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| 07 Odyssey or 04 Sienna?? | 16Relevance | 10 months ago | Lavaflow2025 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... up fine runs fine. **Would you keep the odyssey or sell it to fix the sienna**? I did try Blue Devil in the sienna, does that usually ruin the engine? **Also have a question on the odyssey, I have an issue it vibrates feels like a shudder when driving. Mostly noticeable when accelerating fast. Going up hills very noticeable. But also still often feel it when I let go of the pedal. I checked cv axles they have no play in them. And my tie rods ball joints are all fine no play in tires when jack it up** I hear clunking often when driving, going over rough r ... | |||||
| Bought a 04 CRV for $300 | 16Relevance | 11 months ago | Eternity2025 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2004 Honda CRV 170k miles. Automatic Recently got it for 300 bucks. They said it overheated one day. And then parked it. Car came with an unopened bottle of Blue Devil. They thought you had to drain the cooling system to add it. It already had water so I added it. Started it up and drove it 30 mins home. Temp stayed under half. They said would overheat in 5-10mins but never did. Anyways issues I'm having is super high idle at like 2500 3k rpms only codes I see are for the misfires so not sure why such high idle Misfire code for every cylinder. It is th ... | |||||
| Answer to: Toyota Sienna with Head Gasket leak | 16Relevance | 2 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Good luck with that snake oil. Maybe if you're lucky it will work for a while. It may not work at all, and if you're unlucky the stuff may plug up your cooling system and make matters worse. For what it's worth Scotty favors the Bars Leaks head gasket product in the silver bottle. Hopefully you don't plan to keep that Sienna much longer (you did not state year or mileage). Those "sealer" products are temporary band-aids at best, to try getting a little more life out of vehicles that already have 3 wheels in the junkyard and the fourth on an oil slick. How did the shop come to the conclusion that you have a head gasket leak? Was a head gasket test done? Did you drain the block? | |||||
| What brand rack & pinion to buy? | 16Relevance | 2 years ago | red12 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello Scotty, I have a 2011 silverado 1500 2WD STD cab 4.3 lu3 the rack and pinion is leaking has been for almost 3 years and was replaced some time just before i bought the truck which is about 3 years ago has not leaked to bad but last year used some Blue Devil stop leak it did help a lot but i have to keep buying it. I am ready to replace it the question is what brand to buy, i thought about gm reman but for like 800 dollars nah dont think so truck has 172,000 miles and runs great and in decent shape. I am thinking edelmann or possibly maval just not sure ... | |||||
| Answer to: Water in the engine oil | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| your engine will never be right. Sure you can try some Blue Devil just before you haul it off to crusher. | |||||
| Answer to: Best product to stop Rear main seal leak? | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| aren't those for coolant leaks? The AT205 stuff scotty recommends might help a bit depending how bad it is, but the best product, and the only fix is to replace the RMS. | |||||
| Best product to stop Rear main seal leak? | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | bwils572 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello I have an old 03 dodge ram 1500 that has a leaking rear main seal what is the best product I can use to stop it without actually replacing the seal? I've seen Blue Devil I've seen BARS I've never used any stop leak seal products. Have you used it and what work? | |||||
| Answer to: Blown radiator | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The Blue Devil was probably a bad move . It created more problems than it fixed. Flush out the cooling system really well to remove as much of the product as you can. Sounds like it may have already clogged up your heater. Hopefully the engine and water pump are OK. Replace the radiator and heater core. Make sure the gauge works. Go from there. Actually test the head gasket first to make sure it isn't blown because the vehicle would be scrap and you're wasting your time. | |||||
| Rear Main Seal Leak | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | Bill Poerneke | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 2015 Ford Explorer AWD, Automatic, Limited Edition; with 210000kms on it and have been experiencing a small oil drip every few days. Proceeded to mechanic and was told rear seal was gone and 9hrs labour with a cost of $3000. My question is, will Blue Devil or similar products be effective or is that snake oil? I'm okay if I have to pay for the job, but an alternative seal restorer was recommended. Thoughts? Will it work on swelling up the seal and stopping the leak? Like I said it is a very small leak, and confirmed it was coming from the engine. | |||||
| Answer to: Coolant loss | 16Relevance | 2 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Yes, if the gasket fails in a way that does not introduce combustion gases into the cooling system. Compression and leakdown tests can also help determine if the head gasket is shot. You need to look at all the ways that head gaskets can fail and understand how to test for those conditions. It should show any external leaks, core plugs included. Of course you need to look all around the engine, hoses, clamps, etc. Those kind of sealer products are temporary bandaids that are really best used when the only other alternative is the junkyard. No matter what the manufacturer claims it is not a permanent repair. However you stated that a similar product (Blue Devil) has already been tried and it had no effect, which is frequently the case. | |||||
| Answer to: Coolant loss | 16Relevance | 2 years ago | Rpw613 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Thank you. I was asking what are corroded core plugs? If you mean the spark plugs, they were replaced. Actually replaced the spark plugs a second time after the Blue Devil fiasco,,,as fluid fouled the plugs and couldn’t start the car the next day. Fluid may of been coolant? Since all that about 1000 miles later and 700 miles since radiator replacement, the only issue is the loss of some coolant in the reservoir,,,filled it today, it took less than I thought. Hard to see fluid level in reservoir. mechanic seems to be unsure, but thinks if head gasket,, ... | |||||
| Answer to: Coolant loss | 16Relevance | 2 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Yes, those can corrode especially if the cooling system is neglected. If it's the head gasket you'll wind up losing the engine down the road. Did he determine that the head gasket was at fault? If so the stuff didn't work, which is a common result. If the head gasket is blown the only way to avoid spending that much is to do the job yourself. The gasket itself is not expensive, most of the cost is labor. I'd say it's not worth spending big money on a 21-year-old Honda Element. It's getting up there in years, what other expensive repairs are waiting for you? How much longer do you reasonably expect it to last in return for spending thousands of dollars in repair work? Not likely. Head gaskets can blow for many reasons aside from overheating. However, it is not clear that sufficient diagnosis has been done to determine for certain that the head gasket is the source of the problem. Have you performed the suggested testing in the videos? | |||||
| Answer to: 2015 Nissan Versa cranks but doesn't start | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| That's a temporary bandaid at best which may work temporarily or not at all. The only real fix for a blown head gasket is replacement. See the site FAQ for information on troubleshooting a no-start problem. | |||||
| Contaminated oil from blown head gasket | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | Campise5 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2003 Chevy malibu My car is overheating, recently replaced thermostat, water pump, radiator but was still overheating. It started smoking out of the tailpipe so I used Blue Devil and that worked for about 2 weeks. Started overheating again so this time I used crc fiberlock wich has not worked yet. I have changed my oil numerous times because it looked like chocolate milk from the water. Now, I changed the oil last night and drove to town when I got home looked like chocolate milk again. This morning I checked the oil and the oil looks new now? It didn't ove ... | |||||
| Rear main seal stop leak | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | Jonathannj | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 2007 Acura MDX with 179,000 miles. Just got water pump and timing belt done. It's been running great. I've had it for over 2 years. Since I bought it, it's had a very slow rear main seal leak. Upon research, I've come across Blue Devil Rear Main Seal Stop Leak. Do you recommend anything? | |||||