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Anonymous Posted on Jan 08, 2011

Need to know where to put stop leak into my radiator

  • Anonymous Jan 08, 2011

    There is no radiator cap that goes directly into the radiator....it goes into a resevoir first is this ok?

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ONLY use stop leak as a last resort.Do you like changing heater cores and blocked rads?The heater core may plug up first then the rad with some stop leak products.A correct repair may end up costing less than using stop leak.

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First off i dont advise using this type product, but i know it isnt always convenient to buy a 2 r 3 hundred dollar radiator, but anyway, with the car cool remove the radiator cap and let the car run about 4 or 5 minutes and pour it directly in the radiator and replace the cap, you will then need to drive the car an additional 15 or 20 minutes for it to take effect, i would replace the radiator asap, asit could cause it to overheat and cost tons of time and money,GOOD LUCK!

  • Anonymous Jan 08, 2011

    Thanks jmoore, but when I remove the radiator cap it doesn't go directly into the radiator it goes into a resevoir first, is it still ok to put stop leak into the resevoir?

  • Anonymous Jan 15, 2011

    thats fine

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