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Head Gasket what are the signs
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deanparkr
PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:55 am Up
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What Seb says seems to make sense.

If you are concerned i'd definetly take it somewhere else just to get someone elses opinion, you can always go back to them if you find there is cause for concern.

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Abzynthe
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cruncher75 wrote:
Seb wrote:
I'd change the coolant if I were you if it's been in for 5 years and is brown Razz

Just make sure you get the right stuff, the red and blue coolants shouldn't be mixed.

Maybe that's what happened and it's silted?
Do u mean get a new bottle

Just get a garage to flush the coolant system and add some fresh. It wont cost alot. was £12 for me I think.

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Seb
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Do it yourself you lazy sod Razz
Don't argue the opinions of idiots.
They will bring you down to their level and win through experience.

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PugJH wrote:
when you say water bottle do you mean coolant?

maybe its been filled with tap water, which i was always told would start scaling.

Far better of using distilled or deionised water in the cooling system mixed 50 / 50 with a decent coolant / antifreeze.

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cruncher75 wrote:
Seb wrote:
I'd change the coolant if I were you if it's been in for 5 years and is brown Razz

Just make sure you get the right stuff, the red and blue coolants shouldn't be mixed.

Maybe that's what happened and it's silted?
Do u mean get a new bottle

Stick it in the dishwasher if you have one.

OR

NON bio dishwasher or washing up powder / liquid / tablets & take the car for a drive to get it up to a decent temp, helps clean the cooling system out wonderful.

Whatever you use it MUST, I repeat MUST be NON bio!

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PugJH
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MrBSI wrote:
PugJH wrote:
when you say water bottle do you mean coolant?

maybe its been filled with tap water, which i was always told would start scaling.

Far better of using distilled or deionised water in the cooling system mixed 50 / 50 with a decent coolant / antifreeze.

I got good old deionised mixed with a decent antifreeze, what i always used in the Red 206 when i swapped the rad and flushed it.

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MrBSI
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Ive got deionised water on tap at work Laughing

We get around 4 - 6 months out of a cartridge depending on how many & how often the batteries get topped up.

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fikemoster
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Funnily enough my cars just come from the garage the other day to have the head gasket changed, the massive sign was the leaking although it drove a good 1000 miles before it was changed Smile
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NorthantsBen
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mine vaux has a leaking oil cooler and makes the water all dirty and oil in it, dunno if the pugs have them ??

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NorthantsBen wrote:
mine vaux has a leaking oil cooler and makes the water all dirty and oil in it, dunno if the pugs have them ??

Not on a TU3 Laughing

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MrBSI wrote:
NorthantsBen wrote:
mine vaux has a leaking oil cooler and makes the water all dirty and oil in it, dunno if the pugs have them ??

Not on a TU3 Laughing

i knew that one lol Razz was talking about the rest of range in general if they do or not?? Laughing should have made my self more clear.


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