If you're scrolling through the comments BEFORE watching till the end... Take your guess, WILL THIS STUFF WORK??? Comment 👇👇👇👇👇

@freemelly6191

2 жыл бұрын

I think it worked

@Rekuzan

2 жыл бұрын

I used to work at Uh-Oh Zone for a year and most customers I had said it worked well for them. Also, old carpeting is your friend for the floor of the garage and can usually be found for free on Craigslist in large enough rolls to cover the entire floor!

@yankeehillraymie1296

2 жыл бұрын

I cant get KW here any more Sam Stock up . It works great when it works.

@yankeehillraymie1296

2 жыл бұрын

10,000 miles or longer

@shaunmilor

2 жыл бұрын

there is a product called thermal weld, they have they're own techs that come out to seal the headgaskets. I had a buddy who was a tech and it worked permantly. I'd myself still just put a head gasket in.

Love that you mentioned Project Farm. His tests are so fair and honest, I always look to his recommendations for things.

@chameliol.salamander3186

2 жыл бұрын

I watched the penzoil episode sam mentions here, and been using penzoil ULTRA platinum, ever since

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

Project Farm Channel is gold 👍👍👍

@canchume

2 жыл бұрын

Proyect farm is the Og in testing stuff like this

@landmonkey22

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac you should do a video together..

@tseland

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac «We’re gonna test that!»

99 gmc safari with blown head gasket. Nothing to lose it completely fixed my blown head gasket. Drive it every day. Been 5 years still going strong

I’ve used block sealer before , worked a treat, even when I sold the car I ran into the guy that bought it a year later and he said there’s been no problems with the car used as a daily driver , had about 15,000km after treatment and still going strong

I've done this same process on a Chevy blazer with a cracked block (believe it or not) during a freeze during the winter in Houston tx ( believe it or not). It was approx 20 years ago.The engine wouldn't make any movement when I found out. When it thawed, the water was gushing from the popped freeze plugs and the 3" long crack. I replaced the freeze plugs and used a similar product. I drove that vehicle another 75k miles without any problems. A/C running and all. I didn't have enough money to wipe my arse at the time, so.... It was a life saver. Awesome invention.

@ramgine

2 жыл бұрын

Im in houston as well. That freeze was horrible. I had to work through it but my buddy had to keep the house from falling apart. Luckily we still had gas.

@jimandskittum

2 жыл бұрын

Using money to wipe with is very frivolous.

@beezy7412

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimandskittum smart ass 😏

@chace7595

2 жыл бұрын

Been there done that! Blew the head gasket on my 2.4 Tacoma around 150K Finally at 290k it finally failed for good. The clutch lasted longer than the engine, actually at 290k on the clutch it is still fine. The truck still runs just not very long.

@JoeVoorhees

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimandskittum Have you seen the price of Charmin Ultra lately? $1 bills might be cheaper!

You should swap an SVT Lightning engine into it. They never have head gasket issues.

@iSmoker57

2 жыл бұрын

About to watch your recent video to see what else u found.

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather Swap In a Land Rover 5.0 Supercharged engine. I heard it's superior to an LS

@markdoherty1441

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac I'd rather smoke crack. I heard that's superior to buying a land rover

@ninaallen7849

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac the land Rover engines are junk way better with lightning engine

@gedd6750

2 жыл бұрын

@@ninaallen7849 what evidence do you have for that claim?? My SVR pulls like a train !!

thank you adam sandler

@Queazii

3 ай бұрын

Underrated

Awesome outcome! This is exactly what happened with my friends cheap Toyota Matrix with a cracked head. We followed the same procedure and he’s been daily driving the Toyota for the last 2 years with zero coolant loss! Totally worth a try for anyone who’s dealing with an internal coolant leak.

I use to work at an auto parts store, and this guy would come in every six months for 4 years to buy a head gasket sealer and it worked every time, like he used to say, “just read the directions” it works

@RobertEdits

Жыл бұрын

Yea when I used to work at oreillys this dude bought $50 blue devil sealer weekly for his subaru lmao it didn’t work for him

I noticed you used your lawn hose to fill the coolent, and it would also answer your question as what the white filme that caked onto your thermostat housing area. Well water has minerals and when you hit certain temperatures minerals will fallout of solution and coat onto cooling surfaces. You should use distilled water, as there is nothing in it. Not sure if it will affect the product in the long run, guess time will tell.

