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jandm17
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Bloomin engine!!

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Hello Lads and Ladies,

I am really peed off :cry: , just had to helicoil no. 2 plug hole. Not sure if something i have done or if just one of those things but it hasn't worked...getting air blowing around plug so unless someone can offer a solution it looks like I need a new head for my 1.9 dg watercooled. one thing after a bloomin nother with this van lately!!

Any advise aprreciated :?:
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Re: Bloomin engine!!

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Hello,

don't know if it's possible now you've used a helicoil, but have you tried using a time-sert? They're supposed to be better than helicoils... Hope you get it sorted.

Ewen

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Re: Bloomin engine!!

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Afternoon Ewen,

Cheers for the suggestion....never heard of time-sert, will do a bit of research...

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