need help blown gasket can i fix with sealer?
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need help blown gasket can i fix with sealer?
civic blown gasket starting to leak oil or whart ever how can i fix this does a sealer work good flowing through the cooling system what else can i do besides replace it and whats the best sealer
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you have a blown gasket that is "starting to leak oil or whatever"?
-what gasket?
-is it leaking oil or not?
"does a sealer work good flowing through the cooling system"?
-no, i would use coolant instead of a sealer. it will cool the engine better.
"what can you do besides replace it"?
-nothing, let it leak.
-replace it (good idea)
-fix it (bad idea)
g/l
-what gasket?
-is it leaking oil or not?
"does a sealer work good flowing through the cooling system"?
-no, i would use coolant instead of a sealer. it will cool the engine better.
"what can you do besides replace it"?
-nothing, let it leak.
-replace it (good idea)
-fix it (bad idea)
g/l
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head gasket takes an hour to replace, just replace it.
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That being said, if it LOOKS like it is leaking oil OUTSIDE the head,
near the headgasket, most of the time, it is leaking from an oil seal near the distributor, or the valve cover gasket got hard from heat and is leaking.
Gunk/wash off the engine and run it a while to see where it is leaking from and replace rubber gaskets before you touch the head.
If you want someone to look at it after you wash the oil off it, let me know.
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If you have a chocolate milk substance in the radiator, then the
head gasket is truely leaking oil past the head gasket into the block.
Check the services/tuners link in my sig for a good engine guy.-Bob
1 866 780 9041.
That being said, if it LOOKS like it is leaking oil OUTSIDE the head,
near the headgasket, most of the time, it is leaking from an oil seal near the distributor, or the valve cover gasket got hard from heat and is leaking.
Gunk/wash off the engine and run it a while to see where it is leaking from and replace rubber gaskets before you touch the head.
If you want someone to look at it after you wash the oil off it, let me know.
Opinions are free.-Bob
If you have a chocolate milk substance in the radiator, then the
head gasket is truely leaking oil past the head gasket into the block.
Check the services/tuners link in my sig for a good engine guy.-Bob
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just fix the head gasket.you being cheap right now and using sealant could potentionally lead to more problems later on.
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