How much does the average gasket cost in the US? more than a bottle of stop leak? OTOH if any of my other vehicles spring a leak I'll fix them. I squeezed the last bit of life out of it, and disposed of it when it suited me. I had a 93 Aerostar with an oil leak, I could have easily afforded to repair or replace the vehicle. But there have been enough success stories with HM oils and stop leaks to give them a try. For the record HM oils and stop leaks don't always work, most of us know that. Things happen, so if a $5 bottle of stop leak will slow or stop a leak for a person who fell on hard times why not? They can always repair the leak, or dispose of the vehicle at a later date. Typically an oil leak will not sideline a car, many times it is more of an annoyance than anything else, and it doesn't require immediate repair. Tell someone who lost their job or suffered some other financial hardship that. I don't really see not having the money as an excuse though, it's like saying you can't afford to pay your mortgage - if you bought a smaller/cheaper car or a smaller/cheaqper house you could afford the repair/mortgage payment. Otherwise, you may have to back into the conclusion (i.e. To check for burning, you might be able to look at the tail pipe. To check for a leak, clean up any visible oil or dirt under the engine. pan gasket or front engine seal, etc.) or burning oil (oil getting into the combustion chamber).
But, I would be very careful and try to determine if you are leaking oil (e.g.
Changing the gasket is probably not worth it as it would probably cost around $1,000 to fix. I may go back to the Lubromoly, but I was wondering what my other options were. I had the oil pan gasket changed already and had some leaking from the timing chain cover which I greatly reduced with Lubromoly engine oil saver. It seems most of these engine develop leaks-at the oil pan, timing chain cover and elsewhere. I have an '03 Mazda MPV with a 3.0 Duratec.
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