# Oil Leak

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 23, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069 "2012-04-23T19:49:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![bender](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@bender](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bender)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069/1 "2012-04-23T19:49:30Z")

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Looking for an oil additive to supress a small leak.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069/2 "2012-04-23T20:00:48Z")

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Don’t.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069/3 "2012-04-23T20:23:34Z")

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If it’s a gasket leak a stop-leak additive won’t work. If it’s a seal leak and it’s a small leak you might try a high mileage oil such as Valvoline Max Life. These high mileage oils contain additives that stop small oil seal leaks.

Tester

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**Author:** ![eraser1998](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6de8d8/32.png) [@eraser1998](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eraser1998)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069/4 "2012-04-24T00:35:22Z")

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If it’s small, do you bother? If it needs to be fixed, it needs to be fixed properly. If it’s like my Camry’s leak (loses maybe a few tbsp every 6 months), then don’t bother, IMO.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069/5 "2012-04-24T00:48:53Z")

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Look in the parts store. On the shelf.

If you’d like to properly correct the leak, be much more specific.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069/6 "2012-04-24T00:53:52Z")

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You might try one of those ‘high miles’ oils that swell seals to reduce leaks.

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-leak/72069/7 "2012-04-24T02:09:20Z")

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If the “high miles” oil does not work, just spread some kitty litter on your garage fl;oor. As others say, small oil leaks are not worth fixing.