Small Leak in Engine
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Asked by lsuvia Oct 01, 2012 at 12:16 PM about the 2001 Subaru Outback L.L. Bean Edition Wagon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

We own a 2001 Subaru Outback wagon.  We bought is from a used car dealershp.  Of course, the leak started 3 wks after purchasing it.  There is a small leak in the engine.  We have added Bar's Leaks Stop Leak two times.  It is still leaking. Can we add Alumaseal without damaging the leak?

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Keith answered 10 years ago

did you use the bars leak headgasket repair I used it on my ford taurus and it worked fine except for plugging up my heater core , sometime the leak is TOO BIG for these products to work I wonder if the dealership use some of this stuff before they sold you the car or if it was a trade in maybe the former customer used it ??

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