@j.t.cooper2963

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. I flush or dilute with distilled water only.

@JacobJonesy

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry he has a 0ppm filter and softener hooked up to that hose.

@shad3128

Жыл бұрын

Good chemistry observation and also a great point as to why its recommended to use distilled water and why manufacturers use it!

@BrandonKnight-il9xs

4 ай бұрын

Would never crust up that quick brah depends on the city water how harsh it is

I fully expected that last block test to fail. It's how every Samcrac video ends. This was a plot twist for sure! Congrats, Sam.

@SpeCifiC0507

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanm4319 Of course you would, but that is because you have small brain and big deficiency's. In the initial test he didn't even need to pump it, the sheer amount of gasses escaping turned the fluid a different color. Just setting the tube over the coolant tank would of resulted in the same if the product had not of worked. Hopefully your small brain can keep up next time.

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanm4319 And thissss is how misinformation exists. I literally did 3 different block tests during this video.

@cloutgoblin

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanm4319 that fluid would have changed color even if there was regular air coming into the tube through the gap.

@cbruno12180

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanm4319 what video are u watching he did the test 3 times ur a just hater!!

@domojim

2 жыл бұрын

That slow zoom in. I was thinking NOOOOOOO!!!

Watched to the end, no problem, fixed it as I knew it would. I used similar stuff last year to seal a cracked alloy engine block in a Suzuki, it worked great and saved the car from being scrapped. Good one Sam 👍.

Congrats Sam! I'm so happy to see you finally have some real success with these cars. I hope it lasts over 20,000 miles for you and we start to see more of these builds get finished!

Sam, glad to see the success of the cheap fix. Years ago a friend of mine had an old Ford Galaxy with a big block (428?) that started leaking from a head gasket. He knew little about car mechanicals and also had very little money to fix the car. He found a Bardahl head gasket sealer for about 5 bucks at the local Checker Automotive store. He knew that I had a bit of mechanical knowledge so he asked me to come over and help with the process. It took maybe two hours or so to do everything as per instructions. I was amazed that it worked. He drove that car for several thousand miles with no more leaks. Hope that you can now enjoy the Porsche for many miles.

@mikemx55

2 жыл бұрын

Several thousand? How many actually are we talking about? 2? 3? 10? 50?

Pretty cool Sam. Gotta say I was a little surprised with the results but happy to see that you followed the instructions and showed honest results. Thanks

I used the "Blue Devil" liquid glass on and Infinity G37 with cylinder head porisity. Took 8 heat cycles but worked well. Instructions said to leave it in the system and just adding concentrated coolant.

1:26 "I think the risk greatly outweighs the reward here" always funny when Sam makes these slip-ups. 😆

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

I'm an unperfect person, kind of like the unperfect cars I buy; or the UNPERFECT speech I use

@stephenstevens6573

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac you are fantastic, man!

@sat_sonic

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac Great job man!

@Rastor0

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac but it makes for perfectly entertaining content! Thanks for another great video.

@vaibhavdlv

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac You can copyright "unperfect speech".

The best part about Sam is that he is genuine. For those of us who are "weekend warriors" we don't always do things correctly, we make mistakes, and sometimes we take shortcuts. Sam does all of those things at times and publishes his results with no shame. I'm skeptical that the block sealer will hold up very long (especially under spirited driving) but I'm rooting for Sam.

@TheFreak111

Жыл бұрын

Ikr, sometimes the proper fix is just not an option. Be it timewise or money, either way I love seeing stuff like this.

@kendog0013

Жыл бұрын

one highway on-ramp pull somewhere in the future will be the death of the sealer - mark my words

Sam, I liked the fix. It occurred to me that removing the spark plug while warming up the sealer would reduce the chamber pressure. Extra oil added to the open cylinder might make up for the washing effect unburned fuel would have. Your emphasis on a super clean system before attempting the introduction of the sealer probably truly permanently fixed the leak. Consider it permanently fixed!

Dude!! Inspiration for all of us that have to deal with the daily 996 and 997.1 anxiety (IMS, bore scoring, cracked cylinder heads/block)! Awesome video and I hope you get at least 5K of trouble free miles from this fix.

