OIL stop leak

DIM · Jul 10, 2021

Has any body used a product called SealLube They say it can be used in hydraulic systems. Looks like that would mess up the valves

Steve@Advance · Jul 10, 2021

Never use that brand, but oil stop leak has been around a long time.

It's not like cooling system stop leak, nothing to clog anything. It has a chemical in it that slightly swells the seal material.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Depends on the condition and material the seals are made of. Urethane seals usually fail from age, crumble and crack. A blown out seal will not stop leaking. Only if the seal is worn and hard will it work.

I put some Lucas stop leak in the steering on a Chevy PU once. The rack seals were leaking badly, the boots torn. It completely stopped the leak! Sold it and the next owner drove it another 4-5 years!

old · Jul 10, 2021

I used an oil stop leak one time and it cost me over $400. I used it in a Chevy Vega and it made the oil pressure relief valve stick closed and in turn would blow out the oil filter gasket so the oil pan had to be dropped and the oil pump fixed

grandpa Love · Jul 10, 2021

We have used the Lucas brand hydraulic stop leak. Worked good, but .... . Depends on what is wrong. Maybe worth a gamble

Princeton Bill · Jul 10, 2021

Yes weve used Seal Lube. Its worked good for us. Bought a 2150 Oliver and the rear main seal was leaking oil big time. Seal Lube works best on seals that have not been nicked or cut.

DIM · Jul 10, 2021

Thanks for answers. Sounds like It would not work for me. My leak is hydraulic line. national pipe thread to national pipe thread. I've tighten and put dope on threads and still they leak. 1500 psi

Geo-TH,In · Jul 10, 2021

OLD,
Vega??? WOW I forgot about GM's Vega. Most Vega's in the rust belt didn't last 50K and the aluminum engine didn't last very long either.
If I recall wasn't the Vega car of the year?
That's when I stopped reading about car of the year.
I haven't see any Vega's on the road today forever.

old · Jul 10, 2021

My dad got the very first Vega sold in Athens TN back in 1971. In 1974 I used it as a trade in for the 1974 Dodge van I ordered in Dec. of 73. They gave me $900 trade in value for it. I have the Pontiac version of one out in my car junk yard area to this day.

DIM · Jul 10, 2021

When the VEGA came out on a sales brochure it said 50,000 disposable engine oil filter. For a joke I erased oil filter and showed It to some friends Look here this car has a 50,000 deposable engine Little did I know now right I was.

Dylan Berhorst · Jul 10, 2021

Can u buy seal lube at local parts store .

Old Ford Mechanic · Jul 10, 2021

Check for cracks in the pipe thread.

old · Jul 10, 2021

When I traded the one off I had it was at 99,??? miles. Yes it was fill the oil and check the gas but it still ran fine and didn't foul out plugs or anything like that but the oil sure did not stay in the engine. When new it had a 3 speed but somehow I blew the transmission case and the place that fixed it put in a 4 speed, When I say blew the case the guy who took it out got hit in the head by part of the transmission when he was taking out the bolts. The case fell apart as he was unbolting it

Pete in Holland MI · Jul 10, 2021

Are you potentially trying to thread a straight pipe thread male fitting into a tapered pipe thread female fitting ?

Janicholson · Jul 10, 2021

Seal lube is to soften and swell oil seals, not act like a stop leak. Take it apart and use 3 wraps of yellow Teflon pipe tape. Stay away from the first two threads so as to not allow any fragments in the inside. Tighten well, but not to excess. Jim
the tape.

SVcummins · Jul 10, 2021

If it doesnt need to come apart soon clean the threads up good mix up some jb weld use it as thread sealant working it down into the threads good screw it tight and leave it overnight

rustred · Jul 11, 2021

depends on the fittings... is it black pipe? you need actual hydraulic fittings. plus use teflon tape or the teflon sealant in the tube.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 11, 2021

I can't tell you if the covair, GM's first attempt to make a diesel in the 70s or the vega was GM's biggest mistake.
In the rust belt, the 50k engine might have outlasted the body.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 11, 2021

Why would you want to keep anything like that around?
I would have turned junk into cash a long time ago.

old · Jul 11, 2021

Its called a savings account that no one else can get to

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