiry to the ebay seller:

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Hello

I've a leaking gasket at the glass-roof of my eight years old Ford Fiesta.

Do you think your stuff will seal this as well ?
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No answer though.
;)
Dieter K.

I want a scientific answer!!!

We need some poor monkey to give it a go for us.... Megre.., where are you when we need you... !??!*^!!?

Neil H


from the desciption given it can not work, suggesting a copper/ ceramic polymer - doesn't exsist. What it will be is a temp. cure thermoset with copper powder and glass frit/ flakes in it. Very few polymers can tolerate high temp. most will decompose at 100-120c. Leaving behind the ceramic/glass and copper particles with nothing to bond to and will be washed away.
simon B

Thanks Simon..
but you've ruined all our lives :-(
Neil H

>>> Seal-Up...the choice of the professional. <<<

This makes me worry even more.
Erik

No just get your engne rebuilt carefully if you get HGFthen you should be ok

Snake oil fixes are pretty dangerous

The old BMW I had was always suffering from the oil and water mixing but this was block porousity/cracked blocks. So much for BMW bulletproof reputation. I made an engine that passed muster out of two put it in the car, shoved some snake oil in it which worked for thre 50 miles i drove it and...sold it on eBay...!!
Neil

how do you sleep at night? ;-)
Neil H

Anyone tried Water Wetter in their car?

Is there any reason why said concoction might help prevent HGF?
Bob

This thread was discussed between 19/01/2004 and 21/01/2004

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