Novamad
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Registered: 12th Jan 01
Location: Chester
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Ok I am now guessing my head gasket is gone 
Car is spluttering when Idling, seems low on power when driving, getting white smoke out of exhaust, not using water or overheating yet, no mayo in filler cap, but lots of pressure in header tank
Took it to a mates today who tested the header tank bottle for gasses, and exhaust fumes are present
Going to be pricy I know, just wanted to have a rant!
Jon
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RossGSI
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Registered: 4th Mar 03
Location: portsmouth
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(  mechanic) ooooooo BIG JOB MATE BIG JOB
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
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mine went december the white smoke comin outta ur exhaust is steam just make sure u keep ur water topped up whilst ur driving it until u can get it sorted.
cost me 230 quid when mine went :-(
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niven
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Registered: 29th Mar 02
Location: FALKIRK.. drives corsa sri turbo
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get a compression test and emissions test
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
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can u hear the sound of running water when u first start ur car in the morning?
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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This happened to mine, I thought it was head gasket, turned out to be the gasket between head and inlet manifold. I'd just run it til it becomes obvious what the prob is, ie until you get water in oil or vice versa. As long as you keep an eye on the temp and water level then you cant cause to much damage.
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FrankP
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Registered: 12th Aug 02
Location: Melbourne, Australia Drives: 02 Barina SRi 1.8
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stratigically place your car on a train crossing and let the insurance handle the rest.
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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There are no set patterns for a head gasket going by the way! You may only have one symptom out of many and that could mean your head gasket has blown. Dont wait for more problems to develop, get it sorted straight away or you might find that the head will need replacing if it cracks or skimming.
Dave
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Novamad
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Registered: 12th Jan 01
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Not overheating but can hear rushing water sounds. Not going to use car until its fixed. Been phoning up garages this morning, not too many wanting to take it as its a sh*t of a job, might end up taking it to Lookers (£££)
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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whys it a shit of a job?
If its a 1.4/1.6 16v then it has a book time of 4 hours I think to fix. I paid £80 for mine + parts.
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stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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thats fookin cheap - normally its big bucks, but i suppose it depends on who u take it 2. i wouldnt take it 2 dealership as they'll rape u for it 
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little_foz
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Registered: 24th Feb 03
Location: Hull
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quote:
Originally posted by Novamad
Not overheating but can hear rushing water sounds. Not going to use car until its fixed. Been phoning up garages this morning, not too many wanting to take it as its a sh*t of a job, might end up taking it to Lookers (£££)
Mine went last month n i never got it sorted quick enough n it caused other probs like overheating which fked up my thermostat and melted my valve stem seals, all of which needed replacin!! Make sure u get it sorted quicker than i did cos it can be well pricey!! Mine cost me well over the prices stated here!
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
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reason it over heated its cause it drinks ur water when ur gasket goes i carried warm water around in my car i did about 300 miles when mine was broke waiting for the bastard dealer to get back to me...... caused no damage like that  thank god
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little_foz
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Registered: 24th Feb 03
Location: Hull
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ok dont rub it in!! i know i was a fool... but iv learnt!
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
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na to be honest i was stupid for driving round.......
i remember i was in town and i saw the temp needle at 90 then in about 5 seconds it went jus below the red
quickly turned my engine off and lifted the bonnet couldnt believe how fast the needle went up good thing i was lookin otherwise god knows wot would have happened
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little_foz
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Registered: 24th Feb 03
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mine did that, it would go from cold to in the red in less than 5mins... RECORD!!
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
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lol i shate myself when it did it at first i thought it was jus the needle had bust or something
cause on my moms old renault the needles used to jus suddenly all hit zero for no reason i thought it was same sorta thing lol didnt wanna risk it though
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little_foz
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Registered: 24th Feb 03
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ha, i usually think that when petrol is runnin low... hope the needles bust n really iv got a full tank!! What is is u drive then if ur comparin it to an old renault
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
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i drive a 1993 L reg corsa GLS 1.4
my mom renault isnt actually old its 1994 L reg lol
its a nice car if i could afford the insurance on it i would drive it but insurance for me is 2200 lol thats goin on my parents insurance..........
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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what engine is it??
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
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only a 1.4
corsa is much faster accelaration and top end the renault only does 115mph on a good day thats when we first got it it would probably struggle to get a ton now
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little_foz
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Registered: 24th Feb 03
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BLESS! MINE IS A 1.4 16V, AD NOTHIN BUT TROUBLE WITH IT SINCE I GOT IT.... STILL A COOL CAR THO... WHEN ITS RUNNIN WELL THAT IS!
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
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that a renault or corsa u got?
i love the renault 19 my mom has had no problems with it
yet my corsa has given me nothing but crap since i got it in august..... its cost me over a thousand in repairs
not much more can go wrong for it its all got brand new parts
saying that i'll go out and the wheels will have fallen off (wouldnt be suprised.)
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little_foz
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Registered: 24th Feb 03
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got mine in august too, iv only spent 500 on repairs tho, thats with warranty!! And its only a V Reg, wldnt mind if it was well old... the bastards!! Never buy a car from Dixons!! Its a corsa too ;-)
Id keep an eye on ur heels... u never know!!!
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little_foz
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i meant wheels not heels!
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