Oil Stabilizers, or something Options

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I've got a head gasket leak, I think. It's not very bad. I use a quart of oil in about 2 months. Car eats a little radiator fuild too. I'm wanting to do a swap this summer, but I was wondering if an oil stabilizer would help for now. Or one of those restore things. I've always been worried about putting that stuff in my motor. I'm not a real "band-aid" kind of guy. It really bothers me to not fix it right. But I really just don't have the time right now, and I'd like it to be better than it is for the time being. Anyone give me any tips?

[LewFX]

i use lucas brand oil stabilizer but i wouldnt put off fixing a head gasket leak.

[Bitter]

all it does is thicken the oil a little, also it lacks anti foaming agents and other oil additives. all you're doing is thickening your oil and dilluting its additive package.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I've seen the lucas oil stabilizer before. It looks just like glue or something. It seemed like all it would do is make the oil thicker, but I thought there might be something I didn't know. I will fix this as soon as I'm done with finals and before I go to summer classes this year. But like I said, I am really busy right now, and I'm lucky to find a day or two off to drive to my uncles place to fix it. It's hard sometimes for him to find time to help me too. I don't have the tools, and even if I did, I'd still want his help on something like this. Headgasket is a big deal. I'm trying to find a Camry so I can put the 1mzfe in my car.

[Kwanza26]

Oil stabilizers don't really seal anything... they just increase the oil's viscocity and help it "stick" better to the mechanical parts. Almost exactly like that little advertizement where they have the little gear... on one side regular oil and on the other oil with stabilizer... =D

If the leak is pretty minor, the engine will burn off the minor seaping (coolant and oil). If it gets worse... water will seap through the engine into the oil pan turning it into a milky color. That's BAD. Your's sounds pretty minor... so keep the fluids up and you should last until whenever you can fix it.