greenelephant
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Hi there every1
My headgasket has gone in my car and exhaust gasses are appearing in the coolant tank even though there isnt a lotta pressure when u take off the collant tank cap. Also the engine "splutters" (eg when I put pedal on gas when in gear engine doesnt accelerate smoothly)
took it to garage who put Wonderweld inside to quick fix problembut I didnt work. Engine still spluttering. They suggested that the job may cost a whopping 1400 pound!! As they suggest there may be damage in the engine block such as a crack??
Is this possible??
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BeArDy
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its only a £400 job mate, who quoted your £1400
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greenelephant
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My local garage. They say it'll cost that much as they suspect that the engine block may have a crack. But this is only because he wondarweld failed to solve the problem? Do u think they're trying to rip me off??
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BeArDy
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by sounds of it mate 
£250 for a engine and £250 to put the new engine in.
Total £500 Done
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greenelephant
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thanx buddy. What exactly does wondarweld do?
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lee mitchell
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what engine is it. send me a u2u and il give u a price for the job
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ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
by sounds of it mate
£250 for a engine and £250 to put the new engine in.
Total £500 Done
Right because when you fit a new engine you dont bother with oil, filter, plugs, antifreeze, timing belt kit etc
Oh and i assume its a backstreet garage that doesn't charge vat?
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ainsley_brader
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wonderweld is basically like radweld but for engines a cheap short term fix.
As said what engine is it?
Cracked blocks are very very rare tbh, but I would expect headgasket job done properly for around the £500 mark!
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greenelephant
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corsa 1.4 16v sport
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ainsley_brader
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the 1.4 is prone for blowing the headgasket between number 4 and the water jacket.
So you wouldnt see any oil in the water or vice versa.
I suggest you whip the plugs out and compare number 4 to the other 3
Ains
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greenelephant
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do u know y this is m8. I had the same problem with the H/G a yr and a half ago!
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lee mitchell
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as above. the 4th cylinder has the extra water jacket close to the dispac end of the head hence why it goes there.heads corrode quite a bit along there aswell. ive had a head or two that has had to be welded along there before being skimmed down to corrosion. for head gasket and bolts, inlet gasket, cambelt, oil and filter etc and a skim + labour your looking at about £300
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ainsley_brader
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If it wasn't skimmed last time that would explain why it has gone again!
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TheCam
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quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
for head gasket and bolts, inlet gasket, cambelt, oil and filter etc and a skim + labour your looking at about £300
good price 
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greenelephant
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is there any tips to keep the head in good condition. Garage told me that no antifreeze was in the coolant when they inspected it. Could a inbalance in water/antifreeze cause corrosion?
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lee mitchell
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yes keep a good top up off anti freeze
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