Power Steering Fluid Stop Leak

"Shoop" (shoopdawoop993) 05/10/2017 at 10:35 • Filed to: Stop leak

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Anyone ever use this? I have a power steering box leak, so I figured I try the simplest thing first. Truck is an 08 gmc 2500hd

I only noticed the leak recently, and the steering doesn’t seem to be effected by the level of fluid, and I don’t feel like shelling out for the box. Or having manual steering in an 7000lb truck.

Music for your time. I heard it in a Heineken Comercial.

CB > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 10:39

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Worked in the auto parts sections of a store, never heard anything good from the mechanics or other coworkers about stop leak. Most complained about it clogging up the hoses and being a temporary fix at best.

HammerheadFistpunch > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 10:40

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“no fix ever comes in a bottle”

Shoop > CB 05/10/2017 at 10:41

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:( it seemed like such a simple solution

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 10:41

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I have an 05 Silverado 2500HD. By chance are we dealing with a gasser or a diesel?

The diesels have hydroboost brakes (which work off the pressure that the P/S pump generates), and it loves going through fluid. Probably there’s a bad seal somewhere causing my leak.

But stop leak? Not even once.

benjrblant > HammerheadFistpunch 05/10/2017 at 10:45

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Never have truer words been spoken.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > HammerheadFistpunch 05/10/2017 at 10:46

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You clearly don’t drink enough alcohol :)

crowmolly > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 10:46

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It may be a temporary fix, but you’ll go from needing to replace just the box to possibly needing to replace everything.

Urambo Tauro > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 10:49

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Where is it leaking? “Stop leak” supposedly helps to recondition internal seals, but it’s not going to plug an external leak, especially with hydraulic pressure behind it.

bwp240 > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 10:55

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Tried it as a pathetic attempt to slow a leak in the PS system, but the hole was rather large.

Now after reading the comments and realizing this fluid makes up all of my PS fluid, I am hoping nothing breaks.

HammerheadFistpunch > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/10/2017 at 10:56

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I know it doesn’t stop leaks

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HammerheadFistpunch 05/10/2017 at 11:37

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True, normally causes more of them.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 11:37

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If it says stop-leak DON’T USE IT.

That stuff just gunks up any system it goes into

HammerheadFistpunch > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 05/10/2017 at 11:38

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materially or informationally.

nermal > HammerheadFistpunch 05/10/2017 at 12:17

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You missed the second part -

“But some bottles can quiet down whatever is making the noise long enough to trade it in on something newer.”

Justino6969 > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 12:39

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I used to drive a 2001 2500HD with the 8.1L. Power steering pump died on me one day. Steering that thing with that lump of iron on the front axle was not fun. Fix it while you can.

Shoop > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 05/10/2017 at 14:37

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6.0 gas

Sweet Trav > Shoop 05/10/2017 at 15:53

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Honestly changing out a steering gear box isn’t too bad of job. Buy a GOOD Pitman arm puller, as the cheap one i bought distorted when i removed mine. Even rebuilding a box isn’t terribly difficult. But nah, no stop leak.

BLCKSTRM > HammerheadFistpunch 05/10/2017 at 16:40

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I always figured you felt the same as I do about that stuff.