Awesome man!! I had a bad blown gasket in my Toyota Matrix last year and decided to retire the car. Would’ve been crazy expensive to fix. It’s been sitting for a year now and decided to try Blue devil yesterday- (why not). Car now is back up and running like a champ... ridiculously impressed. Can’t believe it worked

This mechanic Mike at Scott’s automotive, is a rare breed nowadays! I’m a retired mechanic and I have people come to me all the time being ripped off by shops! Props to Mike and please stay strong brother!!

I'm 3 years later on my 05 LLY Duramax. Blown head gaskets are a 5K job..Blue Devil! 291K Follow directions. Epic!

I used it for a heater core leak 3yrs ago. 55,000 miles later 👌👍. Did a flush first, ran the blue devil with water and drove it for a couple days with no thermostat, drained it and refilled with antifreeze.

Wow. Wish there were more auto shop owners like him.

Watching from the UK. Excellent video and I’ll be doing the blue devil sealant tomorrow in me Mercedes Van. And full respect to the garage owner. Very rare to find people like this. Humble and straight up

Your original video, I took your advice. It’s been 11 months since I did the Blue Devil and my 2005 Four Runner is still doing good for me. I appreciate you. I found a guy selling his four runner with puffing white smoke that he just broke. Sent your videos to him. I hope all goes well as it did for us. 🙏 you’re the man!

Glad I found this video, I've been hesitant driving around with a $70 bottle of Blue Devil in my 4Runner...

Not only were they willing, but Mike knows how to talk to the audience too.

Man that mom and pop is rare as hell. Wish there were more shops like this, can't wait to retire out the service and have a mom and pop of my own. GOALS!🙌

Glad it worked out for you man. I didn't have that you did and I actually had to pull my heads. I still like to see the updates for products like this. Amazing some people have great results and others not. Also that shop owner was cool. Granted it cost him almost nothing to do the test. Still cool of him.

Shop seems super awesome. I sure hope they’re doing very wel!

That's awesome, I just hit a year after using it on my 85 Chevy K5. I'm actually thinking about trying the Blue Devil Transmission Stop leak on my wife's truck. I have heard great reviews on that as well.

Thanks alot for this video, and thank you for showing that shop as well , you are doing a great service to the community as well , keep up the good work young man many , many of us greatly appreciate your efforts. 😎

Thank you for leaving Scott's automotive address in Encinitas

I posted here a few months ago that I have a blue devil repair that lasted over 100k and thought it finally failed. I was wrong, still good 120k and counting it was my water pump. Original motor 04 4runner 4.0 V6 with 318k did the 5 hour intensive blue devil fix for the head gasket. Worked for me.

That is one cool workshop man, I wish I had them in my area!

good video and what a great guy at Scotts automotive

I wish Scootys. Was near. Carson. Ca. Thats Nice to know that still some where Good People out there. Thanks for been like that!!scooty

Thanks for posting this video. I just don't have the money to pay for a head gasket repair right now so this video is exactly what I'm looking for.

Mine lasted about 5,600 miles before it failed. Not bad. But it ended up being the freeze plug. Large hole that was a little harder to seal. But great job and great memories from the 5,600 miles driven. Mayne it would've lasted longer if the hole was smaller on the engine block.

I used blue devil and I really thought it didn't work for the first month. The white smoke went away after a couple days but the engine kept running really rough. A month later and a couple thousand miles, it started running really smooth. I cleaned the spark plug that used to get really fouled, it was pretty clean compared to before devil. Now it runs pretty damn near perfect. Glad I didn't get rid of it in the time it took to work.

Cool vid...real humble guy👍🏽 ty for sharing

Hi, quick question did you drive your car normally those two weeks you had the sealer inside the cooling system?

