Will BlueDevil Head Gasket Sealer Fix my Ford Ranger
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Today I try the BlueDevil Head Gasket Sealer and Radiator Flush to see if it will fix the head gasket leak on my Ford Ranger.
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This Week With Cars - Episode 0246
#BlueDevil #Leak #HeadGasket
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This was fantastic. No sponsor, no nonsense, lots of very valuable information. I now know that if I have a head gasket leak, I can try this without doing even more damage. The way I see it, it's a cheap bet that might work out. Love every single one of your videos.
My son had a 98 Ranger 2.5 with a slight head gasket leak. He needed the truck on the road, so we tried Blue Devil.
I wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised when it actually did seal the leak. He had the truck for another couple years
and the leak never returned.
Steve, I had good results with the Bar's product that is compatible with coolant and is left in the system. Worked for a couple years on my Subaru until the water pump suddenly failed and the engine overheated, then I went ahead and did the head job.
Really enjoy your channel and appreciate your approach to troubleshooting and fixing problems.
Good thing he used a no-spill funnel, lol! Actually I like the idea, I might have to get one. I’m a good tester of that sort of thing.
My uncle did that same trick with waterglass aka sodium silicate. He drained the radiator and flushed the system, then put a quart of waterglass in the radiator and topped it off with 50/50 mix. After about a week of driving the truck stopped blowing white smoke out the tailpipe, and until he wrecked the truck hitting a deer 4 years later, the leak never returned.
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Thanks for testing this, very interesting!
Only way water is getting into the cylinder is on the intake stroke when cylinder is at a lower pressure than the water jacket. As soon soon as combustion occurs its going to hit back with a pressure pulse hundreds of times greater than the cooling system pressure. I can't imagine how this could ever work, but it's nice to see it put to the test.
I've never had much luck with mechanic in a can. If that Ranger has the 2.9, head gaskets are a common fail. Pulling the head would make for some interesting content. Your channels first in line when you post.
it does, you can see in the video it's the clackbox
I like your passive method of filling it up using the water pump. The cooling system isn't made for high pressure. Forcing garden hose pressure at 60PSI invariably in my experience causes long lasting leaks, bursts weak heater cores, etc. Good idea!
Love this kind of stuff. So many products out there with big claims being made and it’s good to see a real life review.
This was a 'I have nothing to lose ' sort of scenario. I do like that funell, just shows how long it is since I did any serious work on cars! Interesting stuff though so thanks for the video Steve 👍 👍.
Always try the easy fix. Did not work so off comes the head. It can push some snow this winter after the head gasket fix. Enjoyed the video.
Great test and great analysis, Steve. It might have worked, so someone with a lower-level of serious head gasket leak may find it useful. At least he or she won't die wondering LOL!
That was fun, thanks! Those great clouds of vapor at the end showed that there wasnt much hope.
Wasn’t there a note in the instructions to remove the thermostat during the 50 min run/seal process?
My thermostat was open the whole time, that would be something needed with a modern vehicle with electric vans an huge radiators. They have to write the instructions for people who don't know how a car works.
Watching you was a rerun of my experience on my 1989 GM 5.7. Blowing smoke out the tailpiple just as bad to include coolant. I failed to flush the system nor ensure all the coolant was out. GMs hold a lot of AF. Used both DB and K Seal and neither worked. Then pulled the heads and redid the gaskets and it still did not seal. With mainly water in the coolant put another can of K Seal and it worked. In your case you should have done a few hot and cold overnight soaks and driven it. I bet it would have sealed that way. Keep in mind that not all such problems are the head gaskets. In my case it may be either a crack in the block or the intake manifold has an internal crack.
I tried blue devil and it worked, I did have to remove the thermostat, but In your case I would get my money back because Blue Devil comes with a money back guarantee
I would love to see you tear down that engine, and show us the results/mess. I'm not a believer in mechanic in a can, so I'm not surprised it didn't work, but I'd like to see what it did do, if anything.
I didn't think it would work but someone suggested it in a comment on my video so I thought lets find out.
@@ThisWeekWithCars Can some one tell me if you have to wait to the next morning to drive it and try it out? or can you drive it after the 50 minutes are up?
Question: In the time it took to go through all this, could you have taken the head off and replaced the gasket?
