Have an 03 Ford F-150, 5.4 L, that I’d bought used with 120,000 in the Summer of 2017. In September 2017, I was driving when it developed a misfire and began coughing up steam out of the tailpipe. Showed all the signs of a “previous” liquid head gasket repair. So… did some research… and bought Steel Seal. Worked… for 6 months. Did the same thing again in March 2018. Called the company. They honored their agreement and sent me another batch. Used it, and 40,000 miles later… still going strong! I’m sold!

I've used it since it was new to the market, and I've never been disappointed. Sometimes a proper repair is uneconomical, this is always worth a try before you scrap the car.

finest product i have ever used! thank you for wonderful life saver.

I have a Series 2 Landrover with a cracked head in two places tried this product three years ago as the vehicle was spitting water out of the exhaust and getting milk shake under the rocker cover, cleaned all the gunk off including the sump and used this products before going down the root of a new reconditioned head. Since using Steel Seal I've not had an issue and driven over twenty five thousand miles with no more coolant leak issues, it absolutely works and I did use this exact products as there are very similar one's on the market that state they do the same job.

we use this at our dealership all the time its a godsend, this product is absolutely fantastic, at first I was hesitant but after using it on several motors this is our go-to solution for head gasket repair, however, please don't use this if you have a head gasket crack which is quite wide as this is meant as a quick easy fix for minor gasket repair and you won't magickly repair your head if the metal has widened too much so always make sure the damage is minimal and this will 100% do the job

Iv used this on my mk6 2.4 transit when a hose split and did the head gasket in, when started up it would blow gas through the expansion tank so I knew that ment head gasket, I flushed the system, added cold water and then the steel seal, ran up with heater on for 40min then turned off and can back an hour n half later, started it up and wow 😳 it worked! 4 months on it still going strong!

I just used a similar product called dr head gasket on my Ford ranger. It seams to have worked. I bought two bottles as advised for a 2.5 and the test kit off eBay. Total cost was around £45. Fingers crossed it works for a while and I’ll be towing..

Iv tryed this stuff at 70.000 miles and I'm at 194000 now so seems ok but I seem to remember it being a light green colour also the price was about £30 a bottle - used on a ford transit 2.2 tdi

I've used something similar on a Suzuki Swift that was mixing oil and water and constantly overheating. Worked a treat and was still working great 2 years and 20,000kms later in our hot climate. Saved it from the scrapyard

Do you think this stuff would be hard to remove if you were to rebuild the engine in the future? I’m trying to store my car before I can finish my shop and I don’t want coolant sitting in the cylinders plus I would like to start it up from time to time. Thanks.

Do you have an update? eager to know

another great video from you M8 , by the way i liked your Help The Hero`s T- Shirt.. respect.

Did you flush the coolant system before you poured it in?

did you flush the coolant afterwards like steel seal say or leave it in? If so how long did u leave it in for before replacement, if u did atall?

does it work on leaking head gaskets?

Astra 2006 84,500 miles still drives ok but been told head gasket is going to go, should I use this? Anyone know? Cheers

Thank you for this useful info. My question is, I possiblly hving coolant leak on my bmw 318ci from either expension tank or pipes. Would this steel seal fix that too? Even thy are plastic?

thanks for this vid..the products out there available is a total minefield with so many varying results.I have a very slight leak on the water side of my head of my freelander..(not effecting the oil or exhaust gases)it has had the upgraded steel ply gasket a few years back with the upgraded cooling system for the K series and had no problems with it at all to date.Its just losing a small amount now and then but making my protection of the system a problem with antifreeze as i live in a very rural area prone to hard frosts,so need to know i have antifreeze in there.i have been told by a few people about this product..all good..so i have bit the bullet and bought some (not cheap) about 25 squid and will see if i can nip this small problem in the bud...will give you a update..thanks for your great fair and frank vids too!!

Great video information wise. You should use a light due to the exterior light turning down the video camera F stop.

Just been told my 318, has a blown gasket. As it keeps pressuring the system, and never had a problem previous. So thanks to you mate, i have an alternative to try. I will give it a go and keep my fingers crossed. Thanks for the video.

