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blue devil... 96 850 glt head gasket

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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KaosDad
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Year and Model: 2002 C70
Location: Loudoun County, VA

Re: blue devil... 96 850 glt head gasket

Post by KaosDad »

New here - THANK YOU for this post and the honest reviews. I have one of those mysterious radiator problems in my 2002 C70 - where does the fluid go? No leaks! No oil/water mixture! Plugs look perfect! No coolant smell in the exhaust! So, after much reading here, I am thinking head gasket, but I don't have that kind of cash at the moment. Your reviews (no, I am NOT holding anyone liable) have given me a direction for a temp fix. Thanks again!
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2002 C70

mecheng
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Post by mecheng »

I've never used the Head Gasket product from Blue Devil but I have used the Stop Leak on my old Honda Accord and it worked really well. It works by making the rubber seals more pliable and not by sealing leaks with filler.

Blue Devil makes very good products. For head gasket repairs, I think they are all band aid approaches.

http://store.gobluedevil.com/oil-stop-leak-49499/
1998 Volvo S70 T5 - SE - 240km - Sold July 2018
1997 Volvo 850 GLT - 190km
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