I've used similar 24 hour cure time sealers before ( * they all contain sodium silicate or liquid glass) all these type products work very well if you follow directions and can last indefinitely as long as you don't overheat the engine again.

That’s actually amazing Sam. Great potential fix. Sadly, Rich has reported you to the EPA for failed exhaust emissions control through cooling system.

@Chris-hw4mq

2 жыл бұрын

Helicopters are on their way

@TiptronicSS

2 жыл бұрын

I think they almost jailed rich for driving without a plate

Your killing me! I sold my cabriolet with the same problem for a significant discount (1/2 price) - Had no idea it could be fixed like this.. of course dealer never told me about this idea.. They just wanted to put in a new engine. Congrats!

Bar's leak did the magic for me .. I have done 30000km with it and that thing is still in the system ...still going strong

@TheGianaJinx

Жыл бұрын

That's so awesome!

The effectiveness of these sealers always depends on the severity of the damage. You cant expect this to last as long as a proper engine repair, but it should do the trick for a while

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

Agree, and well stated.

@Nebbia_affaraccimiei

2 жыл бұрын

perfect for a copart flip

@sofa-lofa4241

2 жыл бұрын

A hairline crack... Probably The Grand Canyon... No! All of these 'do it all' fixes have a very narrow case use, this engine just happened to fall in this very narrow category... You got lucky!... For once!! The 1000 mile test will be very interesting

@DK-8181

2 жыл бұрын

@@sofa-lofa4241 I had a 3" long crack in the block. It worked for 75k miles. When I sold the truck, it was still working.

@MeDicen_Rocha

2 жыл бұрын

@@sofa-lofa4241 have you watched the long term test Chrisfix conducted on a Jaguar? Yes it is a temporary fix at best, and its long term prospects are dependent on the initial damage, but it does fix it!

I been working on cars almost 15 years and when done right as Sam did, these sealers can work for the lifetime of the car and I’ve used them on numerous occasions when customers were low on money and had no other options. Their cars are still running strong. This is all depending on how bad the situation is though. Not a fix for a block cracked or warped to hell.

@drewodessa2483

2 жыл бұрын

I use Bars Head Gasket Sealer 111111 in my 400k mile Corolla. It has a warped head due to overheating from blown radiator some miles ago. So far so good. Beats the $3300 rebuilt.

@CL-ty6wp

Жыл бұрын

@@drewodessa2483 New head is probably 100$ and a few hrs labor. 3300 lol?

@michaellegg9381

Жыл бұрын

No.. just no!!

@1tokeover

Жыл бұрын

@@michaellegg9381 well he literally just told you it works, so...

@michaellegg9381

Жыл бұрын

@@1tokeover ive tried a few head sealers and they don't work.. it block's rads n fks pumps blocks water jackets and lasts maby a year if ya lucky and thats if it even seals up at all

Love to see an update about how long this lasted. But wow, sealant in a bottle that actually worked. Just incredible.

@Lee-xs4dj

Жыл бұрын

I did it to fix a head gasket on an mx5 and it lasted years

97 Ford F-150 v6. Cylinder hydrolocked with coolant leaked via head gasket failure. Sodium Silicate based block seal used with just water as coolant. Let cycle through a few heat/ cool cycles then drain and replace with normal coolant mix. Perfect results for 1.5 years when engine was then dismantled for proper repair.

I’m glad to see this 911 again! It’s such a beautiful car, especially with those seats! I gotta start looking for one.

@AlexBabcock-hw9iz

2 жыл бұрын

When the sealant fails Sam has one he'll sell you.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Porsche fan, having owned an older 911 and a 928S. Not sure I'll ever buy a water cooled 911 unless I can afford a new one under full warranty. And that will be never, unless I win the lottery. Too much risk for these engines. Porsche has really ruined their reputation IMO.

@michaelschnittker7388

2 жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH I've owned a dozen or more 356, 911 and 912's and am a die hard air cooled Porsche fan but their prices outran me after I was overseas for a long stretch. After I returned to the world, my itch for another Porsche got really bad but I couldn't go for the front engine cars, just not a Porsche to me. I studied up on the Boxsters and took a chance on a one owner car in Texas on Ebay in 2018, it was under $6k shipped to me in Virginia and figured didn't have much to lose. Turned out to be a great car, a 1998 986 arctic silver with red interior, 117k miles, IMS never changed but no silver in the oil filter or pan. I had to put four new Costco tires on it and accidentally cracked the plastic rear window lowering the top in the middle of winter (manual says don't do that, had not read the manual yet). So replaced the top with one with a glass rear window. It is really fun to drive, has at least the performance of a 1987 3.2 911 Carrera I owned and drove daily for years and the a/c and heat and defrost are INFINITELY better. The two trunks are amazingly capacious but there is not even a glove box inside though there are two door pockets. If you hunt for a good early Boxster and check it out thoroughly I think you'll be impressed.

