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liamcorsa
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25th Mar 07 at 14:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hi all, jus washed and polished my car then doing a few fluid top ups I came to the oil to find some browny/goldy looking suldge. I'm assuming this is the early signs of the head gasket going?? How much are they to buy and change??

Thanks.
Rachel H
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25th Mar 07 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What engine my dear?
liamcorsa
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25th Mar 07 at 20:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

X14xe. Anyone????
Scotty C
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25th Mar 07 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

GM headgasket kit is £80 odd.

[Edited on 25-03-2007 by Monster]
Butler
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80? Christ. My pugsport one was 30 quid.
Scotty C
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Yeh, that includes everything though, even head bolts and valve stem seals.
Robin
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25th Mar 07 at 20:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

and new cam seals
Colin
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Was there alot of it?? Could just be shit stuck in the coolant, give it good flush & refill before doing the gasket!!
Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
and new cam seals


They the little round orange things that sit and the left hand side of the camshaft?
Robin
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25th Mar 07 at 20:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah.
liamcorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Was there alot of it?? Could just be shit stuck in the coolant, give it good flush & refill before doing the gasket!!


No not much really. Taking it to my mechanic tomorrow evening for im to have a look. £80 for a head gasket set!!!!!

[Edited on 25-03-2007 by liamcorsa]
Colin
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Im my mechanic charged £80 for 'looking at' & not actually doing anything he'd no longer be my mechanic

Gie it a flush/new coolant, see if it persists. If theres no water contamination in the oil it might be nothing!!
liamcorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Im my mechanic charged £80 for 'looking at' & not actually doing anything he'd no longer be my mechanic

Gie it a flush/new coolant, see if it persists. If theres no water contamination in the oil it might be nothing!!


Cheers mate. I'll give it a go.
Warren G
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25th Mar 07 at 21:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how was the coolant level/condition?

and change the oil and filter, won't heart it!

jamesvalver
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do you do many short stop/start journeys?

 
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