Anyone familiar with a product named "Blue"Devil"? They advertise several products. Or an alternative you may know of? Asking as I have a small oil leak in my older Buick Enclave.
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Engine Oil Stop Leak
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I would rather fix the leak than pour a chemical in my engine that is designed to plug up holes. Lots of holes in an engine. Most of them need to stay open and clear. Just MHO.
4barrel
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Where is the oil is coming from? You have to be sure. It may help a rear main seal but not a pan gasket or valve cover. The chemical swells rubber. There is little chance it will work even though every parts store sells it. I am hooked on Lucas oil products.
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Gasoline & windshield washer are the only fluids I put in my cars. Back in the day, if it had an oil leak, I just added more.
Never had a "stop-leak" product that worked worth a hoot. A short-term bandaid at best. They either delay the inevitable or create worse problem. Saw one guy dump a can of Tuberose snuff in his radiator to fix a leak. It worked . . . right up until the time his engine overheated and blew.
Grayfox
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Find the leak and fix it properly. This will save you both time and money. 
terry_tr6
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my '86 f150 had a rear seal leak, about a quart every 1500/2000 miles. back then that meant a quart of oil at $1 and when it was a quart low again it was oil change time. no way to justify small leak with most repairs. if it is bad, the best that can of stuff will do is slow the leak till you drive it to the dealer for a trade in. but their mechanic will either see the residue of the leak or the clean area where you scrubbed it off. either way....
Put a pan under the leak and buy your oil by the case. Because using stop leak wouldn't be prudent.
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My suggestion would be if it's a gasket leak, fix it. If a front or rear
main seal, drive it until it is using a quart of oil every 500-600 miles.
You might try using a heavier wt. oil, that sometimes slows consumption.
If the car is not started and run until it comes up to temp. and left to
set for long periods sometimes the seals dry out and with every day
driving they stop leaking.
main seal, drive it until it is using a quart of oil every 500-600 miles.
You might try using a heavier wt. oil, that sometimes slows consumption.
If the car is not started and run until it comes up to temp. and left to
set for long periods sometimes the seals dry out and with every day
driving they stop leaking.
gregintenn
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I just fix leaks. I don't like oil dripping on the garage floor.
chuckie
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Any kind of stop leak is a short term bandaid at best, if you plan on keeping the vehicle, I would fix the leak.
Find the leak and fix it properly. This will save you both time and money.
That’s what we did with Grandma Muggins . . .
My 2000 Jeep had a oil leak just bad enough to spot up the driveway.
I bought a drip pan at Walmart to put under it. I thought it was the rear seal, but when I traded it in, they told me it was just a valve cover gasket.
Custom drip pan. Looked odd when the Jeep was not parked there, but I have a clean driveway.
I bought a drip pan at Walmart to put under it. I thought it was the rear seal, but when I traded it in, they told me it was just a valve cover gasket.
Custom drip pan. Looked odd when the Jeep was not parked there, but I have a clean driveway.
dasnake
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All of the above plus..........
Barsleak or any other type of rad seal, I learned that in '65 on a '58 chevy 6 cylinder, not exactly a performance car and bound up the cooling system in no time.
Barsleak or any other type of rad seal, I learned that in '65 on a '58 chevy 6 cylinder, not exactly a performance car and bound up the cooling system in no time.
joe44va
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Put a pan under it. The engine may just want to change it's own oil.
joe44va
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I also remember a friend's comment when I said I was going to fix the oil leaks on my BSA. "You have a better chance of winning a sword fight with Zorro".
I to am in the fix it or just add oil crowd. If your loosing a quart between oil changes just add the quart and go a bit longer. If you are not mechanical it may be more economical to just add the oil and park over a pan or if in a garage over some cat litter. But where is the leak. Sure it isn't the transmission, ATF escapes easy.
4barrel
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Jeeps in those years had a plastic type valve cover that was easy to warp. The aluminum valve cover was better. Good looking Jeep.My 2000 Jeep had a oil leak just bad enough to spot up the driveway.
I bought a drip pan at Walmart to put under it. I thought it was the rear seal, but when I traded it in, they told me it was just a valve cover gasket.
Custom drip pan. Looked odd when the Jeep was not parked there, but I have a clean driveway.
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