Liquid gasket

[Rik]

Hey all,

I would like to add some liquid gasket to my emergency toolkit. But having never used the stuff before I would like your opinions on it, and which ones are good to have for broad applications.

Thanks!

[Aidan]

what do you expect to fix with liquid gasket ?
Most leaks that matter will be coolant water or power steering fluid and usually self amalgamating tape, a two-pack putty and some jubilee clamps and cable ties will suffice as long as you have a tin of beer (or similar) and or a bottle of water to cut up, beer can also useful for exhaust leaks - gaffer tape can also be handy as can the self adhesive metal foil tape, and clear sellotape for broken glass to keep the rain out of the cab - other windows/skylight you can live with them being patched temporarily with opaque material/tape etc - I drove my old subaru with the rear quarter glass replaced with brown parcel tape for many months, it wasn't dangerous or a mto, I replaced the tape once. I scrapped the car when the MOT ran out, broke it for the engine
oil leaks are rarely terminal unless the engine or gearbox have already gone bang in which case you shouldn't carry on driving - a spill kit will be more use - you could patch a punctured oil filter as a temporary fix, but on a diesel it's pretty unlikely due to the position of it. The sump is probably the most vulnerable thing on a diesel van, you might be able to patch with two pack.
water ingress through window seals and the like then captaintolleyscreepingcrackcure will likely suffice with tape to back it up

[Rik]

Thanks Aidan. I was thinking that it would be nice to have the ability to solve most coolant/oil leaks on the side of the road.

Good tips om the amalgamating tape and the two-part putty. Those might be better and more versatile to get instead!