matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
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What plug do u look at to see if ur headgasket is going and what do u look for when u have the plug out?
Cheers
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Kerry
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another way to see if its gone is to dip the oil and see if u have tiny bubbles in it thats a sign there is water gettin into through the gasket
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Greasemonkey
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also look for an oily slick on top of the water in your header tank, or mayo type white stuff under the oil cap.
To be real sure do a compression test, get a guage from halfords, screw it in one or ya spark plug holes and turn the engine by hand, do this on all cylinders if there is a major difference between cylinders then there is a problem
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matt_jonesuk
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much appreciated guys an girls
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Sims
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
Location: Bath/Bristol area Drove: 1994 Corsa SRi Now: VTR
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yeah get compression check. i was hoping mine was jsut condensation in the engine, but on pistol 3 i was lossing pressure. gonna have to get gasket done and best to get head skimmed aswell 
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Greasemonkey
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could be piston rings, if ya losing compresion, but i dought it if there is no smoke, if ya rings are fried like mine LOL you get loads of smoke when you boot it not very attractive a big black cloud coming out the back of me car
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Kerry
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and a nice backfire when oil detonates in the head like mine did 
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Sims
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yeah pritty sure mine is the head gasket. hopefully the head isn't cracked. only recently noticed a little bit of white mayo under the rocker cover cap. and it was only losing a little bit of pressure.
i must get it sorted soon or i risk doing more damage
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matt_jonesuk
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well mine went on my corsa a while back i was jus checkin it out cause my old dears renault 19 is loosing water.....
Sims when my headgasket went my exhaust was really steaming also had sounds of running water when i first started the car of a morning....... another thing i lost all the water out of the car within a mile of driving rolf
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Sims
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hmm no smoke or steam from my exhaust. can't hear the sound of runnning water but on occasions when i go to drive my car in the morning, i have no water. this due to a crapppy radiator hose and i find a big puddle under it
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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water out of exhaust,rusty cylinder tops where waters got to it,temp gauge flyin up quicker than usual,there your major signs
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