Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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My Mates 1.2 8v had LOADS of mayonaise under the oil cap, i suggested wiping it off and taking it for a long drive (which we did) to see if it was just moisture, or if it was head gasket, when we came back from the drive sure enough there was lots of mayyonaise again, before we went on the drive we noticed there was quite alot of white smoke when we revved it, and the coolant water was brown.
What do you guys think? And if it is the head gasket blown how long would it have left before it needs fixing?
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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needs fixin now
new waterseals too i think
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Needs fixing ASAP. Definately head gasket failure. If you took it for long hard drive too, the head will almost certainly need skimming too. Will need good coolant and oil flush, new gasket and new seals.
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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He Doesn't do many miles really, you still think it is dodgy? He was planning on waiting til July and then get a new car and trade his in
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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or could even be a cracked head
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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wait till July
get it fixed FFS
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cobra148
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Registered: 27th Oct 01
Location: Here in front of my monitor.....
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He won't have a car to trade in, in July. Either trade it in now, as it is, or get it fixed asap
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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july he will have a shell coz there wont be a working engine in it
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jjcymru
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Registered: 28th May 02
Location: ammanford,south wales
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compression test before anything
renew coolant and flush out system
drop out old oil and renew
compression test will show headgasket failure, if the pressure is similar across all four pots then ust do the above.
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