Super good video brother! Question for you, as to what product and how much you think I should use. I have a 1995 Subaru 1.8L 4-CYL boxer Impreza, 177,000 miles. I have 76 and 78 PSI dry compression in #2 and 4 of one head (driver side). This started a few days ago, we noticed while on a highway trip the power was weak and I can hear it missing as the RPMs drop from driving to idle. I don't have overheating, excessive oil consumption (drippy seals, I add a quart about every 900 miles), smoking, or fluids cross contamination. I'm waiting to have a leak down and another dry/wet compression test at a different shop. The first shop only did dry compression and wasn't too bright or helpful. If I end up having a head gasket leak between those two cylinders, what products would I possibly try to mend it? It must not be too bad of a leak, whatever it is, for the compression to build to 78psi dry. The other two good cylinders are 130ish psi. If it ends up being a valve leak, what products and strength could I try to get them clean? After cleaning, I will have valve clearances checked, as it's probably never been done. I want to see a complete test of all products on all sorts of leak sizes and places. But probably unlikely to ever be done.

Hi man...hope you have been well. I am still curious if your four runner is still working? and if not are you going to change the gasket? Watching from Nairobi, Kenya...cheers!

That's what we as family business and thats one of the reasons we are very successful and still in business 20yesrs and counting

Wow. How's it holding up so far? Have you driven long distance with it?

Worked GREAT on my truck.

I'm glad to find your video .. I've got an old truck I just changed head gaskets on .. the old ones were not blown I couldn't find a crack in the block or the heads .. but after putting it back together I've still got exhaust coming up thru the radiator.. I bought some Blue dmDevil and wondered if it would work or not.... I guess in I few minutes I'll find out .. this video has gave me hope

Awesome vid man!

My brother just gave me his old Grand Marquis LS and it's having a bad leak. We pulled the intake a while ago but I'm having heart issues so hopefully this shiznit fixes it!!

🤣 his face knowing u ghosted him from paying and him knowing his words may encourage free diagnosis and ppl off to fix it on their own . Facial expression says all LoL some zoom in haha

This video is giving me the confidence to dump some of this Blue Devil in. I have a 2004 4runner 6 cyl, 4.0L, the ones that are notorious for this gasket issue( my misfire was in cylinder 6.) Luckily I have never had any overheating issues so far but I am mostly a city driver. It had been acting up for quite sometime before I finally let it run rough on idle (on a cold start) to run the code. What I would usually do is give it some gas and it would push enough water out of the cylinder head after heating up and run fine. I took it to two mechanics where after many attempts at the easier stuff (Changed spark plug, plug itself, fuel injector seal, etc) I finally decided to ask him to do a pressure test on the coolant system from reading much of this issue. After that he said it took two days for there to be enough fluid to see physically. The second mechanic ran a camera down the cylinder and could see a slight amount of water to verify the other mechanics diagnosis. With that being said, it must have a very small crack in the head, hopefully enough for me to get my full 5 years out of it I originally wanted. So far I have had it for three and only put 30,000 miles (extra miles) on it. Right now it is around 177,000. So if Blue Devil can get me another 30,000 to 50,000 ill be a happy cat! Cheers to all the other 4runner owners with these shitty gasket models and issue. Within the week, Sunshine will get her Blue Devil. Now I need to decided if I want to trade it in or just let her see how long she will go.

That's a cool shop that helped you.

Will this work for my 98 grand marquis ls.I’ve had a tune up, intake changed , and thermostat and radiator flush .On regular roads the temp hands rises and drives a rough but on the highway it runs great. I’m hoping this will work

I yes used the blue devil in my truck it had oil smel came in from some where after two hours no more smell job is done great super great product the best😎

Great shop great modo! Kudos to them

How would be the procedure if you have timing chain cover leak, would you pour it in the radiator?

I'm looking at this because IM ABOUT TO DO THIS to my dodge Dakota... 188,000 miles on it.. not ready to junk it without doing all these fixes... Also going to try the Gasket Seal product that is applied around the gasket spots instead of taken apart and replacing gaskets.. Plan on new vehicle in September, so May as well check this out first to buy time... good stuff good reports

Honest mechanic, I like that.