So happy for you. I hope you continue enjoying your car. 👍

Great to see a positive story for a product, you get sick and tired of products being slated on KZread Sam.

I purchased a used car several years ago. 3 days after I purchased it I parked and noticed coolant rapidly pissing out of my radiator. I purchased some radiator sealant and i never lost coolant again. Owned the car 4 years and completely forgot about it. Never had another issue.

Sweet! That’s great. Good stuff Sam. Daily drive and keep us updated. That product has been around for a long time. I’m sure this will keep you going for miles and miles. That product needs more PR. It works.

Project Farm also did a video using a similar product on his tractor and it worked. He reported in the comments a year later that it was still working.

Frankly I’m impressed. I’ve been a mechanic for over 20 years and all I’ve ever seen sealers do is clog radiators, thermostats, heater cores and basically just make a mess out of everything. I wouldn’t even have tried, just pulled the head. hope it holds for you!

@ThreeDaysOfDan

Жыл бұрын

peopel use them wrong and then cry they don't work

Getting sponsors from Penzoil? Sam is leveling up!

I’ve been waiting for the viper.

@olympusjtrucking164

2 жыл бұрын

THE MUSTANG DUDE!!

@handyishrandyish334

2 жыл бұрын

He’s all over the place lol wish he would just do a build

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

Look at my IG there's been updates on all of them

@olympusjtrucking164

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac yes sir

@adamoldham9542

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac awesome I’ll add you sir

That was definitely more fun than a rebuild 🥳 nice one team Sam 🙌

@Nick-GR

Жыл бұрын

A head gasket repair is not even remotely close to a rebuild.

I've always had good experiences with both this K&W block/head gasket sealer as well as the blue and orange K-Seal. Obviously like others have said it depends on how bad the damage is and how far gone the motor is but after 22 years in parts these are the best reviewed from customers and use myself.

I have always sealed the block after rebuilding any engine with water jackets. While new gaskets go a long way to seal an engine, there are bolts that extend into the water jacket and can leak through the treads. I am in the process of disassembling one engine I rebuilt years ago, the head bolts that go into the water jackets are quite stuck and need extra effort to remove them!

Next episode, few cans of the additive "engine restorer" to fix the bore scuffing.

Ohh, no, you're retiring the Corvette :( Congrats, Sam! I'm so happy for your success! It's not like I have anything to do with it but it's just satisfying to see that DIY methods work.

Sam, This is what every car guy who has loved cars all his or her life and never had the money early on to pay someone to diagnose and fix something. We love it and while it might not work every time..if the engine cant be fixed this way.....I say "No Harm......No Foul"!!!!!! Always great stuff!!!!!

I've used that same stuff k&w block seal on my 1978 Honda Civic cvcc and it works great never overheated again

I like how you come up with smart cheap solutions Sam! Great job, absolutely worth sharing!

I was wondering about head bolt torque. I used one once with finely ground walnut shells. Being organic it prob broke down but worked for a short while. What you used should last. The Corvette is inspirational. $9 Amazing.

How many miles you put on the 911 now? Does it still hold up 6 months later?

I've used bars leak on a mid 1990's Pontiac Grand Prix. At the time my collage aged "child" was driving it and ran it low on coolant due to crappy hoses that were used by the oem at the time. Anyway he casually mentions to me that the temperature light comes on. I check it out and we find in fact the car is overheating and after topping off with coolant it runs down and we need to add more, i.e. head gasket leak. At the time the car had 130,000 miles and was beat up, clearly not a candidate for an engine rebuild/replacement. It was summer and my son kept jugs of water in the trunk to top off the cooling system whenever the light came on. In anticipation of winter and the need to use antifreeze we decided to give Bars leak a try. It worked perfectly. We replaced the old oem hoses and got an additional 50,000 out of that car. When the time came we sold it for a fair price. Sam, I'd bet you'll get more than a few thousand miles out of your repair

Fantastic idea and great luck. Great video Sam. Here's to many more "Porsche" miles to come. All the best to you and on the fix.

