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Hi all, I recently bought a 98 D-Turbo and after I got it home, I noticed the coolant light coming on. The car seems to drive 100% but there is pressure in the header tank and when I start the car with the header tank cap off, there are decent sized air bubbles going into it. I've topped the coolant level up manys a time but as soon as i do it and go drive the car, It seems to just disappear and that warning light comes back on. So basically, I'm assuming the worst and its going to need a head gasket but is there anything else It could be before I take the head off to replace the gasket?
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When you top it up and it disappears, does it come out of the overflow? Are the footwells damp? Does the heater work? And steam from the exhaust?
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If your getting bubbles like that id say its HG
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Only just checking back to this now. Today i removed the thermostat and bled the cooling system. Car isn't pressurising anymore and runs like a dream. Thank god!
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