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raywilb

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oil-leak stop
« on: 03 November 2011, 08:01:00 »

do stop - leak products work, or just a waste of money. iv,e cured one leak from inlet manifold. but noticed very slight leak from crank shaft seal, :-\ :y
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Re: oil-leak stop
« Reply #1 on: 03 November 2011, 08:04:31 »

Snake Oil  ;D ;D ;D.

Best bet is to find the source and fix it properly :y,assuming you intend keeping the car for any length of time yourself ;D

Most are just " quick fixes "at the best and tend to create many underlying other issues which are much harder and costly to fix :)
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Re: oil-leak stop
« Reply #2 on: 03 November 2011, 11:49:25 »

do stop - leak products work, or just a waste of money. iv,e cured one leak from inlet manifold. but noticed very slight leak from crank shaft seal, :-\ :y

Give your breather system a thorough clean, may stop the leak
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Re: oil-leak stop
« Reply #3 on: 03 November 2011, 13:47:52 »

All this stuff does is soften the seals a little.
It may slow it down for a while but its not a fix
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Re: oil-leak stop
« Reply #4 on: 03 November 2011, 16:12:27 »

cheers guy,s i just didn,t fancy the crank shaft oil-seal.
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Re: oil-leak stop
« Reply #5 on: 03 November 2011, 16:44:06 »

EVERY time I've used such products.....I get additional leaks from other places.  >:( :(
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