is there a new head gasket stop leek to gm cars?

Question

I have water drops coming from my muffler and the car over heated it is runing at 205 to 222 F, I have been told this is a sign that the head gasket is failing. Does GM have a new product that restores failing head gasket leeks. The car is a 89 Caddlic Eldorado its a beatufull auto thats sick please forward iny infermation that will help

Answer 1

GM has a quick fix solution for its 3800 engines which have aluminum components and develop Head Gasket leaks. Believe it or not, one of the components is ground walnut shells. Bars-Leak or any of the metallic sealers will work on small leaks, but the real evidence is loss of coolant, not water in the exhaust. A catalytic converter produces water and co2.

Answer 2

There is no product that restores failing head gaskets. The only fix for that is actual replacement of the gasket. But having water droplets come from the tailpipe does not mean you have a gasket problem. Here is what I would do to check for problems:



1)Check your coolant level. If you have a problem with your gasket, you would be spitting out whiteish smoke from your tailpipe, not water droplets. And will drain your coolant level fairly quick. And while you have the cap off, check for any oil droplets. This is a SURE sign of gasket doom.



2)Check the oil CONDITION. Not the level. Check to see if the oil seems a bit too thin (i.e. watery)



3)Do a compression check. This is done by removing the spark plug and putting a gauge in its place, then crank the engine. All 8 cylinders should be w/in the same range.



If you exhibit problems from all of the above, the gaskets are suspect.



Water droplets, on the other hand, can be found comming out of many different vehicles tailpipes, mainly due to condensation and such, nothing mechanically wrong.

Answer 3

Try asking a mechanic

Answer 4

yup last answer pretty much summed it up....just needed 1 point to make level 3.....