Fix your own head gasket in just 4 steps
Symptoms of a Blown Gasket
- Water in oil (on cap, dipstick or Sump). If you have oil in water, see tips and tricks.
- Radiator bubbling, or building up pressure.
- Oil, or oil cap dirty. Almost like a milky, frothy or brown color.
- Water, steam or vapour from the exhaust. Possibly white smoke for a few seconds after startup.
- Car engine overheating.
- Loss of water (coolant).
- Engine misfiring.
- Some spark plugs oily, black or dirty.
- Car running hot. losing power. this is due to loss of compression.
- Water or coolant seeping from engine block or cracked head.
- Smell of water/steam coming from your interior fan.
How it Works
It’s simple. Just pour the solution into the cooling system, idle the car for 20 to 30 minutes (maybe repeat another two times) and drive away. You don’t need to be a mechanic to do it.
Idle the vehicle until the engine reaches operating temperature, as soon as your engine’s thermostat opens up when the coolant is at the correct temperature, Gasket Magic will circulate through the cooling system. It is a formula solution that will form a cohesive, non-corrosive bond with the metal where your head gasket is leaking. It can even seal cracked heads or blocks, and Welsh plugs depending on the size of the leak and material. It seems like magic, but it works scientifically.
Only half a bottle of Gasket Magic is normally needed in a small CC capacity 4-cylinder engine, a full bottle is sufficient for larger engines.
NEVER ADD GASKET MAGIC IN YOUR OIL!
Tips & Tricks
If you have oil in your cooling/water system, first make sure if it’s really oil, or if it’s transmission fluid, because they can be mistaken. (The majority of these transmission oils are reddish in colour.)
Check to see if you are using or losing any of the two – if it is transmission fluid, you might experience problems with the gear shifting, either sticking or slipping. The transmission fluid sometimes (depending on model type/manufacturer) runs through a radiator to be cooled off, and this is often where the problem starts. In this case, you probably need a new radiator and Gasket Magic won’t really help.
If it is oil, Gasket Magic could work, depending on where and how bad the leak is. The oil pressure is higher than the water pressure, which is why it forces the oil through the leak towards the cooling/water system. In this case, Gasket Magic might seal the leak from the “outside”, as opposed to having the opportunity to move completely “through” the crack and seal it from the “inside”.
However, if you have water in your oil, Gasket Magic could fix that, and you should find that after a few days of driving, even your oil will be clear again.