30-10-2016, 07:10 PM
(30-10-2016, 12:54 PM)procta Wrote: I Knew it was a ticking time bomb, could be anything dum dum that caused it to fail. I don't know much about these or the engines, but it could be due to what life its had before you got it. Wrong coolant use, water pump not working right.
What happened with the metro dum dum, who ever had the engine before me, had the head sorted out, but what they did, rather than drop the later head gasket on at the time, they just shoved the 1st generation one back on. Which would go again anyway. Why do people spend a few quid on sorting the head out but just skimp on the head gasket side. its beyond me.
At least its cheap to fix as you say and maybe easier, I am well close to 2k on mine, and the fucker still will not run right at all.
I've seen slightly cheaper but I really trust Milner Offroad for parts so I'm just gonna buy an entire complete new head off them with a gasket set. It's just under £400 for the head but there is peace of mind it's a brand new casting (these have a rep for cracking them) with completely clean ports, new valve seals, everything. Just sorting out moving money about so I can afford it as I'm gonna be into the gasket at least £500 by the time you factor in coolant and odds and sods.