My lovely engine is leaving not-so-lovely messes every place I park my car. I have replaced my leaking valve cover gasket, but I'm still dripping oil and small amounts of******* fluid. I'm fairly certain my main seal is going but I have no plans to deal with it since this engine isn't staying in the car for long. My question... Do ANY of these oil leak/ transmission leak stopper additives work? I see tons of 'em at the auto parts stores but am skeptical about if they are worth the trouble. I'm not expecting to fix the problem this way but would like to maybe slow the drips. Anyone have experience using these? Did they work? If so, what did you use? Thanks!
i'd call the vet.i'm sorry... i've read further and you mean on your engine... yea some of those work but as you said not a fix all, good temporary stop. btw, i'm fine, been busy as hell. xoxo nic
Yeah, they do work, but the problem with them is they're plugging up the leaks, and I'd worry about them plugging something else too and making bigger problems for yourself. If you're not going to keep the engine long, then I'd just park over some cardboard and keep checking fluid levels. ~Melissa
The transmission "conditioner and stop leak" products usually have some ether in them that softens hard seals and lets them seal again. They work by swelling the rubber so it hits the shaft it's supposed to be sealing again. This works fine on cars that have been sitting a while and the metal parts have been "leaning on" the seals and collapsed them a bit. It WON'T work on seals that are actually cracked because it can't mend them. I'd try a Quart of******* stop leak before having to pulling it for a resea. I had a 55 Olds that puked a guart in two miles when I got it, I put in a quart of sealer and drove it home and back to work and it had puked another quart but this time it took 30 miles. I put another quart of conditioner sealer in it and it didn't leak again for the 12 years I drove it.
Trans-X in the blue can has worked wonders a few times for me..seals em up and even stops slipping to a degree.... But mechanics in a can are temporary at best and might cause more damage in the long run..If its something youre gonna keep, I'd fix it right. Old*******s are not getting cheaper to rebuild... Keep adding oil to the motor...its like a constant oil change!
Ok ,action girl ,heres the deal .Put some cheap**** Walmart brake fluid in the crankcase. Brake fluid is made to swell rubber. Tip #2 most of the time that you have a oil leak you need to check for pressure buildup. Most motor leaks are started or increased by not having enough vacumm on the crankcase. Trans and rear end leaks are mostly caused by pressure buildup when they get hot. Always check that the vents are open. It is quite possible that the leak will stop. Got it?
the best so-called snake oil i have used is the Lucas products, everyone one of them i have used works great & slows all the leaks i have ever had to the point they almost stop....joe
She's got a 51 Chev boys, it's got a rope seal on the rear main. I'm not sure if any of those "new" stop leak additives work on rope seals. As for the*******, there is a cork "gasket" between the torque tube and*******, not much to do but replace it I think. Just park on cardboard. DrJ, do you remember the name of the stuff you used?
[ QUOTE ] DrJ, do you remember the name of the stuff you used? [/ QUOTE ] No, the case I cited was almost 30 years ago so the product would have changed anyway, but you can probably bet on it being the cheapest one on the shelf, because my logic on snake oil is if it doesn't work it's just a waste of a little money. A waste of a lot of money would be inexcusible to this cheap********.. Ether is the key ingredient, and ether is ether, it does it's job and evaporates.... just don't breath it and drive!
don't use the trans-x,it will swell everything,and make everything nice,for a while.i killed the***** out of a nice shiftin'slim jim*******(hydra-matic i think),in a 57 caddy sedan deville.all it was doing was leaking.have had much better luck,as stated in other posts,with lucas products. remember,it is only a crutch.
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