Should I remove all the water from the radiator before adding the product, add the product and add water, or if I just add the product, does the existing water also work?

hello, does anyone know if a boat is enough for a jeep grand cherokee laredo v6 6-cylinder engine or if two bottles are needed

hi, will it works after xy k of miles ?

Just used this on my Lexus 2.2 diesel exactly like the vid! Be sure though to do a prediagnosis, checking for hose leaks, radiator leaks, proper functioning of the thermostat, oil contamination and make sure your fans work (you can check this easily by turning you A/C on when idling, they should kick in). You also might want to look to see whats coming out of your tail pipe before treatment and after treatment to see if there is any visible change. The stuff works with existing antifreeze in most cars, unless the coolant has been contaminated with oil, in which case just flush out and stick plain water in. So that is my advice but definitely worth the money.

My cylinder head is cracked on my l200 I put some in 2 years ago and it’s still running great 👍

Just used this on a vauxhall and at 83k.....so far so good 👍👍👍 Fingers crossed it lasts...🤞🤞🤞

how do I get a dip stick of peugeot 16 hdi

Hi I have a leaky oil cooler on my vectra 1.8 is there any product like this you can use for that?

I bought a Mk4 Mondeo diesel privately last year. During the inspection of the engine bay the guy that sold me the car told me had conveniently "lost" the expansion tank cover plug. After driving it home 10 miles I was getting dirty oily steam coming through the heater vents and surprise surprise the water level had dropped to the point of being virtually empty - diagnosis blown CHG My mechanic said it would need top of the engine strip down, new cam chain and depending on whether it was just the gasket or a problem in the head or block. like a crack or warp etc it was going to be the best part of £800-£1000. I asked him what he thought of these kinds of miracle fixes and the answer was that it might be worth a try.... "shit or bust" So I tried to use this product which cost 39.99 and following the instructions to the letter it all seemed to be going okay until my top heater hose blew (very dramatically) after around 15mins of running it on tick-over. Apparently the steam building up in the cylinder found the weakest point. My question:- Anybody have any idea if this stuff works when you leave the expansion cover off (or loose enough for steam to escape until the engine has "sealed") Does it need the coolant pressure to work it's magic? I can't be the only person who this has happened to. I want to give it one last go before I scrap the thing which would be a shame as it is a really nice motor aside from this problem but I just don't have the cash for a rebuild

I've used that steel seal on an old rover 45, they all have head gasket problems. It lasted a couple of months but it had a bad leak prior to using it so it works to a point.

What do you think about the Kseal? Coz in UK K-seal is popular. Any advise?? Thanks mate!

just subscribed to your channel after Eric O gave you a shout out. anyways what's the latest on this car? I've used steel seal a few times over the years on my own cars and it worked on all of them and lasted years.

Didn’t work on my pd 1.9. Head gasket was blown a treat !

I tried this and run it how it instructed however my blowers were on full but no heat . previous issue. will it still work on the product if im blowing cold air on full heat ?

What is that tool use to test the head gasket has blown can you let me know thanks

What is your experience with the head gasket testers? Mine said if you see it change to green or yellow in a few minutes, then you have an issue. Though my car was running for 7 minutes before going turquoise not green or blue. What would your verdict be?

Hello mate. Do you need to remove the thermostat to use this? Got a Rover 75 and would rather not if I don't have to! Cheers, Rick.

Hey Leon mate. Where did you get the leak test from?

I used this on my audi a4 2.0tdi. Either the headgasket was going or the cylinder head had cracked which is quite common. I followed the instructions but it didn't work, expecting a big repair bill instead. I started it up on a wim two days later and its been fine ever since. No smoke no coolant loss, its been a week so far.

Fantastic Video - Thanks

Would this work on a fiat 500 that is no longer turning over because the head gasket has already blown?

Great video watching from the bahamas

Nice one mate that was a good video good way of explaining it unfortunately you have people that give you negative responses but I'm not one of them 👍👍👍

Used this on my Peugeot 206 diesel 1900 after 130000 miles and it did the job a treat.

hi brother. Ive seen your vid for this gasket seal stuff. I had a MG160VVC in the past so you can understand that i have been paranoid in the past about blown head gaskets...but the car died from a blwn piston not the gasket lol. My current car hit a speedbump abit to hard and split my radiator, bent it back at right angle at bottom. Now its dripping. what do you recommend until i get new radiator?

