MonKK

Ok, My car been running good for a couple of days, and yesterday is was like -2 degrees and in the morning when I try to start the car, it wouldn't start, Figure it was tooo cold. So I waited till it got warmer and after 2 or 3 times, it start. I drove it around for a bit and notice there is coolant leak around by my water pump and alternator. Now, I was told to crack an egg and add pepper, and then dump it in the radiator, then run it for 10-20 min. then drain it and replace wit new coolant. Anyone ever try this before? I knw it's on myth buster, but I just want to be safe on this. thanks.

alphalanos

wat. find the leak and fix it maybe?

Ferio4ya

fix the leak hahha i saw that episode as well and only do this if its a last resort!!! hahahhahaha!

itsnotfast

Wow... Haha I would stick to conventional ways of repairing a coolant leak.

MonKK

Well, it's freaking cold here and I have no garage. And not money right now to fix it. And I need to the car to drive to work and stuff. So I was just asking as a temporary fix. Think this will work though?

8VEYBEYB

if you love yourself you'll do it. I wanna see the result
!!!!

itsnotfast

I've never heard of it but Ferio confirmed it can work. I guess you could try it but I would think the egg would just bake into your water pump and clog up your thermostat. What is the pepper for.. that special spice for your car?

Ferio4ya

lol yeah the pepper doesnt make sense!!

on mythbuster it worked. they punctured a HOLE into the rad about the size of a normal screw driver, ran the car and of course a steady stream leak shooting through the hole, they cracked open ONE egg, dropped the yoke and egg white into the rad, and seconds! later the leaked completely stopped lol!!

but i would only do this as a last resort, meaning i stuck in the middle of BFE and i just went grocery shopping an have a dozen eggs on hand haha!!

itsnotfast

Lol it really can't be good for your cooling system. Imagine what it going to do to the heater core, rad fins, thermostat, and the water pump.

batallic

when was the last time the water pump has been changed

MonKK

2 months ago! hm, LOL, I don't knw then. GAH, I think it only work if there is leaks in the radiator. But yet again, I don't knw.

CivicSpoon

The egg trick is for a hole in the radiator, not a leak somewhere else in the system. I doubt an egg would even make it all the way to the water pump or water pump side of the engine; it'd be cooked and solidified before it reached there. You could try that Stop Leak stuff, but that stuff is horrible.

Dkober101

http://www.amazon.com/CRC-401211-Hea.../dp/B000M8Q16M

OP: this has to be a joke right?

itsnotfast

Stop leak is horrible for the entire cooling system. I wouldn't use it.

B16aEk4drbeater

It's freakin $33 shipped for a new rad on ebay, are you guys serious????

Dkober101

I dont think its just the radiator, or in fact the radiator at all.

anisplas

oh! this is first time I heard about this...

D Griff

Myth busters is great. Everything they say should be trusted.

batallic

the egg trick is only for the radiator itself, and its a quick fix like if u need to get home

supra-n-civic

the eg is used as a bonding agent and the pepper is is hopes to bridge teh hole and give the egg something to bind to. in theory that is. it works but tis messy and not very good a technique. just fix it lagitimatly. like if its a hose try to trim the ends and re clamp it. if its the rad use solder and a heat sorce.

supersize

do it, do it now.. post video... just do it, i mean whats the worst that can happen

Snazzy95eg8

i had a pin hole in the koyo radiator i had in my 240sx and i did that and it worked fine idk about the pepper tho. ive never heard of that but i would try a legit product first from like an autozone and use the egg as a last resort

joelmatt89

what engine is this I have been told that the d series tend to like just salt with their eggs, while the b series go for both salt and pepper, h like pepper, and yeah you guessed it k series there just so badass they down em plain no yolk or anything just the white.

Seriously this is retarded you'll end up costing yourself more money.

layedoutat0psi

i had a friend with a older subaru once that had a hole in his coolant system. he heard of the egg thing and decided to try it out and it worked

thumper64

if it's the water pump, it's probably defective. If it's the rad, get a different one or solder it.