FastLife91

car - 2006 ford focus sport 1.8 TDCI.
Has had about £2,000 on repairs in under 2 years.

over a year ago began loosing water and chemical test indicated bad head gasket, however 15 months on it still runs great, no smoke, no power loss, no oil/water mixing, just having to top up water time-time. I'd have it replaced proper but this car is suspected to have other big problems so I'm unsure what to do.
I bought some steal seal, I want to use it within next few days. My car currently just has tap water so I need to drain the water and am going to refill with antifreeze, I bought antifreeze today, it is Anti-Freeze + coolant in 1. I am not sure if it contains water ?

On the steal seal it claims not to be compatible with waterless antifreeze. if this antifreeze is waterless would it be okay to just add tap water to ti ?

cheers

Less.

Antifreeze should be a 50-50 mix (waterless cooling fluid is a totally different thing)

Yes K seal can be added biut as people HAVE ALREADY SAID!!!! it not know to be that good as it really a bodge and not a perm fix and might do more damage than good.

So if you do a 50-50 mix of water anti freeze yes you can top it up with tap water

Dubs44

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https://passionford.com/forum/ford-focus-87/

FastLife91

so, do you think this antifreeze is not contain water ? it just shows on cover ' ' ANTI FREEZE & COOLANT'' is it opk to add tap water to make it 50/50 ? cxheers

And its not k-seal, k seal costs £4, this cost £33

Less.

Yes its, okay too add water

ProjectBobcat

Youve already put k-seal into this engine previously (or someone has on your behalf), is that right?

Source: http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums...-ideas-please/

I wouldn't go adding another sealing product if i were you, you'll end up clogging up your heater matrix or something.

ProjectBobcat

It should say on the anti-freeze container if its a concentrate or diluted.

markie t

i live in a hard water area and have never wanted to add this to my mix so i have used my dehumidifier water, are you guys concerned about hard water or do you use bottled water, your thoughts appreciated.

slammedorion

You've run your car without antifreeze all winter...
Your flogging a dead 'horse' here... Know matter what you chuck in now, the only proper fix is gonna be to pull it apart

Yet again this is the wrong section
Focus section looks like this



Or if you'd be so kind to do a thread in the projects section and keep all your posts in a build thread...
Project section looks like this



I'm sure everyone would be much happier replying to you problems in the one thread...
Please try and listen...! Do a Fastlife91 Focus build thread... please please please ffs listen

Caddyshack

Any water would be fine

FastLife91

Wow..... thanks for the reply !

Well the antifreeze I have is labelled'' Anti Freeze & coolant ready mixed'' and I am not sure if it contains any water, and on the steal seal it says not compatible with water-less antifreeze so if I was to pour say 4 litres of this antifreeze in and 4 litres of tap water, then the steal seal, would that be okay ?

thanks

FastLife91

not sure about having to pull it apart, drives great 15 months since began loosing water, have to top it up time-time , no power loss, no smoke, no oil/water mix, whatever is the problem it does not seem severe so hopefully this steal seal shall resolve it.

I am struggling to actually find these ford focus forums, can you send a link for me to click to lead me to it at least ?

thanks

burnzy

The link was posted already

studabear

The tags just get better and better. I learn from book and ooooh flip flops!

FastLife91

What exactly are tags, I keep seeing people say tags but where and what are they ?

studabear

Are you using Passionford via a pc? Scroll further down the page towards the bottom.

Don't if your gonna be upset though.

slammedorion

He's only gone and found the Focus section

Wessa

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Tags are those things bits of skin hanging from the bottom of your dumb asshole.

_Jimmy_

It's not waterless. When it says ready mixed anti-freeze + coolant, water is the coolant.

Halfords do a 5L bottle of deionised water for a few quid, what I used when replacing the coolant.

FastLife91

not got foggiest what ur on about

R4N SS

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ok who wrote "use unleaded water"?

gcfcos

Ah hah hah hah hah that's awesome

155lee

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Never heard of unleaded water before,only unleaded air for the tyres.