Core Plug Repair
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 12:24 pm
Complete amateur with first post, so please be gentle!
My 1.8i shot plenty of hot water out of a core plug last week and a very nice AA man cleaned it up and sealed it with a product called BlueMagic QuikSteel. The plug was intact and had leaked due to rust he said. After 4 hours for it to set, I did 20 miles, and the next day 100 miles back home. The repair has held.
Looking at the work needed to access and replace the plug, it is (a) beyond me, and (b) pretty expensive at a garage. My question is, does anyone think that a further application of QuikSteel, to cover the original repair and the rest of that particular core plug, is likely to be fairly permanent fix? The AA man didn't want to cover it all because it would make the plug much more difficult to remove. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Neil.
My 1.8i shot plenty of hot water out of a core plug last week and a very nice AA man cleaned it up and sealed it with a product called BlueMagic QuikSteel. The plug was intact and had leaked due to rust he said. After 4 hours for it to set, I did 20 miles, and the next day 100 miles back home. The repair has held.
Looking at the work needed to access and replace the plug, it is (a) beyond me, and (b) pretty expensive at a garage. My question is, does anyone think that a further application of QuikSteel, to cover the original repair and the rest of that particular core plug, is likely to be fairly permanent fix? The AA man didn't want to cover it all because it would make the plug much more difficult to remove. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Neil.