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I've just been told, following a test. That if you run the engine until it is warm, then remove the dalek cap and take the engine up to 3000 rpm and it blows out a lot of water it indicates a leak in the head gasket. Is this true? If a leaking head gasket pressurises the cooling system surely the wa...

Thanks for your replies I'll follow them up and let you know the outcome.

My 1985 1.6 Turbo diesel has a persistent coolant leak which I cannot find. Every trip I lose about a 1cl per mile, so the morning after a 50 mile trip it takes about 3/4 of a wine bottle to bring it back up to the mark. I have been unable to find where it is leaking. It does not overheat, the tempe...