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Bar's Leaks Liquid Copper™ Block Seal Intake & Radiator Stop Leak
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Date of last review
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1
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Fri October 2, 2009
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Average Price
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Average Rating
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No recommendations
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$5.00
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6.0
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supersize
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Description:
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Bar’s Leaks® Liquid Copper™ Block Seal Intake & Radiator Stop Leak seals larger leaks regular stop leaks won’t. One step formula permanently repairs leaks in gaskets, radiators, heater cores, intake manifolds, blocks, heads and freeze plugs. Use on cars, trucks, vans, SUV’s and RV’s. Contains an antifreeze compatible sodium silicate liquid glass formula, so no draining of the cooling system is required. Will not harm the cooling system when used properly. Use with all types of antifreeze including conventional green or blue (Silicate-based) and extended life red/orange or yellow (OAT/HOAT) coolant.
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Keywords:
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cooling system antifreeze stop leaks copper
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Author
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TheJackal
1337 Explorer
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 1004
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Review Date: Fri October 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $5.00
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Pros:
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Worked as advertised, and didn't plug up anything
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Cons:
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Copper bits are hard to get rid of
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I used this product about a month ago when I thought I was having an issue with coolant getting into the engine. Turned out to be something else, but I do have an external coolant leak in the lower intake gasket that results in a lot of gunk on the head. This product appears to have cleared that up. I no longer lose coolant from the radiator or smell it while running the engine either. It did not plug up the radiator or heater core, but I only used half the bottle. For a cooling system the size of the Explorer's, you're supposed to put the whole thing in.
This particular stuff seems to be relatively new. There isn't much as far as reviews or opinions on it, and its long term effects are unknown.
After using the product I began to become uneasy with the fact it has copper in it. I believe our radiators as well as other cooling system parts are aluminum, and as such the copper isn't a great thing to have in it. After a few flushes with both water and a flush chemical, I still noticed some copper bits remaining in the system. I will probably need to do a good backflush to completely be rid of it once and for all, likely when I get the chance to change the gasket and be done with it for good.
I also remembered after using this stuff that Ford has a Motorcraft stop leak tablet they actually recommend for use in the Explorer. It is supposedly the same as Bar's Leaks tablets. I would recommend using that instead, since it's recommended by the manufacturer.
Update: I went to top off the system today and noted that there was as much copper pieces floating on top of the coolant as there was before flushing. I flushed the system 4 times. This stuff is hard to get rid of. I wouldn't use it again.
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