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Title: Head Gasket?
Post by: jimmytwobikes on 29 March 2009, 17:22:26

HI All, and a very happy sunday to you all. I have a problem, just tried to sell my p reg 2.0 gls to a chap who travelled a lolng way to look at it, he says my headgasket has gone. There is foam in the coolant header tank, I have drained the cooling system and the foam is still on the coolant on the floor, just like soap suds when you are washing your car? is this normal symptoms for head  gasket, oh btw, no overheating, took it for a 90mph blast and didnt miss a beat, no coolant leak, no overheating just foam in the heaader tank? anyone any ideas? :D

Title: Re: Head Gasket?
Post by: RobG on 29 March 2009, 17:25:36

If as you say there are no symptons, seems to me you might do well with a full coolant flush and change :y

Title: Re: Head Gasket?
Post by: jimmytwobikes on 29 March 2009, 17:30:43

HI I am currently waiting for the engine to cool down to give it a flush, thank for the suggestion, dont really want to sell car as i love it, but 30mpg isnt good enough for me. cheers.
 :(

Title: Re: Head Gasket?
Post by: Andy B on 29 March 2009, 17:48:36

Quote

..... but 30mpg isnt good enough for me. cheers.
 :(

:-? I dream of 30 mpg!   ;D   ;D  ;D  ;D

Title: Re: Head Gasket?
Post by: jimmytwobikes on 29 March 2009, 18:18:07

Buy my 2.0 then! Seriously, I have just flushed it and refilled it and started it. it is still foaiming, the foam is coming up to the header tank from a small pipe off the thermostat housing next to the top hose? any ideas??? :-[

Title: Re: Head Gasket?
Post by: jimmytwobikes on 29 March 2009, 18:31:00

and it smells soapy too!!?? :-/

Title: Re: Head Gasket?
Post by: jimmytwobikes on 29 March 2009, 19:13:55

I havee now flushed it through 3 times, taken it for a 8 mile 100mph thrash, singing sweetly, no overheating, no coolant loss and no foam!!! Ta da!!! Car fixed.. anyone want to buy a p reg 2.0gls, years mot, 6 weeks tax for £500?? :) :)

Title: Re: Head Gasket?
Post by: Chris_H on 29 March 2009, 19:44:39

Out of interest.  Did the guy offer to buy it at a reduced price to compensate? ;)

Title: Re: Head Gasket?
Post by: jimmytwobikes on 29 March 2009, 21:51:50

No He didnt, but as he had come a long way, i felt obligated to offer it at a lower price to take into account the price of replacing the head gasket, lucky me, he declined and caught the train home. So now I can sell it again. Strange though I have never known a car do that before. Perhaps it was old coolant, I certainly hadnt changed it the year I have owned it. cheers.....