Almost a year now... any issues or is it still good

Does it turn off check engine light once it's applied correctly

I have a similar case as you I have a small combustion leak in the coolant and only gets warm when I push the car, my question is did you pull any plugs to run blue devil?

Stayed in Encinitas 2008 with army captain on my hitching/train tour round Ca from Eire, did a bit of surfing there. Message is sealant usually doesn’t work but might get lucky.

About to try blue devil on my 4th gen 4Runner smell leak that causes a misfire only on cold start some times just for a few seconds then goes away I’m hoping it works for me great vid thanks for posting

So far so good with my Honda Accord, working good

Im in Del Mar. I will try Scott's. I used blue devil in my 2000 Dodge 4.7L a week ago and is working so far.

depends how hard you drive the car as well. Best way to tell if you have a blown head gasket is to keep an eye on your coolant level & oil

Hi I have a 4Runner with the same issue can u link or tell me exactly what blue devil u used please

Do you think it will fix a leaking freeze plug?

It's been over 2yrs now did it still work

Good to hear that worked for you. Im going to try it.

hello Dillo ! how is the 4runner doing ? after 2 yrs

Awesome video! I just used it on my caddy with the northstar (garbage motor) and it couldn’t idle for 50 minutes like suggested. I kept having to turn the car off and let it cool off. When I got tired of doing that. I kept spraying the motor with my garden hose. Doing that while also leaving the radiator cap off so it wouldn’t build too much pressure. The blue devil seems to have worked like a charm! But it’s only been a week. So we’ll see!!

Ima like this video for the shop

Hows it holding up now as the video was 11months ago

So I have a V6 with a manifold leak I was going to use the Blue devil on but someone was saying it might clog my heater core, is that true?

I haven't personally used it..but I hear of people getting 1-2 years out of this stuff all the time... Will def have to give it a try if something happens.

My 4th gen is like this too. Fine when driving around town. Under stress towing it spits out fluid and is low thus causes it to overheat. Your test is inconclusive cause it was fine around town to start with. You need to stress it towing for an hour to really find out .

Honest Shop 👍 Where are they Located?

Is the Blue Devils still working?

I have a bad head gasket so I use alcohol mix in the winter. I have to vent off my radiator bottle or it will push coolant into #2 piston. Coolant causes extreme difficulty starting if #2 cylinder get coolant into it. Alcohol burns off where Ethylene Glycol doesn't. I need to seal the gasket long enough to go buy another vehicle. Thanks for the !

As a dealership tech I've never considered using gasket in a can but I have 2 cars right now that don't deserve to have the heads pulled. I'll call that an opportunity to give this stuff a chance.

Damn, I wish that I had a mechanic like that-- everyone around here charges a $60 to $90 diagnostic fee. By the way, Blue Devil worked on my 2006 Subaru Tribeca for 2.3 years now.

Can blue devil.work on a oil pan gasket?

i wish scotts and mike was around here damn it

the best way to test with combustion leak test is have the vehicle running at normal operating temp making sure the cooling fan kick in it simulate hot engine which metal parts expand.

I caught a very minor head gasket leak just because I was fixing a leaky coolant hose. I noticed that the radiator had a very small stream of bubbles coming to the top. I’ll try this. I believe it’s just a coolant to external leak because the oil still looks brand new and there’s no white smoke or crap on the oil cap, and the engine still sounds great

I had my car overheat and water keep boiling and overflowed over the radiator reservoir. I brought my car to AAACO Car Care. The technician tested and checked it, he concluded the car was blow heat gasket. It costed me $95 for his test. I followed your information by using BlueDevil step by step.. Now I can run hours. But at stop signs or at red lights the car is a little higher than normal (the needle show at 55-60% than normal.) Plus the rad reservoir sometimes still boils and a little overflows. But when I drive without stops, then the temperature is lower than normal.. Do you think I still have blow head gasket? I don't see water in the oil stick and oil cap has no milk chocolate color. No smoke comes out from exhaust pipes.

