Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
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10/24/09 02:01 PM
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My sister in laws mechanic says her 01 Mazda 6 has a headgasket problem. He's 95% sure but he won't fix it, doesn't do that kind of work, told her $1500 job.
I think he is worried he won't get paid.
So, of course I am the car guy of the family and she asked me to fix it.
Not only do I not want to do it, but I couldn't even do it if I wanted to until 2 weeks or more.
The car is still driveable but loses coolant.
Any mechanics in a bottle worth trying? I have heard something called Blue Devil??
Hopefully something like that will fix the issue until the car dies from something else.
2017 Contusion Blue Challenger T/A 392 M6 "BLKNBLU"
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
[Re: CJK440]
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10/24/09 02:08 PM
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Where is the coolant leaking into?
If it's leaking into the combustion chambers, that's going to be tough to fix in a can. KW Ceramic Seal would be the best chance. IIRC, you have to run it, then completly drain/air flush the cooling system of all/most of it's liquid. Then let it sit overnight.
If it's just seeping out of the side of the block or into the oil you could run something like Justice Brothers Radiator Stop Leak. Just used some of that on Troy's T/A on a seeping SB timing chain cover, has worked for over a year now.
Last edited by autoxcuda; 10/24/09 04:31 PM.
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
[Re: CJK440]
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10/24/09 04:15 PM
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
[Re: 74fldart]
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10/24/09 07:36 PM
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a quote from a sign years ago
why is there time to do the job the second time but never enough time to do it right the first time???
do the job right, leave the miracle cures to the Science...
I am truckless..
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
[Re: CJK440]
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10/24/09 07:40 PM
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I would advise her to keep the coolant topped off (it's getting cold so keep an eye on the antifreeze protection level) and to start saving/planning for another vehicle. EDIT there is a good reason why people refuse (politely of course) to do business w family/relatives 
Last edited by RapidRobert; 10/24/09 10:32 PM.
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
[Re: MoparforLife]
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10/25/09 08:14 AM
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We used I believe Barrs leak that comes in the silver bottle.Had a few customers with GMs infamous 3.1s that had intake and a few that had a head gasket leak.They didnt want to spend 1K or more to fix them.One guy drove to Pitt from here and wanted a month out of his van.He was still driving it like 4 months later.It costs like 30 bucks for the bottle and you just add it no flushing.It wont fix something major but has worked on the smaller leaks we had.Not a permanent cure but might get her thru for a while.Rocky
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
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10/25/09 10:34 AM
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Chris... Make every excuse to not touch it. Family will get over saying no much faster then when she has to pay and pay as the dominos start to fall and it's all your fault and you "give her adeal" and it's all your problem. JUST SAY NO
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
[Re: RapidRobert]
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10/25/09 11:03 AM
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i agree, my dad told me when i was younger, there are 5 things that you cannot mix, Family, Friends, Money, Booze, Women! if you put any of these 5things together, you are going to be in trouble, 
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
[Re: cornet684me]
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10/25/09 11:58 AM
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i agree, my dad told me when i was younger, there are 5 things that you cannot mix,
Family, Friends, Money, Booze, Women!
if you put any of these 5things together, you are going to be in trouble,
wow... That makes for some boring evenings 
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Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
[Re: cornet684me]
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10/25/09 12:05 PM
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i agree, my dad told me when i was younger, there are 5 things that you cannot mix,
Family, Friends, Money, Booze, Women!
if you put any of these 5things together, you are going to be in trouble,
i agree for the most part, although i've never had a problem mixing booze and friends
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Re: Headgasket Repair in a Bottle
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10/25/09 01:46 PM
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do the job right, leave the miracle cures to the Science...
I agree, somehow I don't think a bottle of miracle-repair would have worked on this:
... and notice the pitting on the head about 1 o'clock because I drove it for months and kept adding coolant! Now I need some TIG and resurface work.
I agree with the other posters...
1) don't do the job yourself
2) have her pay someone to do it right
-Charles
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