leaky radiator

fangy · Unread post by **fangy** » 09 Aug 2008, 14:49

Hi, I've got a Xantia 1.9 TD (vsx),I found a drip of water coming from the radiator, at least I think it's the radiator, It's dripping from under the front valance. Can I use Holts radweld to seal this up? It's says on the bottle to pour it straight into the radiator but theres no mention of putting it in the expansion tank.
Thanks,
Fangy.

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 09 Aug 2008, 14:57

i used K seal and disconect the top hose from the thermostat housing, hold the end of the hose up in the air and pour your sealant in that way, i feel this way it gets to the problem before going around the rest of the cooing system first
regards malcolm

fangy · Unread post by **fangy** » 09 Aug 2008, 15:10

It says on the bottle, start the car and put it in once the coolant is warm, would it be ok to remove the top hose with the water warm? do you think putting it in the expansion tank would work?
Thanks,
Fangy.

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 09 Aug 2008, 22:40

as long as you release the presure via the filler cap first, not that there should be much more than a pissst, and the K seal i used youy can put it in a cold system
regards malcolm

ps.
it dose say warm not hot