LAC: Steel Seal for sealing Head Gaskets?

[Ben Swann]

Don't do it, unless you plan to do a complete teardown and rebuild later.

 

Ben

 

[Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:19:09 -0500

From: "David Ullrich" <david.ullrich at gmail.com>

Subject: LAC: Steel Seal for sealing Head Gaskets?

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In the e-mails bouncing back & forth about my possible 1988 Audi 80q BABE

Rally car, Steel Seal was mentioned as a possible remedy to the head gasket

issue (the car blows white smoke). http://www.steelseal.com/eng/home.html

Anyone ever used it or any other oil additive sealants to "fix" a head

gasket? Did it work?  I was thinking of giving it a try for the drive from

Mass back to the team HQ in Baltimore MD. If its still leaking, then a

"proper" head gasket replacement will be in order. Thoughts on this idea,

sealants in general and Steel Seal specifically?

 

TIA,

 

Dave

87 CGT 2.3

Portsmouth VA]