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That's a great idea! I had that done years ago with a, um..Japanese vehicle, and it showed exactly where the problem was. Rich -Original Message- From: Gene Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 23, 2005 2:38 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject You might take it somewhere and have them check it with dye and a black light. Gene - Original Message - From: Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Chevelle Mailing List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject Thanks for the advice. No additive for the engine. I didn't take it too the dealer YET. But probably will eventually. Larry Williams 65 SS 427 mike f wrote: What does the Acura Dealer say? --- Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
The shop owner wants to do the dye/black test at the next visit. I will let him try. Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a great idea! I had that done years ago with a, um..Japanese vehicle, and it showed exactly where the problem was. Rich -Original Message- From: Gene Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 23, 2005 2:38 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject You might take it somewhere and have them check it with dye and a black light. Gene - Original Message - From: Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Chevelle Mailing List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject Thanks for the advice. No additive for the engine. I didn't take it too the dealer YET. But probably will eventually. Larry Williams 65 SS 427 mike f wrote: What does the Acura Dealer say? --- Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
RE: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
Sounds like your mechanic likes the band-aid approach. What is retorquing the heads supposed to do? Does it mean that he checked the torque or that he loosened all the bolts and retightened them? Unfortunately neither of these would fix a blown head gasket anyway, and putting in an additive is not really fixing the problem. If you really think it's a blown head gasket, he should try changing it. The thing about putting the dye in the oil is useful if you can't tell where the oil is coming from. I have a feeling that the additive will not be a permanent solution. John Nasta
Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
Thanks for the advice. No additive for the engine. I didn't take it too the dealer YET. But probably will eventually. Larry Williams 65 SS 427 mike f wrote: What does the Acura Dealer say? --- Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
You might take it somewhere and have them check it with dye and a black light. Gene - Original Message - From: Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Chevelle Mailing List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject Thanks for the advice. No additive for the engine. I didn't take it too the dealer YET. But probably will eventually. Larry Williams 65 SS 427 mike f wrote: What does the Acura Dealer say? --- Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
[Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
I had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams
Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
What does the Acura Dealer say? --- Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
Not in a gazillion years. The shop owner is out of ideas alright. Now his big idea is to avoid fixing his mistake...at your expense. - Original Message - From: Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chevelle List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Cc: David Hillberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:19 AM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject I had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams
Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
No way. Either it will soften the seals or gum up your oil passages. I think that if he works on it again, I would make him show me what he was doing to fix it - then I would change oil immediately and find some place to test it to make sure he didn't add anything while you weren't looking! Keith - Original Message - From: Larry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chevelle List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Cc: David Hillberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:19 AM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject I had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams
Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject
I agree. Any additive in any fluid is merely a band aid to temporarily cover the real problem. The additives usually lead to secondary problems like Keith stated. Ron M. - Original Message - From: KW To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off Subject No way.Either it will soften the seals or gum up your oil passages.I think that if he works on it again, I would make him show me what he was doing to fix it - then I would change oil immediately and find some place to test it to make sure he didn't add anything while you weren't looking!Keith- Original Message - From: "Larry Williams" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: "Chevelle List" Chevelle-list@chevelles.netCc: "David Hillberry" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:19 AMSubject: [Chevelle-list] Advice - Off SubjectI had a 2001 Acura GSR rebuilt recently at a small shop. The engine has a persistent oil leak. Somewhere in the head area - either the cam seals or head gasket. The seals have been replaced 2X, oil pressure sender replaced, and the head gasket re-torqued, and it still leaks one or two drops on the driveway daily, and deposits oil all over the lower engine. The shop owner is out of ideas and wants to put an oil additive in that stops oil leaks - probably will swell the seals. Would you guys try this? Larry Williams
