Do the oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

tnx - G ..

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, itsdoingfunnythings says...
Do the oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

No - its all ****. Causes more problems than it cures.


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Conor

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looking good either. - Scott Adams

"itsdoingfunnythings" wrote in message
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Do the oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

tnx - G ..

No, it's as bad as products containing PTFE claiming to help the engine.
They're all rubbish.

itsdoingfunnythings wrote:

Do the oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

Depends if you're planning on selling the car within the next few weeks
or not.

Stop Smoke and one of the cans of leak reducing stuff got me a good
price on my MkIV Escort a few years back.... (that, and the nice thick
layer of underseal on the sills)


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www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
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In article , SteveH
says...

Stop Smoke and one of the cans of leak reducing stuff got me a good
price on my MkIV Escort a few years back.... (that, and the nice thick
layer of underseal on the sills)

Ooh look, isn't that The Mirror? No, it's the The Telegraph. The Mirror
was too small to cover the hole...

lol. Them were the days.


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Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't
looking good either. - Scott Adams

"SteveH" wrote in message
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itsdoingfunnythings wrote:

Do the oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

Depends if you're planning on selling the car within the next few weeks
or not.

Stop Smoke and one of the cans of leak reducing stuff got me a good
price on my MkIV Escort a few years back.... (that, and the nice thick
layer of underseal on the sills)


Memo to self...

Never buy a car from SteveH.

R D S wrote:

"SteveH" wrote in message
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itsdoingfunnythings wrote:

Do the oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

Depends if you're planning on selling the car within the next few weeks
or not.

Stop Smoke and one of the cans of leak reducing stuff got me a good
price on my MkIV Escort a few years back.... (that, and the nice thick
layer of underseal on the sills)


Memo to self...

Never buy a car from SteveH.

Never buy non Italian stuff from me.

I look after my Italian cars, I don't give a toss about any other banger
I may pick up to run about in.
--
SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

"itsdoingfunnythings" wrote in message
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Do the oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are
supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

I used the Wynne's gearbox one for a small leak from the change
lever on the auto box of my SD1 over 10 years ago, and it has
never leaked since. In that case it did work, so I wouldn't
dismiss them out of hand.
Mike.

On May 7, 9:57*pm, "Mike G" wrote:
"itsdoingfunnythings" wrote in message

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Do the *oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are
supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

I used the Wynne's gearbox one for a small leak from the change
lever on the auto box of my SD1 over 10 years ago, and it has
never leaked since. In that case it did work, so I wouldn't
dismiss them out of hand.
Mike.



Ok , its the seal swell type that i am looking for , to add to the
engine oil ..

G ..

"itsdoingfunnythings" wrote in message
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On May 7, 9:57 pm, "Mike G" wrote:
"itsdoingfunnythings" wrote in message

...

Do the oil additives stop oil leaks ?

not the ones that thicken the oil. but the one that are
supposed to
'swell' the seals ?

if so , any ideas on a 'good' one ?

I used the Wynne's gearbox one for a small leak from the change
lever on the auto box of my SD1 over 10 years ago, and it has
never leaked since. In that case it did work, so I wouldn't
dismiss them out of hand.
Mike.



Ok , its the seal swell type that i am looking for , to add to
the
engine oil ..

It's the swell type I used. The change lever on the g/box is
sealed by an 'O' ring. Presumably it swelled the ring enough to
stop the leak.
I imagine it would work just as well for some seals in an engine,
but whether it would be as effective for all seal failures is
doubtful IMO.
Mike.