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That stuff is also very good. Just make sure that the area to which you are applying it is clean. It would have been best however, to apply that Epoxy, and than, once dry, to wrap it-up with the Muffler tape. You would end-up with an almost permanent repair. The muffler tape should have been easy to find. Try other places, including Walmart. Phil

You can add a UV dye leak detector to the engine oil. Its available at most auto parts stores and costs less than $5.00. Using a UV lightbulb, or UV flashlight, you can than easily find the source of your oil leak by shining the UV light in the engine bay area. The source of your oil leak will immediately become evident. Its easier to spot the leak in the dark. Just make sure that you purchase a UV dye that is specifically designed to locate oil leaks, and not coolant leaks for example. Phil

If when changing the thermostat and the water pump you drained the antifreeze and then refilled it, you probably now have some air pockets trapped in your cooling system. If additionally, the air pockets are trapped near the temperature sensor, than the temperature sensor will not be able to obtain a correct coolant temperature reading, and consequently not activate the fans. You have to BURP the system in order to release some of the trapped air. Several cycles of highway driving (with the heater set at full high temperature) and cooling down overnight should bring things back to normal. Your coolant level will also decrease as the air escapes. So you will need to add some additional antifreeze until everything stabilizes. Phil

Ron, I feel for you, and your dilemma, but unless and until , someone (i.e.: a qualified mechanic) diagnoses the cause of the oil loss, than you have nothing to go on. You can not, and should not rely on someone else that may have had similar symptoms. The cause of your problem may be totally different. Phil

Woow Thats lot of oil to burn in 500 Miles. With that amount of oil consumption, you should consistently see Blue Smoke out the Exhaust, and not just the occasional puff of smoke. What grade of Oil are you using? Try switching to a higher Weight. If for example you have been using 5W-30 then switch to 10W-40 and see what happens. You should also be aware that if most of your driving is in town, then there is the possibility that your oil was contaminated with Moisture and gas. As such, although your car may have already been burning oil even in town, you may not have noticed it as the amount of oil lost was replaced with other contaminants such as the 2 that I mentioned. Therefore your Oil level may have appeared to remain normal. When you then take the car on the highway, the contaminants are burned off, and it then appears that your oil consumption goes up up dramatically when driving at Highway speeds. Juts my 2c Worth. Phil

Wash it. Wax it. Clean it. Enjoy it.