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Anyone use seal leak stopper with sucess
Posted on 10/24/24 at 10:09 am
Posted on 10/24/24 at 10:09 am
My truck has a small low volume leak. I think it might be a major seal that would cost 4 figures to replace. My truck is 14 yrs old.
Anyone use this stuff and if so which brand worked for you. TYIA
Anyone use this stuff and if so which brand worked for you. TYIA
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Posted on 10/24/24 at 11:14 am to Sixafan
it will work temporarily. Only problem is it normally messes up something else.
Posted on 10/24/24 at 11:18 am to Sixafan
Strongly do not recommend. It softens and swells seals/orings/etc. It may or may not work temporarily and will almost certainly cause downstream issues later on. The only use of that stuff is swindling some poor bastard into buying your leaky junk.
Posted on 10/24/24 at 11:27 am to Sixafan
I'm assuming rear crank seal? If so, Bars is the way to go until you need to repair transmission and it can be done easily. I would not recommend if it is not driven daily.
Radiator stop leak is an absolute big NO.
Radiator stop leak is an absolute big NO.
Posted on 10/24/24 at 1:02 pm to Sixafan
What type of leak?
If it's oil, just seitch to a high mileage oil. It has seal conditioners.
If it's coolant... Fix it.
If it's a head gasket, I've seen blue devil head gasket repair last for 200k miles AFTER it was dumped in. Vehicle went from a fogger to absoputely perfect.
If it's oil, just seitch to a high mileage oil. It has seal conditioners.
If it's coolant... Fix it.
If it's a head gasket, I've seen blue devil head gasket repair last for 200k miles AFTER it was dumped in. Vehicle went from a fogger to absoputely perfect.
Posted on 10/24/24 at 2:49 pm to Sixafan
I've used AT-205 with some success for rear seal leaks. If you are using synthetic oil- switch to conventional and a thicker viscosity: instead of 5w20 use 10w30. Switching the oil viscosity WILL NOT damage anything.
Posted on 10/24/24 at 3:56 pm to X123F45
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If it's a head gasket, I've seen blue devil head gasket repair last for 200k miles AFTER it was dumped in.
I've done this on two vehicles. Didn't get anything close to that result, but it did work as a band aid for a few months limping the vehicles along until I could save up for a new piece of shite vehicle. This was back when I was poor.
Posted on 10/25/24 at 3:40 am to deeprig9
Yeah it all depends on where the head gasket failure is. If on the meatier part of the jacket, it likely has better luck.
Old school industrial type engines are also going to be a little easier. Ford's 300, SBC, the older jap 4 cyl, or Nissan's 3.3
Old school industrial type engines are also going to be a little easier. Ford's 300, SBC, the older jap 4 cyl, or Nissan's 3.3
Posted on 10/25/24 at 8:06 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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not recommend. It softens and swells seals/orings/etc. It may or may not work temporarily and will almost certainly cause downstream issues later on.
This is what I've always gone by. There are very few "mechanic-in-a-can" products that are worth a shite.
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