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In honor of Boston’s first real snow last night.
I have a leaking head gasket on my 2000 subaru outback (225,000 miles) I am considering using a Bar's product to repair. The "Fix" product can be used without draining the coolant, the Bar's "Repair" requires a drain and flush. The question is, is there any difference in the efficacy or reliability of the repair in the two products? I don't want to have to drain the system if I don't have to, but I want the best chance of success.
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There are pros and cons to both product versions.
The “Repair” product is less expensive and actually stronger on larger leaks. But the disadvantage is you remove all the product from the cooling system so that if a leak opens back up or starts in another area, there is no material in the system to seal it.
The benefit of the “Fix” is that it stays in the system and even though it won’t stop as large a leak as the “Repair” (we are talking close, 2 to 4% of vehicles fall into this category), it will stay in the system and be able to reseal existing leaks or other leaks within reason.
Our new Head Gasket & Cooling Sealant is the best of all of them with the strongest available formula and that it stays in the system. You might want to consider that one too.
Hope this helps!
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WardsAuto.com has published their annual roundup of the best engines in the industry, and this year’s trend is clearly one of efficiency and power from smaller mills. In fact, only one V8 makes the grade this year.
VW and Audi, in particular, have a good showing here, claiming three of the 10 awards. The 2.0L TSFI engine is a dream — so good that Audi stakes its performance name on this mill across a lot of models. That’s saying something.
Also from the Teutons is BMW’s 3.0L turbocharged I-6 turbodiesel, which is a torque monster that returns very respectable MPGs. This is the engine that can turn clean diesel naysayers into fans in just shy of 6 seconds.
Ford’s EcoBoost also makes the list, as well it should: it’s the most exciting engine to come out of the Big 3 short of the ZR1’s mill.
And, naturally, Subaru’s utterly magical 2.5L turbocharged boxer (soul of the WRX and STI) makes its appearance.
So the list, in a nutshell, looks like this:
- Audi: 2.0L TFSI Turbocharged DOHC I-4
- Audi: 3.0L TFSI Supercharged DOHC V-6
- BMW: 3.0L DOHC I-6 Turbodiesel
- Ford: 2.5L DOHC I-4 Hybrid
- Ford: 3.5L EcoBoost Turbocharged DOHC V-6
- GM: 2.4L Ecotec DOHC I-4
- Hyundai: 4.6L Tau DOHC V-8
- Subaru: 2.5L Turbocharged DOHC H-4
- Toyota: 1.8L DOHC I-4 Hybrid
- Volkswagen: 2.0L DOHC I-4 Turbodiesel
Check out the full Wards article to see the details of each selection and a video roundup. Given that their theme was efficiency this year, they did a great job picking the gems.
Kicking around the office network shares and look what I find: an illustrator’s rendition of our Bar’s Leaks Eliminator monster truck.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — AutoZone’s board of directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional $500 million of the company’s common stock in connection with its ongoing share repurchase program. Since the inception of the repurchase program in 1998, and including the above amount, AutoZone’s board has authorized $9.9 billion in stock repurchases.
“AutoZone’s continued strong financial performance allows us to repurchase our stock while maintaining our investment grade credit ratings,” said Bill Giles, executive vice president, CFO, Information Technology and Store Development. “We remain committed to utilizing share repurchases within the bounds of a disciplined capital structure to enhance stockholder returns while maintaining adequate liquidity to execute our plans.”
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Sam from Santa Barbara, CA writes:
Dear Bar’s,
I decided to write to commend you for an outstanding product. I have a 2004 Pontiac Grand AM, V6 and with about 100,000 miles. About 6 months ago I had the Pontiac dealer flush the cooling system. I later noticed my car was slowly loosing coolant fluid with no evidence of a leak. At about the same time, my car developed an engine problem where it would misfire, rough idle when cold, and the “Check Engine” light would come on if I drove away too soon after starting the car. Unaware these problems were related, I had the Pontiac dealer replace the spark plugs and clean the fuel injectors per his recommendation. The problems did not go away even though I paid hundreds of dollars. To take care of the slow coolant leak, I decided to try Bar’s Stop Leak Liquid Aluminum. To my surprise, the engine problem my car had went away the very next day, and my car is no longer loosing coolant fluid! I am totally amazed and thankful for your product! It’s been two months now with my car running perfectly.
We very much appreciate you taking the time to write us, Sam.
As with any cooling system there are many components that could fail (thermostat, hoses, water pump, to name a few), causing another failure. We have had customers call saying they had the head gasket replaced yet had another failure less than 6 months later. For these reasons we cannot put a definitive number of months, years or miles on your Grand Am lasting before seeing another cooling system issue. We can say that we have had customers like you who have given great feedback of their vehicle going years and 40K miles after using our products.
Here is more information (including a full MSDS) on Bar’s Leaks Liquid Aluminum Cooling System Stop Leak. As usual, if you have any additional questions, please feel free to ask.
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We received the following testimonial about our Bar’s Leaks Head Gasket Fix from Curtis Ding, who used it on his 2002 BMW 530i with 127K miles:
I would normally not contact a company to comment about a product, but much to my surprise, I am pleased to say that I have had a successful outcome after using the Bar’s Leaks Head Gasket Fix.
I have a 2002 BMW 530i with 127K miles, which I have just completed a head overhaul, and head gasket replacement after suffering a bad top end leak between the cooling system and combustion chambers. Despite performing a proper and complete repair, immediately after completing the repair, my car was still blowing steam, although not huge amounts, but my cooling system was also pressurizing to the point of multiple connection points developing small coolant leaks as well.
Despite all the time and money spent on the repair in the first place, it became apparent to me that perhaps I have a block or head crack that was not previously detected. Perhaps the machine shop never actually pressure tested the head, despite telling me they did. Regardless, I sill had a problem.
Despite being tremendously skeptical, I did some research and decided to try the Bar’s Leaks Head Gasket Fix, despite the steep price compared to other products. However, as this product contains sodium silicate, which is also known as “Liquid Glass”, I do know from a scientific standpoint that this is probably the only chemical that would have a chance of fixing a combustion leak, and as this product could be added to the antifreeze without the necessity to flush and run with only water, it was quite convenient and simple to use.
It has now been about 4 days, and about 250 miles or so. As of this morning, I have no steam that I can detect, even when cold. I do not have ANY coolant loss, and the cooling system over-pressurizing seems to be gone, although I have not yet performed an actual pressure test. I am absolutely astonished as this product has exceeded my expectations. I also still have FULL heat, so apparently my heater core is also working fine, and as I’ve been monitoring the car’s temperature with an external scanner for the past few days, the car’s temperature has also been functioning in the correct range as well. Bravo to Bar’s Leaks. This product saved me from having to replace my car.
Thanks Curtis!
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