Signs of a head gasket failure?

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17 years 5 months ago #56124 by lloydey--10

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why dont you do it yourself mate :~)
Head skimming is like £30

All you need is a Torque Wrench

and your be sortedd

Iv always done every headgasket problem iv had myself

normally costs me no more than the price of new gaskets and the head bein skimmmed

dont take that long either to do.. especially when you get the head bck

its just bolt everythink back on lol

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17 years 5 months ago #56154 by Chris CW

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Cheers for the help everyone, but it looks like I might be in luck!
Took it in and they found the water hose housing is leaking and thats why its losing water. The oil seemingly going runny is still a mystery, think it might have been paranoia
Its booked in to be done tomorrow (their taking the old housing off the old engine, they can do it because they did the work in the first place!)

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17 years 5 months ago #56259 by lloydey--10

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arrr

lets hope they sort it then matey

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17 years 5 months ago #56269 by si-george

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is the expansion tank over presureising?

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17 years 5 months ago #56271 by Chris CW

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Define over presureising? Blowing the cap?

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17 years 5 months ago #56283 by Andyfloss

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like when you take the cap of it goes..PPPSSSSSCCHHTT for ages haa thats a sign..

usually if u stick your nose in the expansion tank you smell exhuast. i had gunk on my oil cap but it was cuz the seal around oil cap had gone and let water in

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17 years 5 months ago #56296 by si-george

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what andy sed also does the hoses go rock solid? over pressurising? if it is the head gasket you can buy a tub of "k seal" and that can last up to 18 months

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17 years 5 months ago #56298 by Andyfloss

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ive done 3 head gaskets... fiesta...punto...and nova...never skimmed them tho so only cost parts

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17 years 5 months ago #56299 by si-george

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witch fiesta was that andy

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17 years 5 months ago #56303 by Andyfloss

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the 2.0.. went couple times

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