Radiator sealantl help

[Jtiger360]

I have a very very small coolant leak, it takes weeks for any to leak out. The radiator sealant I got say to run an high idle after pouring the radiator sealant into radiator until the leak is sealed. How do I know when a leak that small is sealed?

 

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

you fudged up never use additives in the coolant get rwady to replace the radiator and heater core

 

[Jtiger360]

you fudged up never use additives in the coolant get rwady to replace the radiator and heater core

???? I did not even use it yet.

 

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

good dont is it thr rad for sure that is leaking

 

[rperry435]

Yeah don't use any additives unless ur selling or just don't care about it. It'll gum up and plug coolant passages.. Heater core would be a big one.

I'd just put a new radiator in they arent that expensive

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[Jtiger360]

good dont is it thr rad for sure that is leaking

ok I wont use it. It was free anyways, I got it a year ago for my last car, but never end up using it. I'll just add the 50/50 coolant I bought, to replace the water I added that has leaked out/evaporated. I just been adding water since I bought the car few months ago. I got the real deal now. Thanks guys!

 

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

my car also has a leak some where but i cant find it i just add a quart every month or so

 

[Jtiger360]

my car also has a leak some where but i cant find it i just add a quart every month or so

Alright I'll do the same, I even had it pressure tested and came back with no leaks,my coolant magically disappears slowly over a month or so. I guess that my only option. Thank you

 

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

have you repaced lim gaskets?

 

[Jtiger360]

have you repaced lim gaskets?

Nope, someone said the same thing to me about the LIM gasket as well. I just bought the GP 3 months ago. I had a Grand AM GT ...is the LIM cheap to fix? Is it something a noob can do or do I have to have a shop do it?

 

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

a person with basic knowledge can do it. the kit is like 90 bucks at advance but i comes with everything you need except the supercharger gasket

 

[Jtiger360]

a person with basic knowledge can do it. the kit is like 90 bucks at advance but i comes with everything you need except the supercharger gasket

I can probably find someone to do it for me. $90 is not bad at all. How do I know its the LIM for sure? If I need one I pick it up when I get my tax return, I got to go to AZ to get a oxygen sensor and a air flow sensor as well.

 

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

there is a video on how to do it first go out to your car and look in between the head and lim if you see black plastic gaskets replace them if theres metal its been done before

 

[dsmuts]

If your lim gasket is black plastic it needs changed. Look at the lim and head where they meet

 

[Jtiger360]

there is a video on how to do it first go out to your car and look in between the head and lim if you see black plastic gaskets replace them if theres metal its been done before

Where the head and lim? I am that car illiterate

 

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

are you gt or gtp

 

[Jtiger360]

are you gt or gtp

GT, wish I was a GTP

 

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

wish i had a picture to show you

 

[Jtiger360]

wish i had a picture to show you

No big deal, you where more than helpful and I got enough information from you to figure out the rest on my own. Thank you guys..you saved my radiator lol and helped me fix my leak..hehe you guys rock!