Well it fixed mine hahaha!

 

Hey, I'm not against all of those "mechanic in a can" products, some of them actually do work. But it is a bandaid and most of the time they are putting off the inevitable, and buying you extra time. I'd certainly try one (and have) if I was at the "got nothing else to lose" stage and was otherwise facing having to rip an engine or trans apart. I have a friend who has a badly slipping automatic trans (worn clutches), and the low value of the car doesn't warrant him spending money on a replacement. He periodically taps off some fluid, and adds some Lucas slip fix additive. So far, that has bought him well over two years and about 50k miles. A "mechanic in a can" can buy you some extra time, so use that time to prepare (either time wise or financially) to fix whatever it is once the stuff stops helping.

 

I understand your point, and I know that's what it's for, just a bandaid.. I don't know.. some of that stuff just seems like it would be more harmful in the long run. Whatever works I guess, I'm just super paranoid about my cars.

 

I was too. But I didn't have the money to have my head gaskets redone so I did that. I've been driving it ever since with no issues lol

 

Well that's cool then.

 

im wondering if it's going to be more work in the long run, like what will it look like when he removes the head, gold stuff to scape off too? Let us know Charotic

 

i wouldnt be worried about scrapping off gold stuff when i did my head gaskets i spent way more time cleaning parts that it took to pull the motor apart and put it back together

 

It's Chaotic lol I assume that was a typo and no pun intended. However, I do not plan on redoing my head gaskets. Not until it gets bad again. Which I doubt if it will since it hasn't yet. If it does, I'll let you know what happens lol

 

I've been wondering this myself.

 

Yeah that was a typo sorry