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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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1st Sep 06 at 16:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
your head gasket has gone????

no smoke comes out the backbox when i start it up or anything but i noticed like a cream substance in my head!!!!

am i doing the right thing by worrying????

bought some engine flush and doing an oil change in like 20 mins

see how it goes in a min
Dean_W
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1st Sep 06 at 16:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes, that's typical signs of a HG that's fooked.

When oil and water mix, it looks like mayo.
ryan_fowler1985
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you should be able to see some oil on the surface of your water. and posibly some water dropplets on the dipstick. is it losing any water at all?
bieransri
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1st Sep 06 at 16:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
could also be condensation if you have done alot of short journeys or just start it up and leave it running for a few minutes
little_duke
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1st Sep 06 at 17:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bieransri
could also be condensation if you have done alot of short journeys or just start it up and leave it running for a few minutes


i have done loads of short journeys but never many long ones

just changed my oil and filter,put engine flush in with old oil amd done what it says

although i did loose some water last week.....im 90% sure its on its way out but the previous owner believes he changed the cambelt a short while ago
little_duke
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craig_s
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2nd Sep 06 at 07:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its probly because ur doing short journeys check your breather pipe aswell i bet they are full of gunk.if you get it in your coolant i would start worrying
little_duke
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3rd Sep 06 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
siht thats not good,it was in the header tank untill i got a new 1......do you rekon it could be fucked then?
ainsley_brader
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what engine?
little_duke
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1.4 8v sri mate

 
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