I used "Bars Leak Industrial" on a 350 engine water leak. Sealed it up and running cool and no white exhaust. Been 4 years now. Improved my oil pressure. This truck is a 14 ft box truck GMC 3500 - so always hauling loads and working hard. I'm a believer. Will anything work on a Ford? LOL Thanks Steve
I used this Blue Devil in my B3000. It worked fairly well.
Chrisfix tested these head gasket sealers on his dads old Jag and it lasted for 2 years 10k miles. I wouldn’t say that they don’t work, but they can work sometimes. He even took off the head to verify that it did work!
ChrisFix was using Bars Stop Leaks not Blue Devil
what is the deal with head gaskets, are manufacturers using cheap ones?
I used blue devil on my van worked GREAT 👍
Did you use another Sealer?
Did you eventually stop the Leak and what did you do to fix it?
It does work and would have worked if you would have followed the directions better. I've used this several times on vehicles destined for the junkyard with 100% success.
What do you suggest I have done
@@ThisWeekWithCars don't remove the Blue Devil from the system. Let the engine cool completely, then start it up and run it again. Do it without the thermostat as well. I've done this in a 1995 Mercury Cougar in 2012 and that car is still on the road.
@@thatunknownguy2680 I didn't remove the Blue Devil from the system it is still in there today. It still hasn't made any difference after hours of use.
@@ThisWeekWithCars unfortunately, it may be worse than a gasket. I've had cracked heads do this and a hairline crack in the cylinder wall.
@@thatunknownguy2680 I have a 1987 Ford Ranger with milky froth on the oil cap, loss of power and sucks up coolant. It doesnt have AC or Heat (the houses have been pulled). Do you suggest taking out the thermostat? Someone else suggest I do that, but I was afraid it would overheat if i run it for the full 50 minutes. Some feedback would be great. Thanks.
I think some have it start working after four or five heat cool cycles. Since the sodium silicate needs heat to work, wouldn't it be better with the thermostat in? The high heat by the head gasket solidifies the stuff and stops the leak.
What I'd like to know, is who installed the belt tensioner? And does it work? My 2.9 alternator belt always seems to be loose and I would like to do this.
By the numbers, great results,
I think removing the thermostat and setting the heater up on high heat might have given you better results , I believe that's what is printed on the can,because the thermostat opens and closes at different Temps it's possible for the blue devil process not to work as well as it could have with it out for free flow , also the heater core will have some old coolant and debris if you don't turn it on on high heat that dirty water stays in it and will weaken the nlue devil. Just my 2 cents worth.
This is not a modern car the thermostat is never going to close and I had the heater running on high the whole time.
In emergency I've been known to use an egg and pepper, our freind only did 2or3 trip's from Uluru to Alice Springs down to Adelaide, probably only 3,000 to 4,000 km only did the head because he acquired another head, otherwise it was still running, all the best to you and your loved ones
Did you remove the thermostat? The big bottle requires you to remove the thermostat.
great stuff thanks would love to see you rebuild that truck
I would like to see the heads in a future episode.
I tried blue devil pour and go at first and didn’t take thermostat out. I folled directions and let it sit for 50 mins but little did I know my heater core was clogged up and that’s why I wasn’t getting any heat in the cabin. So since I wasn’t getting proper coolant circulation in my system I drained it and then the next day my gasket tester kit came in the mail so I done a head gasket chemical test on it and the liquid turned green from blue. The kit works like this… You pour the blue chemical in the flask and put it in your radiator opening. then you squeeze the bulb and if the blue liquid turns yellow then you have a blown head gasket. Since my liquid turned green that told me that I have a small leak in the head gasket even after
The 1st batch of pour and go blue devil. So I replaced my heater core and got my heat working and coolant flowing good then I bought the non pour and go bottle and took my thermostat out and followed the instructions carefully. Let it cool down and drained the blue devil and refilled with coolant and the used my gasket tester kit again to see if it turned green again and was very impressed with blue devil! My tester liquid was as blue as it was when it came out of the bottle!!
So very impressed and as far as I can tell there is no damage to my car system and boy does it feel good to have my heat back at the start of this winter!!
A before and after compression test would've been interesting to see if it worked at all.
You are supposed to remove thermostat and run heater on full I've done this and it plugged my radiator and found remains in the coolant passages in head
If the thermostat is open it will make no difference.
@@ThisWeekWithCars well if you ever open it up will be interesting to see
You accomplished a lot. You showed us it doesn't work. Thanks.