I noticed that the bottle you had the liquid was clear but I see on the steel seal website and other sellers of steel seal that the liquid is green in colour. Ok, I read some of the comments and seems you had it on a shelf for some time.

will this work if oil is getting to the coolant through the gasket

hi mate great vids ive got a question to ask im hoping you can help me my focus 1.8 diesel on a 56 im not getting hot hot air coming out the blowers ive changed the thermosat it getting up to temp ive changed front rad checked pipes nice and hot but my matrix pipe isnt has hot so ive checked to see if it blocked it not oh and it loseing water head been checked its good any ideas thanks dan oh and thes a liite tapping coming from water pump side when it hot any help i would be greatfull keep up the great vids

Great vid mate sometimes you have to try this stuff worst case it needs the head doing let’s hope it better than K Seal

Did you add this to existing coolant or did you drain the coolant and flush it, and then add the Steel Seal to water?

Good info. Subbed.

great stuff very interesting

Do I have to empty my radiator water before pouring steel seal in

I'm about to try this on a renult modus 1.4 petrol. Oil pressure light on after a few seconds of driving and both oil and coolant mixing. Wish me luck

As a quick temp repair it's not a bad thing E.g. Can't afford to get fixed and no money for a new car yet use this and save quick

Did he ever come back ?

Thanks for the video post

What was the complaint that lead up to the diagnosis? Coolant loss with no leaks or too much pressure in cooling system? Is that a 4 cylinder 2 liter? The engine seems to sit a ways back more than normal (that I'm used to seeing on 6 cylinder bmw's).

1. 2006 Subaru Forester. Sole owner here 2. In 2015 discovered small leaks on left and right side HG @157,000 miles " shop says" 3. On 1-27-19 & 40,000 miles later cylinder 2 compression down to 100 but others at 200+. Coolant Reservoir not @ normal level. CC light and Ci light on. 4. Getting on the freeway yesterday I felt something blow. Today, I'm running slow and easy on 3 cylinders. 5. Ordered the Steel Seal today. I only need 2 more yrs out of this work horse. 6. Wish me luck

Thanks for the vid and thanks for the good comments from fellow viewers. I’ve got a 2006 Audi A3 2.0 TDi which is using coolant and blowing loads of white smoke/steam for the first 30 mins of running. It’s obviously blown the gasket between a cylinder and a water channel so I’m going to give this a go. Engine still runs and drives spot on, no loss of boost or anything and not mixing oil and water. Shall try this and report back! Wish me luck!!

I've used it but it was a bright green colour then and all it did was block my heater matrix. The money back guarantee is only if you have a statement from a VAT registered garage that has done a compression or gas test/leak test and that your vehicle definitely has a blown head gasket or confirmation that the vehicle has been scrapped or an invoice showing that a mechanical head gasket repair has subsequently been carried out.

Great to see vids like this so thanks appreciated, I’ve often wondered whether this is any good for say an older car not far from scrap but worth keeping going etc - I mean what’s the worse that could happen you have to either decide to crush or get it done the hard way.

Do you have an update on steel seal? How long did it last?

Hi.mate it was.my water pump what had gone changed that now and my engine is.nocking on turn over you can hear a loud nock think.the timing has silp.ans bent a vale so.game over i think

do you have to flush the coolant your car has in before you pour the steal seal or you just pour it over the current coolant and then top up again with coolant ?

I used it on a mini Cooper worked fine

Never heard of it but that surprised me. I bet it will get used by people trying to flog a motor with a head gasket problem though.

Has it worked for anyone for a Vauxhall Corsa?

I used this on a 1.1 Citroen Saxo that I bought from a scrapyard and then drove it from the Uk to Mongolia and the head gasket was fine all the way, awesome product

Is it still working good??

I put it in my 05 kia picanto about 6 months ago and no leaks so far long may it last 😊

my mechanic says even if he fits new head gasket he still puts steelseal in as a back up. he is fitting me a new gasket next week and doing valve stem seals water pump and cam belt .its in my triumph acclaim with 82 000 miles honda 1335 cc 4 cyl .it will get new gasket and steelseal ..

