Head gasket in a bottle
Asked by GuruDZJ57G Jan 12, 2024 at 07:26 PM about the 2012 Nissan Maxima SV
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
So I have a 2012 Nissan maxima and I
have a blown or Bad head gasket & I
used that blue devil head gasket in a
bottle stuff & I never started my car. My
car won't start and my oil is like chunky
I drained the oil and replaced it and my
car still won't Start. What do I do?
8 Answers
Have it towed to your favorite independent repair shop and brace yourself for really bad news. Or sell it as is where is.
beatupchevy answered about a year ago
If you did start it that crap would have been circulated through the engine making things worse , There is no mechanic in a can , A new crate motor is an option if you like the car and have the $$$$$$$$$
What you should have done was follow the directions on the bottle! Blue Devil is a good product that does work, if you follow the directions! But you didn't. So, what you need to do now is junk it or trade it in for scrap value. Jim
GuruDZJ57G answered about a year ago
@ G A thank you Is there something I could try before I end up taking it to the shop or junking it? & @Jim. Obviously I didn't follow the directions bc something serious had happened with my kids while I was in the process of putting the blue devil In. And even if not following the directions fucked my car up my kids come first. If your gonna have a rude ass answer to obviously a stressful situation just don't answer at all.
I wasn't being rude. Merely telling you the truth. I've worked in the auto parts industry for 25 years and sold many bottles of Blue Devil over the years to both retail customers, like yourself, and commercial customers. Blue Devil is the only stop leak product that I can say that actually works without causing other problems with the cooling system. But you have to follow the directions on the bottle to the letter. Unfortunately your vehicle is 12 years old and at this point not worth fixing. Unless one of the cylinders is full of coolant, from the blown head gasket, causing the engine to be hydrostaticlly locked, you're looking at a major repair costing more than the vehicle is worth. Good luck to you! Jim
Take out the spark plugs and see if it will crank over, if it does then crank it enough to blow the coolant out of the cylinders, put the plugs back in and see if it will start. If it won't crank over with the plugs out then the engine is completely shot. If it will fire up, then do and oil and filter change then get it to a shop for repair. This old and a Nissan it's not going to be cheap. You may want to think about a used engine with a warranty.
