oil leak stop products

1995 MERCURY VILLAGER
219,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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FLOYDZMAC
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Have substantial leak from major oil seal on 95 Villager. Will stop leak canned product make a difference?
Dec 11, 2010 at 5:07 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Stop leaks work by swelling the seal, this will slow it down for a bit, but it will also affect all other seals as well, they will get soft and start to leak, i recommend that these are not used, it will be cheaper to fix the seal correctly.

mark 9mhpautos)
Dec 11, 2010 at 5:22 PM
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