Heater core is leaking in a 1990 Ford Taurus.?

Question

Is there a product my mom can buy which might plug the leak, even if it's only a temporary fix?

Answer 1

usually, by the time you see the leak, it's already pretty severe. stop leak won't fix it and may clog other parts of the cooling system. bypass the heater core, wear lots of clothing, buy an electric heater to drfrost the windshield. replacing the heater core will run about 700-900 depending on where you live. our labor rate here is 106/hr.

Answer 2

Depending on the severity of the leak, there is a product you can get from any Auto parts store. Its called Barr's no leak. This product is designed, when poored into your radiator, the contents travel to the area of the leak and form a temorary seal, but be warned that this is only temporary, and doesnt work in all cases, like I stated, it all depends on the size of the leak. The only other solution is to remove the heater core and repair it at the source of the leak. I recommend that this is only done by someone who has experience at repairing a part like a heater core. Also as a warning if you decide to use the Barr's no leak, make sure your cars tempature is cooled off before attemting to remove the radiator cap, as this could cause serious injury.

Answer 3

There is a product called Silver Solder that will work if the leak isn't too bad. Any auto parts store should have it. Just follow the directions on the package. I don't like to use this stuff, but in a Taurus I would.
Do not take it to a shop unless you are willing to put around $700 into it. My brother changed a heater core in his Taurus because he could not believe how much the garages wanted. It took him 14 hours. The entire dashboard must be removed.

Answer 4

There are several products at the parts store that can plug a small leak. they are usually all about the same thing I have used prestone stop leak a few times and it worked for a little while. Also there is a rumor that using black pepper will plug up a pin hole. My experience is that if the hole is large then there is no way to keep it from leaking but $5 for some stop leak is worth a try versus $200 or more to have your heater replaced.

Answer 5

I paintings for Ford and have outfitted the Taurus heating and cooling equipment. i might say except you have wetness on your indoors or consistent fog on your windshield that's not a heater center hose or the heater center itself that it leaking. I purely construct radiators and climate administration platforms so i could not assist you to recognize what the priority IS yet from what you wrote, I tell your project isn't that.

Answer 6

You could try radiator stop-leak- available at most auto parts stores- and walmart.....an unwanted side-effect may be that the heater core will plug up, and then you'll have no heat. And of course, it may plug in such a way that you have no heat, but still have antifreeze dripping on your feet! Good luck!

Answer 7

Not really, the products in the market don't work all that well. She could have the heater by-passed (a very small repair that just about any mechanic can do). If she has the heater by-passed, she won't get any hot air into the passenger cabin.

Answer 8

No. Fix it or disconnect it.It costs about 300.00 dollars to fix.Give or take.If you disconnect you wont have heat.I recomend fix it.

Answer 9

let me know what vehicle you have and I will look it up and let you know what it should run you and how hard it would be to change.

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Answer 10

man, just take it to a shop. trust me, you don't want no parts of that.