csmooth21
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think my head gasket is gone, how do i know??
so far there is white smoke coming out the exghuast n water
filld the coolant tank thingy up 2weeks ago, and now it is empty :S
help plzzz 
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dalejones
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have a look at the oil dip stick and the oil cap and check if there is mayo like sludge onit, if so head gasket has definetly gone 
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csmooth21
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yea checkd that, but its clean, the car isnt actually on the road and i was told you onli get that if the car is on the road and being used
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Torsa g
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quote:
Originally posted by csmooth21
yea checkd that, but its clean, the car isnt actually on the road and i was told you onli get that if the car is on the road and being used
But if the car isnt being used how has the headgasket gone
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john_c20xe
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fill the header tank up (water bottle) start up and run for 10 mins see if you get big bubles in the tank, or if the water spits out of the tank your head gasket is gone, thats one way of telling
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john_c20xe
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wat engine is it?
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csmooth21
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quote:
Originally posted by Torsa g
quote:
Originally posted by csmooth21
yea checkd that, but its clean, the car isnt actually on the road and i was told you onli get that if the car is on the road and being used
But if the car isnt being used how has the headgasket gone
because i recently bought the car and i havent passed my test yet
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csmooth21
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1.4 16v ?? is that what ya mean its 1996
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IvIarkgraham
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ooooooooooh £300-500 if it has gone
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csmooth21
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ive put k seal in it for the mean time, i just hope it works for now :L
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D-A-V-E-
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Always wondered would that k-seal stuff work lol soon see anyway:L
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john_c20xe
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
ooooooooooh £300-500 if it has gone
why would it cost that? do it youself the gasket is like 20 quid!
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andyc1234
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plus bolts and cambelt and oil and a few other thing. £20 quid if you want to bodge it with a piece of cardboard yea
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csmooth21
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well i dont know how 2 do it myself, so that aint gna happen lol
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andyc1234
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where abouts you from
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csmooth21
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bangor in northern ireland mate
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andyc1234
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ha fuck that off then. seriosly though take it to a garage and get a compression test done. that will tell you for sure. k seal is crap. need to get it fixed properly
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IvIarkgraham
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quote:
Originally posted by john_c20xe
quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
ooooooooooh £300-500 if it has gone
why would it cost that? do it youself the gasket is like 20 quid!
well i'll never be buying a car off you then!
head off
checked for flatness
gaskets
cambelt
cambelt rollers
water pump
etc
it all adds up plus the x14xe is not a nice engine to work on with it being so cramped in the engine bay
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Torsa g
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it all adds up plus the x14xe is not a nice engine to work on with it being so cramped in the engine bay
Amen to that youll find its hard to work on!!!!!
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