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MG MGF Technical - Water Wetter

With all this talk of HGF is it safe/ advisable to use Water Wetter in an MGF.

It's abviously designed to reduce engine temp but I have heard rumours of it causing the head gasket to fail. Any experience of it by anyone on here?
Bob

single or blended?
John Ponting

Aged 18 years!
Bob

Experience is anacedotal at best unfortunately.

Firstly, there is a question mark over the chemicals used in water 'wetter' - it may, or it may not, react with the agents found in the antifreeze.

Secondly, I recall that Graeme Bishko used some water wetter in his VVC. His car suffered from HGF some weeks later.

I am not saying that water wetter WILL react with your antifreeze. Nor am I saying that water wetter WILL cause a HGF. What I am saying is that there is a hypothetical problem with this stuff (and if it is so good, why don't established manufacturers use it?), and it clearly is not a magical HGF cure.

I don't use it. Nor do I have any inclination to. Whether you decide to use it is entirely up to you.
Rob Bell

Sound advice Rob. Regarding HGF, prevention is better than cure so I'm just going to keep a regular (DAILY!) eye on things!
Bob

>eye on things!

have a look to the thread *Overheating in traffic: radiator fan not working* opened by Rob.
This might be more important to look for.

Cheers
Dieter
Dieter K.

This thread was discussed between 03/07/2003 and 04/07/2003

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