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[Wayne]

nope, it doesnt do space invaders or make the tea mate! ...........errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, not that i know anyway!

sound quality was my main requirement, and it sounds great, and IM NOT FEMININE!  LOL

[Wayne]

now all i need is my car to blow up!

still aint had a 2nd opinion or even a 3rd about my "whether my head gasket has gone"

i drove from Oxford to Brummy Airport and back when i played in Ireland at the weekend, she still accelerates well, no coolant loss, still runs hot at 97 degrees or just over, no oily mayo crap on the dipstick or on oil filler cap, who knows! just didnt want to change my factory speakers and put new ones in if i dont have long left! 

[TheBoy]

now all i need is my car to blow up!

still aint had a 2nd opinion or even a 3rd about my "whether my head gasket has gone"

i drove from Oxford to Brummy Airport and back when i played in Ireland at the weekend, she still accelerates well, no coolant loss, still runs hot at 97 degrees or just over, no oily mayo crap on the dipstick or on oil filler cap, who knows! just didnt want to change my factory speakers and put new ones in if i dont have long left! 

I doubt your HG is failed.  At worse, HG failure on v6 is normally just coolant loss to outside, rather than normal 'catastrophic' HG failure associated with other cars.


If you want to keep the car running well, you really will have to start doing a few bits yourself, and not be blinded by the marketing claims of some products.  I am more than willing to watch over you when you first do simple servicing jobs so you learn how to do it.

[Wayne]

thanks mate, appreciate it

what happens if you watch me do something and i mess up? im screwed then! lol

im doing another coolant change next week, see if i can the temperature down from 97 to a lower reading, will do the wynns coolant flush routine, and then see if that improves things,  be nice to do that HG Block test with the "see what colour the liquid turns" method

as i said, she drives great still, i just get a bit anxious every time i drive her, i aint had much luck as you know

[TheBoy]

thanks mate, appreciate it

what happens if you watch me do something and i mess up? im screwed then! lol

im doing another coolant change next week, see if i can the temperature down from 97 to a lower reading, will do the wynns coolant flush routine, and then see if that improves things,  be nice to do that HG Block test with the "see what colour the liquid turns" method

as i said, she drives great still, i just get a bit anxious every time i drive her, i aint had much luck as you know

if i watch, and something breaks, well, chances are it would have failed if garage did it, so cross those bridges when they are hit.

You haven't got a major HG problem - at worse you have a coolant leak from HG.  Same result mind

[Wayne]

coolant leak from the HG you reckon mate? which means that IF i did that colour liquid test, its gonna show as HG failure anyway?
does that mean i got a few more year left on her, or it could just go at anytime? is it a really expensive job?

[TheBoy]

coolant leak from the HG you reckon mate? which means that IF i did that colour liquid test, its gonna show as HG failure anyway?
does that mean i got a few more year left on her, or it could just go at anytime? is it a really expensive job?

No, any test won't show HG failure, becuase exhaust gas can't get in the coolant...