I just discovered that my 1998 Suburu Forester has a oil leak apparently coming from the main seal. What is the best oil additive stopleak on the market to try to stop or slow the leak?
2006-11-10 07:09:15 · 6 answers · asked by COACH 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I own a Legacy and just fixed an oil leak that was coming from the front of the engine. It was the oil pump o-ring. The oil pump is driven by the cam timing belt and is installed over the crankshaft. The little o-ring flattens over time, and the direct pressure from the pump is too much for a one inch o-ring. BTW, the main seal is installed in the oil pump housing.
For further details, go to this web site and do a search on oil pump to check out old threads. There are very helpful people in there with a lot of knowledge about Subies.
http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3
2006-11-10 07:47:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing will slow a main leak. It has to be replaced. Anything that sealed that kind of leak would also seal a whole lot of oil passages that you really don't want sealed and trash the engine.
2006-11-10 10:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your not going to fix a leak from the main seal with that kind of stuff, you need to go take it to get fixed.
2006-11-10 07:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by exodus64_1996 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't fix a main seal leak with that junk, maybe just enough to trade it off.
2006-11-10 07:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a product made by solderseal it called bearing and seal you can try that but the best bet is to get it fixed
2006-11-10 07:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by Dave P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks like the thermostat caught and it stop circulating ! then after awhile it spread out and started to bypass back ! greater effective get the thermostat replaced or it would circulate away you sitting !
2016-11-23 14:30:28 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