Love that little truck.
Last time I had that type of dense white smoke it was caused by brake fluid getting out of the power-assist brake sytem into the intake manifold but that was a long time ago, maybe things work different now, but I'd want to look at the oil to see if water was in it and do a comp test, and check the brake fluid level before diagnosing/trying to fix a head gasket problem. But maybe he did all that but didn't say.
great info steve thank you
I don’t believe the instructions was followed 100% accurate. Did you remove the thermostat? After the 50 min idle you are supposed to let engine completely cool down than drain, refill.
Also have to followed directions to a T which you did some crap that would ruin anyone’s car prior to even using the sealant which you didn’t put in properly. So I didn’t expect it for yours after seeing
It would be nice to see the effect on the head gasket, while repairing it at the same time :)
your not supposed to put load on it while its activating, also it needs to cool down and complete multiple heat cycles before you can see results sometimes.
Omg I would _kill_ for a set of those Turbine wheels for my '89 Ranger!! 😍
If I ever get rid of this thing I'm keeping those wheels!
@@ThisWeekWithCars smart man! They're tough to find in a 5x4.5" bolt pattern.
Steve . If at first you don't succeed .........give up ! 😆😆😆😆 oh well , at least you gave it a try ! Is that a V6 ? Cheers !
I wish he would have followed the directions. That way we could see if this stuff actually works. It's supposed to added to a cold engine and the thermostat is supposed to be removed. Then after the 50 min your supposed to let the engine fully cool. It also say you may to you the cycle again.
K&W block seal small round cardboard silver and orange can with the pill open lid do not use the green bottle of K&W block seal
Was that a factory belt tensioner? And that giant semi circle bracket? That whole rig gave me a mild case of depression. I hope tomorrow is a better day? Friends don't let friends drive Fords.
That is for the belt that runs the hydraulic pump for the snow plow.
You might notice that build up on an aluminum intake manifold in your water ports.
I put this shit in my truck it fucked my water pump up ate the bearings chewed em right up but it did fix my leak
Leaving straight water in your coolant system will do that. You might have had a small leak in your bearing and this stuff tried to seal it but also destroyed the bearing.
@@ThisWeekWithCars no blue devil turns to hard ceramic after a while its what took my pump out and I don't ever use straight water man I live in WV it' gets cold as hell here
That bad rings causing that smoke, it’s smoke not steam and it’s blue
Hello Felpro.
We are all inclined to be optimists if we don't fancy pulling engines apart
The bottle didn't say "Miracle Fix". That's the problem.
If I’m gonna say you’re supposed to let your car completely cool down again after the blue Devil 50 minute cycle then you’re supposed to drain it that’s probably why it didn’t fix it because he didn’t let it cool off yet
That seems to be bad rings burning oil
You have to wait for it to completely cool then you’ll know
If you can't go to a 3 days without driving it, it would be good just to change the head gaskets.
If it pours out of a can or bottle it's not fixing any head gasket. The chances are high that the heads are junk on that engine.
False. My coworkers heads were warped and things were shit. It worked for 3 years and I’m sure passed after junked it. Can’t speak for everyone
That tensioner tho
this engine mister have big issues, water leak to the exhaust and also burning oil like a factory chimney,, it is a difficult situation ,,, better fix it in a mechanics workshop classic way, new pistons se new casket new valves and seats treatment and reshape the head surface ... and will last many many years after that
nice
The only thing you got today is more experience in life. Nothing else...
Is a Ford, that's not coolant coming out your tail pipe, it's oil😂
K-Seal would probably have a better chance of working
If it doesn't work, you still need a new head gasket!!!
Yep!
I fully expected to see BlueDevil radiator flush blue in color like the head gasket seal. Where was marketing on this? LOL
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I thought the same thing when I started pouring it and it looked like water!
U forgot to turn the heater on!!
You didn't even smell that stuff. That's half the fun of open the bottle
It's not fair to review a product and post a video about said product if you're not even going to follow the directions on the product and expect it to work.
What should I have done differently?
It just caused a new leak in your wallet
No, it will still be a ford ranger after the gasket sealer ;)
U didn’t even do it right😂😂
You did if wrong
How is that?
Youre supposed to let it sit for 24 for 48 hours after it you circulate it to work. Not a proper application
replace the fouled plug and try again the fire in the cylinder is what hardens the sealer...