Thread: Bars Leaks, been around since landys were invented.

i miss read the title to this thread.........

i thought it said.......Bars Leaks, been around because landys were in vented..........

Originally Posted by loanrangie

My BIL has an 80 LC 4.5 on lpg that did a head gasket about 6 months ago, he used an egg white and pepper mix and its still going strong and using no coolant . He is a mechanic but building a new house and running a business that sees him drive all over vic/nsw/qld means he didnt have time to repair it properly.

I have used a tiny bit of egg white mixed with a fair bit of pepper and it works well, but is only a temporary solution. System should be flushed and repaired properly asap unless maybe in a POS banger. Same after bars leak. Chem Weld seems to leave less residue, but does not seem to work as well as bars leak. I have known people to put bars leak in and not touch the cooling system again. Personally I would not want any residue floating around in my cooling system that may cause a blockage.
Cheers
CraigE

Originally Posted by CraigE

I have used a tiny bit of egg white mixed with a fair bit of pepper and it works well, but is only a temporary solution. System should be flushed and repaired properly asap unless maybe in a POS banger. Same after bars leak. Chem Weld seems to leave less residue, but does not seem to work as well as bars leak. I have known people to put bars leak in and not touch the cooling system again. Personally I would not want any residue floating around in my cooling system that may cause a blockage.
Cheers
CraigE

I have no personal experience with this, but he is experienced in merc/ hino/ isuzu/ mazda trucks, forklifts as well as a licensed lpg installer for almost 20 years so he knows what he's doing- plus he has about 10 vehicles or so and if it didnt work his wife would just drive something else .

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I have no personal experience with this, but he is experienced in merc/ hino/ isuzu/ mazda trucks, forklifts as well as a licensed lpg installer for almost 20 years so he knows what he's doing- plus he has about 10 vehicles or so and if it didnt work his wife would just drive something else .

And yep it does work, but not fixing the problem properly is not the answer either as it will fail at the worst possible moment as per Murphy's law. Mechanics are usually the worst for fixing their own vehicles as per most trades. Many of my friends are mechanics and do similar things to their own vehicles, but would never recommend it long term.
I will and have used it to get out of trouble, but that would be the limit. Would you really trust a big of egg and pepper long term. Ask him if he would do it to a customers vehicle. A blown head gasket in the middle of no where doe not do much for me.
Cheers
CraigE

I used CarGFo Metallic Seal Up on the slipped liner and it worked well. However after it has sealed you have to flush it out as it is incompatible with glycol based coolants (I asked the manufacturer why the system had to be flushed - it turns the coolant to gel. Obviously, one has to flush before adding it.)

I also tried it on the leaking heater core. It worked whilst it was in the system but as soon as it was flushed out, the heater core leak returned.

I added Bars Leaks and that stopped the heater core leak. Even though the stuff was flushed for the new engine and radiator and not added again, the leak has not returned. Bars Leaks Cooling System Stop Leak is compatible with glycol coolants. The Block sealer is not (it is sodium silicate based like CarGo Metallic Seal Up).

See also Bar's Leaks FAQ

I've read a lot of negative reports but they have always been of the type "A friend of a friend used it and it damaged/blocked (etc) the system" - never first hand reports.

It appears GM and other manufacturers add Bars Leaks tablets to new cars at the factory.