LeeM
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just been out to check my oil and coolant etc, and find this;
then checked the header tank to find it practically empty and under pressure. fuckin head gasket
weekend under the bonnet for me then
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B3KAN
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Location: Inverness, Highland
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Oh dear
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connollygt30
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Two fingers inside your engine? cant be good mate
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Perfect excuse to do the turbo conversion you have been going on about.
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LeeM
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quote: Originally posted by connollygt30
Two fingers inside your engine? cant be good mate
i wiped that of the oil cap!
perfect excuse to do the turbo conversion, except it will cost more than the £70 the hg will cost me
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Corsa_Sport21
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Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Ah right i just assumed you had the funds going by all the threads.
Yeah just sort the HG then.
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LeeM
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nope, just researching. want to know everything before i start and im still not sure i can be arsed.
was gonna get a new gasket and bolts tomorrow but wont know if the heads warped until its off. ideally want to get a compression and leak test done first though to make sure its defo the head gasket, though i cant see it being anything else
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Haimsey
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Doesnt look good, but the gf's 1.2 8v was caked and that had no issues whatsoever
Sure Deano had a similar thing?
Marcy Marc
White Sport Progress Thread
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billy_t15
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condensation?
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corsadonk
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Get the head skimmed anyway while it's off.
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laingyla
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er.. sorry to ruin your fun assuming its head gasket failure.. its the detergants in the oil going mustardy. 9 times outta 10 it'll just be condensation from the winter times or short journeys. or it'll be the water pump gasket seeping into into by the cam chain covers (Y)
alex (stole owains account, couldnt resist)
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deano87
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I had about that with no head gasket failure on my 12v. Although I had plenty of coolant.
I did have a picture but I don't seem to be able to find it now
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AlexW
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clean the cap and fill the header tank, see if it comes back etc.
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Scotty C
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My mates did this, turned out to be timing chain gasket
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LeeM
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im gonna get it check tomorrow, im guessing h/g because of the pressurised header tank. really hope it isnt.
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Bobber123
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fill the header tank with coolant, run the engine with the cap off and see if you get bubbles, if you do then theres pressure leaking from one of the cylinders and thats deffinatly head gasket. it could be that it was just low on water so the little water that was left on there was boiling so the pressure was high, look on the dipstik too, if thats creamy then your deffinatly getting water in the oil somewhere... cream round the filler cap is usually just condensation.
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Mieran
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z20let time
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Rob E
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Do you do a lot of short journeys in it? It cant be used as a sign of the head gasket blown on a Z14XEP. The "Mayo" effect is down to the fact your engine had a plastic rocker cover cools quicker than the alloy head and therfore creates condensation inside the rocker cover. This effect is even more noticable when you only do short journeys. Top your coolant up and just keep an eye on the level for the next couple of weeks.
EDIT - The fact you have pressure in the coolant tank is a good sign - It should be!
[Edited on 17-01-2011 by Rob E]
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LeeM
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yeah, mainly short journeys really. furthest i go is college which is 5 miles
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Steve
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everyone saying its condensation, are you completely ignoring the fact his coolant tank has emptied? and dont say thats normal too because coolant will stay in the tank for months, even years without needing topping up
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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Rag it!
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T21SVJ
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My gfs corsa c has the same problem but theres alot more mayo on the cap than yours it used abit of water from summer to winter but not got any worse, no over heating, no missfire. although it does run a lil lumpy.
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Chadicles
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If it ain't broke don't fix it! just keep topping her up and save your pennys for a conversion... a little pressure in your coolant system ain't something to worry about its when it blows off when your undoing it and boiling hot water squirts everywhere you want to worry
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LeeM
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quote: Originally posted by Chadicles
If it ain't broke don't fix it! just keep topping her up and save your pennys for a conversion... a little pressure in your coolant system ain't something to worry about its when it blows off when your undoing it and boiling hot water squirts everywhere you want to worry
oh yeah ive had that before air lock in my old saxo.
its not overheating at all, temp is no different than its ever been. it is bogging down at low revs though im just baffled this car confuses me.
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sand-eel
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exhaust steam?
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