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help !? suspected head gasket fail - brad306 - 21-11-2012
think my head gasket is starting to give up
and being a young lad its going to skint me getting it done, lol before i get it stripped down i just wanted to make sure it was the head gasket so here are my problems,hardly any heaters? i know this could be the heater matrix, they blow warm after given enough time to build up heat,
pressure in the water system, even after a short drive, there is loads of pressure in the rad pipes and can hardly be sqeezed together, and when releasing the pressure with the rad cap, it almost instantly bubbles over, even having bled this up multiple times, it still does this, but with the radiator cap off, while revving the engine, the water level drops, and seems normal until i go for another drive and were back to square 1.
an oil leak which has developed, ive had the rocker gasket replaced, but it still looks like it could be leaking from the head.
however i have noticed no loss of power in the car at all, just the heaters blow cold if not given time to wake up, and the pressure in the water system.
its really starting to get on my nerves now, i dont want to run the risk of running it and warping the head, but i need to use the car for work, advice would be appreciated thanks !
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - stevedturboxud - 22-11-2012
Did karl sort the prob last nite
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - puglove - 22-11-2012
just drop another lump in it jobs a gooden
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - brad306 - 22-11-2012
probably best thing i could do to sort it but im skint
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - CJ_Derv - 22-11-2012
http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-8084.html
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - puglove - 22-11-2012
(22-11-2012, 08:38 AM)brad306 Wrote: probably best thing i could do to sort it but im skint
would be the quickest cheapest option if your handy with the spanners
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - samass - 22-11-2012
Even if you're not, changing an engine is fairly straight forward. First job I did on a 306 was an engine change
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - CJ_Derv - 22-11-2012
Do it youself its not hard read up on guides etc take your time make sure you get head pressure tested and skimmed and a decent gasket and new head bolts, this way your not risking buying a complete engine which could easily pop another gasket and back to square one
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - Mattcheese31 - 22-11-2012
sounds like HG mate yes . . .
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - brad306 - 22-11-2012
thanks guys just wanted to seek some advice before i have someone do it, thanks..
RE: help !? suspected head gasket fail - fieldofrob - 23-11-2012
(22-11-2012, 07:55 AM)puglove Wrote: just drop another lump in it jobs a gooden
what would a decent engine cost? Is a scrappies the best place? depending on the scrappy......cheers.