quick fix for radiator leak

[DierwulfBL]

hello all,
my girlfriends car seems to have sprung a leak! It's an es300 lexus and the radiator just sprung a leak from the top, i was just wondering what is the best quick fix (read:band aid) i can do to it to keep it running until i can install a new radiator?? thanks for the input in advance

[.RJ]

bars stop leak or drop an egg in it.

[CaptainHenreh]

bars stop leak or drop an egg in it.

+1 But follow the damn directions, please. When I worked at AAP, I can't count the number of people who said:
"You just put this in the radiator, right?"

NO! NOT RIGHT. There are directions on the bottle, you cretin!

Sorry. Went a little OT there.

[.RJ]

At least you're not bitter

[CaptainHenreh]

At least you're not bitter

I find humor in bitterness and anger.

You live a hilarious life, btw.

[.RJ]

I am glad to be of service

[Dave]

Egg that bish!

[HAULN-SS]

throw a can of pepper in that shit.

[DierwulfBL]

i can get the bars stop leak in hburg right? advance/auto zone or do i gotta hit up federated or something

[CaptainHenreh]

i can get the bars stop leak in hburg right? advance/auto zone

You should be able to get it anywhere (even maybe Wal-Mart) but Advance def. has it. Hence my story. (such as it was)

[BLINGMW]

+1 But follow the damn directions, please. When I worked at AAP, I can't count the number of people who said:
"You just put this in the radiator, right?"

NO! NOT RIGHT. There are directions on the bottle, you cretin!

Sorry. Went a little OT there.

at the risk of sounding like a cretin..... I thought I remembered that's pretty much what I did with it. According to this:

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1. Shake Vigorously
2. Remove radiator cap when engine is cool.
3. Empty contents into radiator.
4. Fill radiator and reservoir to proper level.
5. Reinstall radiator cap.
6. Drive/idle engine for 15 minutes at normal operating temperature.
7. If leak persists, a second application maybe necessary.

That's about all there is to it. Am I missing something?

FWIW, it didn't help at all when I tried it in Jess' Accord. :dunno:

[CaptainHenreh]

at the risk of sounding like a cretin..... I thought I remembered that's pretty much what I did with it. According to this:

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Yes, that's what's on the back of the bottle, so that's what you should do. But if you had purchased, say, this, the instructions would have been very, very different. Anyway, the point is that he can't go out to his car, throw the bottle in the radiator, and go about his business. Plus, every magic miracle product is different, and they all have different instructions.

[BLINGMW]

oh, yeah sure, the head gasket stuff is different yes, right on. I'm quite sure plenty have just poured that in as well, ignoring the instructions.

[Jeff]

Nothing from Bars will ever touch my cars...even being the horrible POS's they are. Just buy a Radiator off ebay. Got one for the van for $75 shipped and one for the PT for $115 shipped...both new.

[DierwulfBL]

yea the new radiator comes in tomorrow, hence the band aid tag. I was just tryin to band aid it til then.

[.RJ]

why band aid it for one day? then you have this crap floating all in your cooling system...

[Jeff]

Just don't drive it. Bars leak will get you putting a water pump on that thing in no-time

[CaptainHenreh]

yea the new radiator comes in tomorrow, hence the band aid tag. I was just tryin to band aid it til then.

WTF, just tell your ladyfriend that she's taking the bus until tomorrow.

[bimmerboodle]

JB Quik FTMFW!
Ask Chan.

[Dave]

JB Quik FTMFW!
Ask Chan.

actually, hell yes. I JBwelded a radiator a long time ago and it was good to go, still holding when I sold it :-).