Good morning, I hope you are doing well, this is Michael Peterson, I have a question for you about 2 products you recommend in two separate videos on your YouTube Channel for Head Gasket repair, 1st product you recommend in one of your videos was steal seal and the other one is by blue magic called seal up. I do not know if you have a different or better recommendation but from the low star ratings on Amazon, I couldn't pick one and since you had two videos on these products you recommended, I couldn't choose which one would be the best for my 1998 Buick Lesabre custom limited 220,000 miles. I need to do the job right and last long so if you could please specify the quantity of product needed and with great details of instructions and advice you can give to help me, for it being my first time, I would be very much obliged. Thank you for taking the time to read this message, if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me any time. Thank you
I have a question for you about 2 products you recommend in two separate videos on your YouTube Channel for Head Gasket repair
Those kind of products do not "repair" anything. All they do, if they work, is temporarily provide a little more life for a vehicle that otherwise would go to the junkyard. You can't repair a mechanical problem with magical goop in a can or bottle.
The stuff may even plug up your cooling system rather than stop the head gasket leak, as one of our members reported here:
I need to do the job right and last long
If that's the case then you need to replace the bad head gasket. There is no other route to a proper and long-lasting repair.
However if you are determined to go the snake oil route for the possibility of maybe obtaining some temporary relief, these days Scotty most often recommends the Bars Leaks product in the silver bottle.
@chucktobias thanks for the advice, yes i was not really expecting a permanent fix but something that will last a long time for temporary fix of the head gasket, i love the car but I believe it's not worth replacement of the head gasket do to the age and miles, because more things might fail. I was wondering what kind of bars leak you recommend? There are a few different kinds in the silver bottle, there is a think tall bottle and a thick bottle and a wide jug bottle with different descriptions for the bars leak. Any great details and specifications would help me out big time.
I think it's this stuff:
https://barsleaks.com/product/head-gasket-fix-1111/
There's probably not a lot of difference between them, all those products work basically the same way. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions for best chance of success.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ7KFmg6Y8E
@chucktobias okay I'll do that, and I was wondering if you know if there is a app for this website?
Good luck with the sealer. There is no "app", just the web forum.
@chucktobias okay, thank you for your help.
@chucktobias goodmorning, i hope you are doing well, I have decided to replace both head gaskets instead of using a temporary solution, i was wondering if you might have a link for information on the procedure on this and with torque specs and pictures and specific great details ect...one of my worries is not having everything i need while im doing the procedure and things to replace and what all that is needed to be replaced during this procedure ect...I am hoping to place the order for all that is needed. If you know all that I need that would be kool. Thank you for taking the time to read all. I want to make sure I do this perfectly and right.
Unfortunately the usual source we use for that sort of thing (charm.li) has been offline for a couple of days now. Hopefully that is temporary. I would suggest you do an internet search, you should be able to find a repair manual for sale if there isn't one that's free. You could also buy a short-term 30-day subscription to Alldata and have access to all service information for your vehicle.
Also be aware that your cylinder heads should be checked for warpage before installing the new gaskets, or you may wind up with the same problem after doing all that work.
@chucktobias thank you for all that info I'll look into it, I was wondering what you mean by warpage? While checking the cylinder heads
The cylinder head surface that mates with the block must be completely flat (well, within a very small specification) for the head gasket to seal properly. A machine shop can check it for you if unable to do it yourself. (You can find DIY methods with an internet search.)
https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/impp-1007-cylinder-head-distortion-check/
@chucktobias awesome, thank you so much for all that info, I hope you have a great day.