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Have I attacked the BAR'S LEAK GOD?
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Posted by Scott Lambson [Email] (more from Scott Lambson) on Mon, 21 May 2001 22:39:06 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: One more time, Scott:, Robert Davis, Mon, 21 May 2001 18:24:07
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I agree. A good stop leak will not plug a healthy system. Unfortunately, the majority of those out there with cars having over 100K do not have healthy systems. My 89 Saab made it 149K with no Bar's leak. That does not make it proof that people should NOT use it. Just because a few of you have had no problems with it in HEALTHY systems does not mean the average Joe would not have a problem.

A few years ago I used some of the Prestone stuff. Just happen to be the silver garbage. A few month's later the head gasket failed while under high boost(Mitsubishi Starion). I used the timing to fully redo the engine and turbo. You could clearly see that ~1/4 of the diameter of the piping feeding the turbo was clogged by natural corrosion. The remaining diameter clearly was the silver stop leak.

Does that mean only the silver flake stuff is bad. I don't know, but the silver stuff is easily identifiable. The pellet Bars leak stuff could easily look like natural corrosion.

Thus said, I pulled the lines last fall on my 89 Saab. Less than 1/4 of the diameter was plugged on these. I cleaned up what I could reach and filled the system. I installed all the liquid from a bottle of Bar's Leak and less than 1/4 of the pellets. I did this in an attempt to stem any problems I may have in the future.

I frequent alot of other boards and I have never seen such staunch admiration of a product. To all future readers: "Beware questioning Bar's Leak on the Saab Boards!"

Oh and I use Redline water wetter too.
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