aaarrrggghhhh!!!

Post by **quagmire** » 09 Aug 2008, 10:00

AM TOTALLY GUTTED,head gasket gone west,oil in top up tank.he is getting me a rough estimate to sort out.but i am wondering whether i am better off getting a recon unit?your advices please guys + gals.p.s. would it help if i removed thermostat and ran the fan all the time for the next week or two?i know this isn't a solution but would it help me until i can get it sorted?cheers ben

Post by **peasant** » 09 Aug 2008, 11:22

If your headgasket is gone, you shouldn't drive it anymore.

It might yet be salvageable by simply putting a new gasket on it, new head in the worst case. Driving it will ensure that you will definetly need a new complete engine.

Renting another vehicle until you can get this one sorted might just be cheaper.

Post by **Mocki** » 09 Aug 2008, 11:45

thing is, oil in the top up tank isnt enough evidence, as WBX head gaskets dont seperate the oil and water.
what else did he tell you?

did you get positive evidence of combustion gasses in the coolant?

im not saying its not whats happened, but dont be paying for a water jacket and head gasket change and then find there is a hole or crack in the head(s)

i had this a few years ago, [img:640:480]http://club80-90.co.uk/techhelp/DSCF0170.JPG[/img]
[img:352:264]http://club80-90.co.uk/techhelp/Dscf0173.jpg[/img]
[img:640:480]http://club80-90.co.uk/techhelp/Dscf0168.jpg[/img]
[img:352:264]http://club80-90.co.uk/techhelp/Dscf0169.jpg[/img]

a rather annoying problem to find, it was fine throughout bleeding up, and would tick over for hours, temp fine, everything working ok, but go a few miles up the road, and it overheated, system full of zorst gasses........... so you see im just saying, be sure what is being done, if you arent the one stripping it down, make sure those that do look very closely at the heads.....

good luck.

Post by **quagmire** » 09 Aug 2008, 20:47

cheers mocki for the help today! after speaking to mocki i decided to inspect the heads to see if i thought it was a job i might attempt myself.i was weighing up the job when i tugged on a head bolt and noticed it was loose(ish)so out came the socket set!the 2 head bolts on either side of the spark plugs were tightened up 1 turn and a bit and just short of 1 turn.i bled system and went out with the missus for a 40 mile drive and all appears well!! can't believe it!! and when i was driving back down the moors the temperature gauge actually came down to below the red led.i am gonna check the other bolts and will let you know when i have.but tonight i am well chuffed and am offering free beer to any member who turns up at my house in the next 3 minutes,cheers ben

Post by **Mocki** » 09 Aug 2008, 20:52

it is number 1 isnt it?

Post by **Nicola&Tony** » 10 Aug 2008, 03:42

quagmire wrote: . . . when i tugged on a head bolt and noticed it was loose(ish) . . .

That's a cracking result, you must be over-the-moon, so to speak!

Tony

Post by **quagmire** » 10 Aug 2008, 06:33

too late mocki all gone! i am over the moon and now setting off for tatton park.see you soon.byeeee

Post by **KarlT** » 10 Aug 2008, 06:44

Good result.

I wonder how much money this site has saved it members over the years!

How did we manage before the internet? God bless the US military!!!

Post by **Titus A Duxass** » 10 Aug 2008, 06:51

God bless the US military!!!

- Why! They did not invent the internet!

Post by **KarlT** » 10 Aug 2008, 08:26

No, they just made it a reality!

Post by **KarlT** » 10 Aug 2008, 08:27

Same with our beloved GPS. God bless them!