My 2004 Yukon has 143k, not overheating but I see the engine oil cap has that milky color that I have to clean off all the time. It’s not leaking coolant on the ground and the water pump and all is still working strong. But I can tell since it’s a 2004 it’s time and may have a small crack in the gasket somewhere.

Have you changed your coolant since or did you leave the blue devil in the system?

Just tried this stuff, Silverado sat for 3 years, bad gaskets, lots of coolant in the oil. Seems to have stopped it, will know more next weekend. If it doesn't work, new long block w 4 year warranty is less than 2k.

Has the leak come back or is it still sealed?

Can’t find the original video. Where you first put in the blue devil. Thanks for the update tho. Really helpful

Thanks for this great and helpful video! I live in North Park and it's good to know about Scott's Automotive in Encinitas :)

Hi there. It seems another year has passed since this video. May I ask, is your engine still running ok? Thanks bro!

3 years. How’s it going?

Any updates?

I purchased this BlueDevil 00209 Pour-N-Go Head Gasket Sealer, 473-mL and it did not work for me on my Dodge Grand Caravan 2007 with 207K Km on it - after about one week, the issue persists. Then I purchased the Rislone Head Seal Blown Head Gasket Repair, 1-L, and used only 600 grams, which worked for me - after 3 days it stopped leaking.

Just a heads up, my 2nd gen passed the block tester, however I kept having coolant pushed into my overflow. After sticking a camera into my spark plug holes, it's very clear to me I have a small leak. Don't trust the block test 100%.. I'll be using blue magic to see if it works (after dealership quoted 7k on repair or 14k for a rebuilt engine). Trucks not worth that, so it's a perfect candidate. Just make sure to remove your thermostat if you want to stay on the safe side.

How did you do yours

Shout out to the shop? I’ll try to see them I’m close by

Might work for me, mine has never overheated but I have the rough start and missing coolant plus I also did the blue liquid test and it was positive. It only sucks maybe 12~15oz of fluid a week, driving about 400 miles in that week. Here's to hoping.

I just bought some 🤞🏾🤞🏾

Nice!!!

Awesome 😎

Thermalweld will seal it even more effective than blue devil. I’d try it out

Honestly, you can't judge a shop by how they behave on video. Of course they are going to seem honest. I am not saying they aren't, and they likely are honest, I am just saying how people act and do things on camera while being totally transparent is not always how things are. Thanks for the video.

I used this in 2013 to fix my 2004 Kia Sorento and never had a problem till I sold the car.

Blown gasket on my 98 4runner. Been driving like that for months. Everyone is telling me to engine swap. I wanna try this soon

I just threw some Blue Devil in my 2009 Aveo 1.6L with a minor leak into the cylinder when it was hot. Hard start when cold and most of the time when hot, plus a coolant burn smell at idle. Real minor leak. It seems to be working. Hard start has gone away, as has the coolant smell. Only time will tell.

Used the blue devil head gasket sealer on my 07 tundra with pickup camper , had a small head leak after testing so decided to use , the seal lasted me about 1000 miles on my trip , permanent- No

Hope I don't end up regretting using this stuff...

I got my 2003 Ford F150 with 160k and a minor head gasket issue. I have to put blue devil in it every year, right when the weather gets hot... but... I'm at 230k miles right now and it's still running strong. BUT, you've gotta stay on top of flushing and using the blue devil. Will not work on major issues, of course.

Did u really remove your Thermostat before adding the Blue Devil into your 4Runnee?

Would this work for me? My oil cap looks like it mixed with the coolant....radiator has no oil in it though.

Amazing Stuff !

I believe BD is mostly sodium silicate which is rigid when cured, glass like. It works well on alu head and block as they expand and contract at similar rates but if you had an iron block with alu head it won't work as well. Due to micomovements of the block/head eventually they will fail as sodium silicate has no give.

Whats this a robotic pig going to the left so the shrew face can be hidden