I have used it on a corrado g60 with season-plate (this mostly means in germany, you can drive the car in summer, in winter its not allowed- minimized tax, insurance and so on.... for better understanding) however, my headgasket was blown in september and i didn't want to spent time with repairing the last weeks of the year allowed to drive. so i tried steel seal - and big surprise - it worked! In 2018 I wanted to change the motor, but I found no time. but still running with steel seal - surely up to high speed. I have nearly forgotten to have fixed the headgasket with snakeoil XD... but last week my generator broke. and with it the belt for g-glader and...waterpump. and this on german autobahn. no need to say, that the water temperature went to hell in short time. and now the motor has a coolant leak again. so I will open it soon and have a look at the inner side of the motor, thermostat and so on, it will be a good time to make a definite conclusion whether there is gump in the system or not from the sealing liquid ;) may be, I will try steelseal again :oÞ

Hi Leon I know this is an old video now so don't know if you will reply...Just thought I would give you an update on my Toyota Auris d4d 2.0D which I have had a very slow coolant leak on for Sometime now but been unable to find it..went to start it after being left standing for 3 Days and the darn thing wouldn't turn over or even jump start 😂we then gave it a tow and I almost Ripped the back end off me Nephews Ford Explorer 😊after a few goes in each gear I started it on the Starter. ..my thought's are now Hydro lock due to slow leaking head Gasket as since the Tow saga it starts 1st pop when only left overnight even when Frosty....just been out and bought some Steel Seal so will give that a go when me engine is cold and will let you know how I get on.

Also did u ever anything back from the customer on this or is it still running ok

What millage was on the engine when the head gasket failed ?

I honestly didn't think that was going to work! Would be interesting to know how long it lasts aswell.

Hi, what's the latest? How many miles has the old girl done now?

am i the only one who noticed the steel seal bottle contents arent green like its supposed to be?

So why you filled the bottle with water ?

The 64,000 dollar question is "how bad was the blowing gasket". If you're lucky enough to spot the symptoms of a failing head gasket before it gets too serious fair enough. But for most of us its steam/misfire/mayonnaise/pressurising which realistically seems to be too much for these types of additives. Like a lot of people I'm interested to see how this develops. The issue will be, even if the additive works, whether or not you can trust the car again until the next time it fails?

Just to clear things up, the colour in the bottle degrades over time from green to clear depending how long its sat on the shelf, people need to get there facts straight..

Is there a steel seal detector so you don’t buy a lemon?

hope it helped any time man

two bottles for a v8?

Yeah its very well and good but lets face it if you care about your car get it done properly.

moroso ceramic seal

It's been 3 years- DID IT WORK???!!! IS IT STILL WORKING???!!! How long did it work for?

wonder if he replaced the contents of the bottle with dish liquid or something to try to ruin steel seals credibility

I used this now my suzuki vitara over heats every 5 minutes 🤦‍♂️

Actually running this stuff through now. Wish me luck......

I doubt its worth doing a £1500 head gasket on a (7-9 year old?) BMW anyway. There are plenty of other expensive failures about to start happening. Plus your probably going to break a bunch of shitty expensive plastic parts pulling the engine. I'm very dubious about these sorts of things because it might well temporarily cure your head gasket issue for a few years, but then if you do want to do a proper repair on it you probably just ruined the radiator, hoses, heater core and covered the coolant passages in the block with shit so your going to get more issues anyway. I'd only try it to save a worthless vehicle from the scrapyard for a few years.

take it this is an old video steel seals bright green not clear

I fail to see how this works. did you drain water from expansion tank first? Your treatment was not actually put into the cooling system only the expansion tank. To me most of the magic fluid will still be in tank and not circulating around head and block etc. Totally different scenario if a radiator cap was removed and all contents of bottle poured straight in.

Ive used this product many times too good effect, engines with liners can be a problem and also some long life antifreeze check technical information, I did a 3.1trooper with water gushing out the radiator and went on to use it for 50000 miles towing with no issues, all so on a Pajero 2.5 that did take 200miles to sort out, then used no water for the next two years, good product wouldn't work on a ripped gasket,

Give us an update then! :)

That engine has other problems-loose timing chain or tensioner bad.

I thought this stuff was green

bog it why is it clear normaly its grren liquid

What's the latest, is she behaving herself?