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95stang5.0 11-06-2004 01:58 PM

Stop an oil leak
 
Hello, I have a 95 Mustang Gt. My oil pan gasket leaks, and i am not to much of a mechanic to change it, i took it to the shop they told me 300 dollars to do it. While i was at Walmart i saw stop and oil leak thing, that you put in your oil and is guranteed to stop your oil leak, would this be an ok thing to do to your engine or would it gunk something up, and then i would end up paying more than the 300 to fix it in the first place? Let me know thanks

Strahd 11-06-2004 11:08 PM

RE: Stop an oil leak
 
I don't trust these things to stop oil leak, I would change the gasket, but 300$ seems quite high, ask a few other shops....

blue89 11-06-2004 11:50 PM

RE: Stop an oil leak
 

ORIGINAL: 95stang5.0

Hello, I have a 95 Mustang Gt. My oil pan gasket leaks, and i am not to much of a mechanic to change it, i took it to the shop they told me 300 dollars to do it. While i was at Walmart i saw stop and oil leak thing, that you put in your oil and is guranteed to stop your oil leak, would this be an ok thing to do to your engine or would it gunk something up, and then i would end up paying more than the 300 to fix it in the first place? Let me know thanks
Dont add that crap to your oil. It can turn it to sludge. Bite the bullet and get it fixed. Check around though 300 dollars is very high. 2 hours work at the most. Going rate of and asc mechanic 60 dollars an hour. 2 hours @ 60 = 120.00 plus gasket, oil and materials. another 25 dollars and that is being way over priced. Total 145.00

bobby 11-07-2004 02:43 AM

RE: Stop an oil leak
 
DO NOT use any of that oil additve crap. y not do it urself?

nemethjames1 11-07-2004 03:54 AM

RE: Stop an oil leak
 
that **** is the worst, if you really wanted to be lazy just use a little thicker oil, it might slow it down a bit, but i would never use anything like that, it just makes it worse in the long run, if you cant do it yourself, and cant find cheaper, i'd pay the 300

vfast 11-07-2004 10:20 AM

RE: Stop an oil leak
 
blue..sh it I wouldn't drop a pan for 120.00..I think you get 5 hours for that job..I know I use to get 7 for a f-150

roundman 11-08-2004 01:01 PM

RE: Stop an oil leak
 
I agree with this old fart ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ LOL


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