I really dnt have money to fix it at 100% right now. I just got oil changw yesterday its a toyota supra 83 what can I do to stop leak for & bit? Do those additives work? It leaked before but now a lil more. Plz help
As I am LOL I can still remember the time I used Stop Leak to get myself home when I was days away from where I lived. It did work and it was easier than constantly buying the oil as it was immediately leaking out. However, you do pay for it one way or another. If you now think with Stop Leak the jobs gets easier and cheaper, it doesn't. If I were you, I'd definitely go for the fix and work on borrowing money from a friend or relative or trying to make a deal with the mechanic. These days negotiation is more possible.
If you are losing enough oil, you won't have to change your oil because you'll be filling it up and draining the old oil onto your parking spot. Thinner oils like synthetic will cause leaking in an engine that has been acclimatized on dino oil. They didn't use synthetic in 83.
Where is it leaking from? How much is leaking out? Additives are kind of a last resort solution that never work out the way you'd hoped. It could be as simple as a value cover gasket. Easily replaced by youself in the driveway.
if it,s leaking too much then you might as well save your money. those additives are mostly just for a drip now and then. they won,t stop a bad leak. maybe you can stop the leak by snugging up the oil pan bolts and try to tighten the oil filter some. also maybe the drain plug is loose.
There are no additives for oil leaks. Oil leaks are caused by 1. Bad valve cover gaskets. 2. A bad oil pan plug and 3. An improperly installed oil filter. Give all the bolts on the valve cover an extra quarter-turn. Next time you get an oil change ask about the need to replace the pan plug. If oil is running off your oil filter, then the person who did the oil change either tightened it too much or did not wipe the gasket face clean before installing. Don't get changes at quick-change places. Have it done by a good mechanic ($40). That way you also get a free brake inspection, exhaust inspection, boots inspection and get to ask all kinds of questions before he hits the down lever on the lift. If the oil is leaking from the valve cover, then just lift the hood and look. The top of your engine will be a mess. Often that quarter-turn tightening will reduce the problem. But at some point you will need new cover gaskets.