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@ellondinense320

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac What a result! So pleased for you that it's a cheap fix!

Thanks for giving me plenty of laughs and entertainment over the years Sam. If I ever feel a bit down, I watch your latest catastrophic antics.

I had a head gasket blow on a cellica GT I put some liquid steel in the radiator and smoked out my neighborhood for like 2 hours. I bought a new car... months later I stared the cellica it smoked for like 30 seconds and stopped. I gave it to a friend and he drove it for 2 years before he totalled it.

Lots of people say that additives don't work and/or will ruin stuff, but I've never had an issue. My motorhome had a bunch of holes in the radiator after doing an acid flush, it's had Bars Leaks in it a few years, no leaks and no overheating issues.

I knew the sealer would work. Keep the videos coming.👍🏻

@catfisher420

2 жыл бұрын

First time the car get a hard pull on the road it is going to fail.

That’s so awesome that it was so successful for you . I love that you showed the proper way to use the product also . I love this Porsche it’s such a beautiful car

In our experiments we use the block sealer as directed then preform it a second time. That way if the first got majority of issue and set then the second bottle gets the remaining. Issue and it sets. Then we test the system. We have done bush fixes on D-9 cats and heavy equipment with IRON TIGHT [spelling might be wrong].

My mom had a 08 Volvo and the head gasket blew at 110k miles, put some head gasket sealant in and it’s still running fine 4 years later

Tip one. Take anything you want to not replace out of the loop or say goodbye to it. Heater cores say bye bye with any leak fix.

@plektosgaming

2 жыл бұрын

Thankfully on most cars, bypassing the heater core is pretty easy before it gets to the firewall. But, yes, absolutely get some hose and connectors and run a bypass.

Quick run it on an auction and get rid of it

I've used a few things over the years on my personal and a few customers who were not able to afford a real fix. And I have to say that it's been 85% effective for short term 6-12 months and Long term 69% over 12 months. Keep in mind that I put roughly 30-50miles a year on my vehicle so the time I got was alot of miles before the repair let loose. So it should work as long as the leak is in a position that the repair treatment is able to get into and seal

@lalitkishore2979

Жыл бұрын

Hiya. In those cars where its worked for months but then failed, did you put more sealer in again and get results?

There's really nothing to lose using this product, if it fails the engine is coming apart regardless. If it holds together it's saved major $$ in repairs.

Remove the spark plug from that cylinder. Is the best way. No compression no pressure.

@IKhanNot

2 жыл бұрын

He'd still need to disable the fuel injector otherwise it would just squirt in raw fuel all the time. That's a bit tough to do on this motor.

I truly do feel like when you swear at the nuts and bolts your trying to remove makes it easier. 🙃

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

So true!

@FrossYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac 😆 🤣 😂

@FrossYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac are you good with ABS systems. I can't figure out my system on my ls 460 it's driving me up the wall.

@kier4134

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrossYT check forums and ask there. Many helpful peeps

@FrossYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@kier4134 yeah that's what someone said before. I've changed the actuator pump and bunch of other things. Just has no pressure I have to pump the brakes in order to stop. There's a warning sound that won't stfu lol so it's just sitting in my driveway for the last 3 years.

That Pennzoil you use there is rebranded Shell Helix. I'm not sure about the regular "Platinum", but I'm assuming that's Helix HX8, which is an excellent oil. I would however recommend Helix Ultra (Ultra Platinum for you Pennzoil users). I've run a hotted up engine with a broken oil pump (outlet broken clean off), and it's been thrashed in the streets and put on a dyno, and it had VERY little bearing wear when we noticed the broken pump 4500km after the rebuild (the idiot light didn't come on, but the gauge I assumed was faulty reported 0 kPa at hot idle and about 2 bar at 3k RPM hot). Helix Ultra is also the same stuff BMW sells in their bottles, and it's known to be one of the best oils on the market. I use it in everything. 213k km Z3, hotted up Mazda 323 (prefacelift BF, 303k km before the initial rebuild, it's about to be put back together again), 257k km S Class (W126), 112k(?) km Livina, K13 Micra, the lot.

