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Oil Additive to Stop Leak? Lucas Or 10W40? Head gasket issue
I have a slow leak in my saturn 2002 sl1 (80,000miles). The mechanic
thinks it is likely the head gasket. I get about a 1 or 2 inch diameter oil leak on my driveway every day. Any product that you could recommend? I the Lucas oil stabilizer any good? Or would putting a heavier oil like 10w40 be a better idea to slow down the leak, or is that bad for the engine? Or both? So far I don't see any black smoke from my exhaust. Thanks. |
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Oil Additive to Stop Leak? Lucas Or 10W40? Head gasket issue
lbbss wrote:
> I have a slow leak in my saturn 2002 sl1 (80,000miles). The mechanic > thinks it is likely the head gasket. I get about a 1 or 2 inch > diameter oil leak on my driveway every day. Any product that you > could recommend? I the Lucas oil stabilizer any good? Or would > putting a heavier oil like 10w40 be a better idea to slow down the > leak, or is that bad for the engine? Or both? So far I don't see > any black smoke from my exhaust. Thanks. Make sure your valve cover and oil pan bolts are tight - if they require tightening expect a little extra leak as the oil is squeezed out and recheck. I have an 21 year old Astro van with 185K - it was smoking a little at startup. at a friends recommendation I started adding 1 QT of Mobile 1 at oil changes. By the 2nd oil change the smoking had stopped. Mobil 1 swells gaskets - so.... |
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Oil Additive to Stop Leak? Lucas Or 10W40? Head gasket issue
"Drooler" > wrote in message
g.com... > lbbss wrote: >> I have a slow leak in my saturn 2002 sl1 (80,000miles). The mechanic >> thinks it is likely the head gasket. I get about a 1 or 2 inch >> diameter oil leak on my driveway every day. Any product that you >> could recommend? I the Lucas oil stabilizer any good? Or would >> putting a heavier oil like 10w40 be a better idea to slow down the >> leak, or is that bad for the engine? Or both? So far I don't see >> any black smoke from my exhaust. Thanks. > > Make sure your valve cover and oil pan bolts are tight - if they require > tightening expect a little extra leak as the oil is squeezed out and > recheck. I have an 21 year old Astro van with 185K - it was smoking a > little at startup. at a friends recommendation I started adding 1 QT of > Mobile 1 at oil changes. By the 2nd oil change the smoking had stopped. > Mobil 1 swells gaskets - so.... Didn't know about the mobil 1 trick (or that synthetic would mix properly with normal mineral oil). Head gaskets are a major pain (less so for sohc 4 bangers than dohc V6). Valve cover gaskets are a much simpler solution if that's all that is needed. |
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Oil Additive to Stop Leak? Lucas Or 10W40? Head gasket issue
Drooler isn't mobil 1 synthetic? If so can it be mixed with regular
oil? Linda On Nov 14, 3:48*pm, Drooler > wrote: > lbbss wrote: > > I have a slow leak in my saturn 2002 sl1 (80,000miles). * The mechanic > > thinks it is likely the head gasket. * I get about a 1 or 2 inch > > diameter oil leak on my driveway every day. * *Any product that you > > could recommend? * I the Lucas oil stabilizer any good? * Or would > > putting a heavier oil like 10w40 be a better idea to slow down the > > leak, or is that bad for the engine? * Or both? * So far I don't see > > any black smoke from my exhaust. * Thanks. > > Make sure your valve cover and oil pan bolts are tight - if they require > tightening expect a little extra leak as the oil is squeezed out and > recheck. I have an 21 year old Astro van with 185K - it was smoking a > little at startup. at a friends recommendation I started adding 1 QT of > Mobile 1 at oil changes. By the 2nd oil change the smoking had stopped. > Mobil 1 swells gaskets - so.... |
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Oil Additive to Stop Leak? Lucas Or 10W40? Head gasket issue
Linda wrote:
> Drooler isn't mobil 1 synthetic? If so can it be mixed with regular > oil? > Linda > > > On Nov 14, 3:48 pm, Drooler > wrote: >> lbbss wrote: >>> I have a slow leak in my saturn 2002 sl1 (80,000miles). The mechanic >>> thinks it is likely the head gasket. I get about a 1 or 2 inch >>> diameter oil leak on my driveway every day. Any product that you >>> could recommend? I the Lucas oil stabilizer any good? Or would >>> putting a heavier oil like 10w40 be a better idea to slow down the >>> leak, or is that bad for the engine? Or both? So far I don't see >>> any black smoke from my exhaust. Thanks. >> Make sure your valve cover and oil pan bolts are tight - if they require >> tightening expect a little extra leak as the oil is squeezed out and >> recheck. I have an 21 year old Astro van with 185K - it was smoking a >> little at startup. at a friends recommendation I started adding 1 QT of >> Mobile 1 at oil changes. By the 2nd oil change the smoking had stopped. >> Mobil 1 swells gaskets - so.... > Yep it mixes fine |
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