Keith Browning Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Imagine, putting Stop-Leak in a 6.0L Power Stroke to fix a head gasket leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmiller Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 External, I'd give it a go. Given the cost of putting heads in, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 No, it's a compression leak to start with - typical breached cylinder head gasket failure with stuck turbo. Number one, it's not a coolant leak. Number two, I would be concerned with introducing particles to the cooling system that will eventually settle in the oil cooler exacerbating THAT possible concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I am going to say it's not to hard to imagine, because you have one in your bay right now with 8 bottles of stop leak in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 I never touched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbl35 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 My customer's truck had stopleak in it. Another shop put it in for a leaky radiator and it took out the oilcooler. His 17 year old son wound up changing the oilcooler core and I had to pick up the loose ends after he finished the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Magic pixie dust..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselD Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Magic pixie dust..... That is exactly right. Every cheap bastard out there is looking for the magical fix that will not cost him more then a couple bucks to repair. My lasted request was on a 99F250 with a V10 "cant you just clean the fuel pump to make it work again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLittle500 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Had the one towing company that comes into work buy a used 05-06 F550 roll back, had us check it out. The coolant had some pink "milkyness" to it, we warned them of the danger. Eventually the root cause showed its ugly head when the truck ended up needing injectors, one injector had the milky shit all over it where the injector sits in the cup. They said fix it right, and she got a set of heads. Ohhhh patch work, how great you are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 what was the pink stuff that was all over the injectors and in the bottom of the injector cups i am curious i see the stuff in the cups often thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLittle500 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 The heads were cracked at the injector cups, which would have normally put fuel into the coolant. I guess whomever was selling the truck put the stop leak in it to run it through auction. The stuff was all over one of the injectors when I pulled it out for replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown99 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 IH used to be against stop leak. Then when they had issues on the I308 front covers they issued a recall. The box contained a sticker and packet of stop leak. Front cover leaks would no longer be warrantied. Funny how the rules change to suit them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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