Adam Sandler of the car world lol

Watching your channel makes me want to avoid cheap used cars.

@HereForAStorm

2 жыл бұрын

uh, yeah... and run from anything Euro.

@abdullahhamadeh

2 жыл бұрын

not really, the issue is that you might need to check everything in a used or auctioned car. it comes with your luck tbh, my friend bought an e92 bmw which is written as totalled here, he only changed the fuse box and its been for a year and a half with him. like new. so my advice is that check everything from top to bottom and from inside out.

@user-hr5di5fg8b

2 жыл бұрын

@@HereForAStorm have you seen the viper and/or 360 not the brand it's the cars he picks the worst of the worst.

@mfreund15448

2 жыл бұрын

There is a real good chance that if this car was not Sam’s, it would be on a lot with this fix for retail prices!

@CoreMaster111

2 жыл бұрын

@@HereForAStorm Funny because whenever I hear about failed head gasket it's either Kia/Hyundai or anything made in US.

If this product has been around for 80 years I think thats a pretty good testimony that the stuff must work. Maybe not in all cases but it must work in enough cases that parts houses keep it on the shelves. It is never a bad idea to try the easy way first. You can always go the expensive & time consuming route later. You just never know. You just might get lucky. For a change. !

I used to own a 100,000 mile 996. Early car, with the cable throttle, lightweight etc. I bought it after it had been sat for a few years, had almost zero service history, and a previous owner had done some pretty poor work on it. I was told by everyone (especially the Porsche "experts") how stupid I was, how bad it was going to fail, how much money it would cost me. That thing was one of the most reliable cars I've owned, and probably one of the best to drive. Moral of my story (and yours!) is DONT BELIEVE WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS (well, not always). These cars are far more hardy than people make them out to be.

Great result. I may have to do this on my '63 Studebaker Lark. BTW, the temperature gage in my '09 Porsche was programmed to read exactly 175 unless the actual temperature was way off. Annoying - an "Idiot gage", essentially.

@henryatkinson1479

2 жыл бұрын

Was it a 911? Per the 997 workshop manual the temp gauge works exactly the same on the 996.1/2 and the 997.1/2.

@curtaustin8119

2 жыл бұрын

@@henryatkinson1479 It was a Cayman S - a 987.2. This sort of "idiot gage" means there will be no diagnostics possible for small changes in coolant temperature, nor detection of a slow rise or fall. I can only guess that Porsche didn't want service shops getting calls about small harmless changes. Or software weenies did it without proper review by a car person.

I want to see another compression test to see the difference it made in compression after the sealer.

@Samcrac

2 жыл бұрын

Good point! Cylinder 2 compression WAS slightly lower than the rest, but just very very slightly. A huge breach in a head gasket would've had a substantially different compression reading, why I think we have a tiny crack in our cylinder head!

@johnelectric933

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samcrac Compression tests are not that precision. At the sub-optimum speed the engine is cranked for the test, things are not very functional. The littlest thing like position of the ring gaps could look profound at very low speed, but cause no performance difference. The threshold always was + - 10% best to worse.

@i80486dx

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnelectric933 Yes, a compression test is not everything. The engine is cold and has no thermal stress. As Sam already mentioned in his video, the real test would be to actually use the car. I'm willing to bet that the head gasket fault will be there, within short amount of time. Bad car traders use this product to do a quick sell. In the end either the coolant system will clog up or the bit that's sealing the gasket simply gets blown away. I don't like gasket sealer products.

I bought an Astra GTE really cheap many years ago with a blown head gasket and put a pot of that stuff in, it had less than 40,000 miles on the clock I sold it 3 year's later with over 80,000 miles on it for more than I bought it for and it never missed a beat.I was totally honest about it and knew the guy I sold it to and he drove it for year's too!

"Hi, and welcome to the Samcrac Channel, where we believe that there are no mechanical problems that cannot be fixed by something from a can". That is the true heart of this channel! ❤️

Wow Sam got a Win finally lol 😂 I think it's going to last as long as you don't abuse it .It's a great looking car

I got so happy when the liquid stayed blue😂😂 and i dont even know this guy😂 shiihh its not even my car😂

I've seen even cheap less thorough process sealers last 5-10K miles so wouldn't be surprised if it lasts quite a long time.

