On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 13:04:15 +0100, "Ed Hughes"
wrote:

A friend was telling me
that some years ago he cured a similar oil leak in an XR3 with something
poured into oil filler

1. Never listen to anything that an XR3 driver tells you.

2. The stuff is basically methanol. It swells rotating rubber oil
seals. It does have some use on gearboxes, if it's a shaft leak.
Doesn't work on Vauxhalls (allegedly) as they use a different rubber.
Does nothing on leaking gaskets.

3. Doesn't work in engines - it doesn't like heat and evaporates
before it gets anywhere useful.


Last time I used this stuff it was on a huge carrot-washing machine.
Lots of lineshaft drive and bevel gear boxes, and it stood unused for
9 months of the year. The goop worked pretty well. Now it gets turned
over for a few minutes every couple of weeks and the seals haven't
given a problem since.