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				Head gasket
				Posted: 06 Aug 2008, 15:22
				by Pepperami
				How can i tell if the head gasket has gone on my ej22.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: 06 Aug 2008, 15:23
				by jamesc76
				compression test or sniff test, why whats happend ??????
			 
			
					
				Re: Head gasket
				Posted: 06 Aug 2008, 15:26
				by ringo
				Pepperami wrote:How can i tell if the head gasket has gone on my ej22.
You happen to be using lots of water?
Why? Whats up?
Ringo
 
			
					
				
				Posted: 06 Aug 2008, 15:30
				by Pepperami
				Yellow gunge in the tank behind the number plate.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: 06 Aug 2008, 17:37
				by ringo
				Whats the oil like?
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: 06 Aug 2008, 17:43
				by Pepperami
				Nothing in the oil filler or dip stick or the header tank.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: 06 Aug 2008, 19:14
				by jamesc76
				flush it all out and clean the tank (put it in dishwasher comes out good!!!) should clear it !
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: 08 Aug 2008, 17:30
				by Pepperami
				Cleaned it out, replaced the pressure cap which seems to have made a difference. Problem now is we don't have any traffic round these parts to test it. The M25 is the real test.