On water cooled engines with a bad head gasket, an old shade tree mechanics trick is to pour some black pepper in the radiator. Works as well as Stop Leak and it's cheap and available everywhere. I knew a guy who ran a semi truck for several years with pepper in the cooling system. He couldn't afford the down time as it was his only truck and the man had bills to pay. Of course, you should do a real good cooling system flush after you fix the head gasket, but it can get you by for a while.

Also coolent sensor might need too be removed and cleaned off or replaced !

I know someone that used a product called SteelSeal in a 2002 m/y BMW 520i that was running on three pots. They put this stuff in, fired it up and let it run. One by one, the missing three cylinders came back to life. I believe it was driving around for a long time afterwards.

@funnypranker34

2 жыл бұрын

That probably would of saved my 1990 bmw 535i but I’m not trying it.

Used this on my fx35 with a crack in the head gasket, gonna replace the thermostat anyway so I left it in, drove it for an hour and no coolant leaks or overheating. K&W block seal for the win

Holy crap, that oil change was unbelievably easy. If only more cars were that way. You have to remove a shitload of screws to even remove the entire front bottom panel to access the filter and drain because they didn’t make an easy access hole/panel

I really wonder how long this stuff will last, even though it says permanent. Great example of a car to use it on!

@Everything817

2 жыл бұрын

I've got 100k miles on a 5.3 since I used it. Also used it in a SBF and it only lasted a few weeks. I think it greatly depends on where the breach is, and how bad it is. The SBF ended up being a head gasket. Not sure on the 5.3 as I still daily drive it. I have a feeling the 5.3 has a cracked head or block and this stuff just works better with metal breaches vs had gaskets. Just a guess though.

@buddyrevell6369

2 жыл бұрын

It lasts long enough to run it back through an auction.

@plektosgaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@Everything817 Correct, this won't deal with a gasket as the original warping and bad fitting will just get worse. But it will basically act like very thin JB weld (few microns here and there) for hairline cracks and uneven cylinder walls. I've seen it bring back cars that were barely making compression back to something at least drivable. But if the engine is truly toast, it's toast.

@MLProductions.1

2 жыл бұрын

@@buddyrevell6369 100%

@henryatkinson1479

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully not long enough to let him drive it with a probably clogged cyl 6 coolant jacket and cause heavier scoring...

I am very curious how long this will last the Porsche being your daily driver! We used a similar product on our 2008 3.6 l Range Rover Diesel and it’s been holding up for about 50.000 miles, now being at about 200.000 miles. 😂

Thats great that it worked. It will cost about the same whether you rebuild the existing engine or replace the engine so what do you have to loose about dumping a can of stop leak into the engine and enjoying driving the car around a lot. It may blow up in 15,000 miles or it may never have anymore of that issue. It is better for it to die while you are enjoying driving it rather then being afraid to start it and run it much and have it blow up when you just want to move it 5 feet away. I used that stop leak stuff in a GM van with a leaking timing cover. It fixed it and I had no issues for around 20,000 miles before I dumped it due to the rusting strut towers

in over 45 years as a mechanic i have used block sealer at least 10 times ..it worked long term every time,as you emphasized you must follow the instructions.and some have a money back guarantee

A few points to consider: Basically if you are at the stage of needing new engine then I guess this can't really do any harm to the engine, but I'd be worried about blocking the radiator and heater matrix. When you drove it with the thermostat out and the temp stayed in the middle, I'd have expected any healthy engine to run cold, by running at the correct temp it means your cooling system has no reserve cooling capacity for harsher conditions. I once went on a tour around Europe in a BMW 3 series that had a cracked head, it would use some coolant but if I kept the speed down it was kind of OK.. I did thousands of miles like that and it never seemed to get any worse and was manageable. I wouldn't do such a thing today, but at the time I was limited on choice and if this product was available I'd have used it. That was in 1990 and in a 1982 car. The scariest thing of all is that after that product had been added to your 911 it would basically pass any pre-purchase inspection. That's a scary thought, and it could even be a car with full main dealer service history. It looks like this product could buy you a few thousand miles, but I don't think anyone would consider it to be a permanent repair. Buyer beware. These days I won't buy any used car that has signs of past overheating, it's so damaging to an engine. If you look closely you can usually see signs of past overheating, unless the engine bay has been pressure washed, so that and a recently reset CEL would ring alarm bells for me.

