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Originally Posted by Xist
You add this every day? Do you need to top off the oil?
I have always understood that stop-leak products just made a mess of the entire system. I found this: "Products like that work by attacking the seal material, causing it to swell. You can get a temporary one-time fix. It won't work again if (more likely when) the leak re-appears. And, of course, seals that were not leaking in the first place also get attacked." Blue Devil rear main sealer review - RX8Club.com
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Yeah, there are a lot of opinions out there. The word "attacked" in this one really suggests the nature of the bias the individual is offering. Yes, it swells the seal, but swells it into place. And we're not talking about some ballooning swell here... this is a puny swelling enough to close an almost microscopic gap. So, I'm not too worried about damage. And I had no choices left... I HAD to have my DD back, period.
And yes, I had the almost full oil on the crank case, minus enough, approximately, to accommodate the contents of this 8oz bottle.
Still no leaking.
Eventually, I will replace the seals, but this saved me jacking up the car, removing an engine mount, the timing covers, the timing belt, and the crank pulley and a few other little things... in order to get at the leaking seal. And it saves me wasted oil, about a quart per oil change now, it seems.
I'll take it... I had to...
