mb Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Polo (1991 one owner) was suffering from poor running, hard to start, hesitation etc. so I had a quick look at it. Initial signs didn't look good - excess of pressure in the expansion tank, coolant a horrible colour & lots of mayo - not only under the filler cap but also breathing into the "carb" (it is fuel injected but has a carb body with air-filter on top that has been converted by VW to FI. Anyway I advised was more than likely the head gasket had failed to a fairly small degree and should get it looked at ASAP. Whilst not a great fan of miracle cures as usually they only last at best until the mechanical component receives some strain, I figured it couldn't do any harm so in order to try to help I added some kalimex k-seal (http://www.kalimex.co.uk/section.htm...01.04.&pgid=17) to the coolant tank. Anyway she took it to a local mechanic who replaced the plugs & ran a compression test (all even at about 100 vs 120 new) but 250 miles later no coolant loss or anything so in the words of MythBusters I have to given Kalimex a "plausible" will report back if no change later in the year, but so far has saved the Polo from the scrapheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontyslapper Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Have to second the old K-Seal. FiL got a bottle to use on our old scabby landy that was a non-runner when we got it. The K-Seal was sat in my boot for a while and the next door neighbour bought a little yellow seicento thingy as a runabout for his missus. Got home one evening to find him scratching his head with the bonnet up and engine running - a little puddle under the car. Dropped the K-Seal in it for him and its been as good as gold since - its a bit pricey but it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Thanks for the reminder, actually meant to update this thread - saw her a few weeks ago, no waterloss & need for constant top us gone so seems a good success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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