What would be really amazing is if they produced one of these sealers that reacted to hot exhaust gases. That way, the only area that would be "coated" would be where the leak into the cylinder was. Due to the pressure in the cylinders under ignition it only takes .01 mm to cause a leak......that is literally like half a human hair....

@ullcringe2895

2 жыл бұрын

I think that an issue with that would be it probably wouldn't get very thick because once it is completely sealed, the gas wouldn't go through anymore and it would stop reacting. I could be wrong though, of course.

@muskokamike127

2 жыл бұрын

@@ullcringe2895 which is the point.....once the gases stop going through....because, then it would be sealed. I used to do aluminum casting and there was a medium used for making the molds that was sand, mixed with a chemical that would harden when exposed to CO2. You literally sprayed it with CO2 gas and it got hard. Then you pour in the molten aluminum, and when it cooled, break apart the mold with a pneumatic hammer. There are also caulking mediums that are fire rated. You seal holes around pipes etc with it and what happens is, when there's a fire, it expands and hardens and prevents the fire from spreading. It literally becomes like concrete.

@plektosgaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@muskokamike127 And it makes sense if the cylinder scoring was also causing part of the problem - it would put a few microns back on the walls and smooth things out.

Go for 10k miles! I love the car. Owning a Porsche has always been a dream of mine. I have a 2004 Audi A4 Ultra Sport Package with several problems. My wife wants me to sell it, but, it's my toy and my son loves it! Seeing your videos gives me confidence that I can get it running again so my son and I can enjoy it more! Love your channel Sam! Saludos from Tijuana, BC, México!

There still is pressure even with the fuel injector unplug. It’s definitely much less at about 500 psi rather than 3000k-5000k psi. To be safe, removing the spark plug from that cylinder will give you the best chance.

@eco909

Жыл бұрын

I think you mean 3000-5000psi. 3000k would be 3 Million PSI

Will it fix the engine? Yes. But only long enough for you to sell the car to someone else.

Doesn't your scanner has a cylinder disable function? Pretty sure VW Audi has it...

Really impressed that these work (including mentions from other people in the comments), I thought they were all snake oil that would take your money and run! I'd probably drive it like a granny for fear of the sealant failing, take it for a day of light track use to prove me wrong! :D

Great job Sam. That sealer could be a miracle. Long term is always the best judge of success. But this is definitely promising and worth the shot.

The more videos like this I see, the more I'm convinced I made the right decision to spend MORE money on a brand new Miata instead of a good shape used Boxster.

@olivervaldes4223

2 жыл бұрын

Boxster engine would also have bore scoring. Only the Turbos and GT3 were blessed with the Mezger Engine.

Ma guy you’re the man. Don’t let “Mr. always do it right” guys discourage your from cheap repairs

Used a block sealer in my 2006 honda civic, 1.8 which has a block crack (common occurance) that is super charged. I have put at least 10,000 , miles on it with no loss of coolant. I popped a heater hose at 12 lbs. of boost but no block leak, not a drop. at 9 lbs. of boost I make 240 wheel hp. Top speed 169 mph on a wide open track long straight. Quite the sleeper.

No ... before I've watched 🤣👍

Every engine I have had apart that has used this garbage had failed in a much greater catastrophic way. That crap will pile where the leak is and continued to collect and block the coolant passage. Once the coolant passages were completely compromised for flow, that area overheated and failed much worse than if they would have removed the head and replaced the dang gasket. To each their own but it’s always best to fix it right and if you can’t afford that, you couldn’t afford the car in the first place.

I used Blue Devil head gasket sealer on my service van. Drove it another 4 years until I sold it. That is the best stuff on the market hands down.

Put the same product in our race car after finding the block was cracked and unable to locate another block just 2 days before the first race of season , this product sealed the block for the entire season !

I used something similar and it worked, but I was so scared that it wasn't going to stay fixed, so I ran another bottle just to make sure. I didn't have any issues but not sure if the first bottle completely fixed it or the second one fixed everything "better". But, since you have such an expensive car, I would do it all again and even try harder to pull the fuel to that one cylinder.

sam here in oz you can buy a product with copper powder in it seals heads radiators and cracked blocks it mixes with coolant just pour into radiator and drive the car for 30 minutes it works a treat and is about 10 ozzie dollars about 7 usd cheers from down under