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Can you add products like thermaseal and kw perma seal to a car like a 1995 Sunfire with the radiator cap on the coolant reservoir and not on the actual radiator?
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∙ 16y ago
My "96 has been losing a bit of coolant somewhere and I wondered the same thing.
I had visions of dumping some of that silver powdery stuff in the reservoir and having it clump up in there.
I found some liquid based leak sealer at AutoZone. The directions recommend using 1/2 the container for a 4 cylinder engine. I added it to the reservoir and it seems to be working.
However, don't make the same mistake I made. I forgot to shake the bottle well before starting to dump it into the reservoir. There IS a semi solid component to that stuff. When I put it in, what came from the bottle, following all of it's liquid part, can only be described as looking like a "dog gift" that you would clean out of your yard. I had to guestimate how much of that "gift" was about 1/2 of what was in the bottle. Thankfully, it seems to have dissolved readily in the coolant.
If I end up using the rest of it, I'll be sure to add a little coolant to the bottle and shaking vigorously!
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