head gasket

[wiggy]

Ive got suspicions that my head gasket is on it way out, my coolent system is pressurizing the top hose goes rock hard and my coolent is brown when its meant to be orange lol, any other signs of a headgasket going? it doesnt over heat or any loss of power :/

[Curt]

Moved to the correct section

[JackLewis_Dturbo]

well is it overheating? and smoke out the back? water in oil/ oil in water? there are loads of signs of a HG failure! lol

a pressurizing hose could just be the thermostat not opening...

and brown water could just be from rust...

[wiggy]

oh right didnt know that about the thermostat will test that tmw! and no smoke it just chucks and sounds very rough 1st thing in a morning and slight blue smoke

[CJ_Derv]

For what they cost get a new stat couple of quid and while your at ir giv it a flush and drain then fill back up and bleed and see how u go, headgaskets are very common on these engines but smaller problems are always overlooked first

[wiggy]

ok thanks will prob replace tmw oh and another thing thats pushing me to my headgasket is my heaters arent getting warm

[Mattcheese31]

ok thanks will prob replace tmw oh and another thing thats pushing me to my headgasket is my heaters arent getting warm

that'll be coz it's airlocked, either from the HG or not being bled properly, do you know how to bleed the coolant system on these? . .

[JackLewis_Dturbo]

mine blows blue smoke on start up aswell chap! and the engine in mine is sound (touch wood) its just because these cars are getting on now

do a thermostat, flush and bleed and see if that changes things oh and if the heater go cold again look out for a leak or hole etc that air could be sucked in by.

oh and not forgetting that abit of smoke could be down to needing new glow plugs
trial and error! head gaskets are common but dont rush to the decision because its shows possible signs

good luck!

[wiggy]

that'll be coz it's airlocked, either from the HG or not being bled properly, do you know how to bleed the coolant system on these? . .
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nope lol

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mine blows blue smoke on start up aswell chap! and the engine in mine is sound (touch wood) its just because these cars are getting on now

do a thermostat, flush and bleed and see if that changes things oh and if the heater go cold again look out for a leak or hole etc that air could be sucked in by.

oh and not forgetting that abit of smoke could be down to needing new glow plugs
trial and error! head gaskets are common but dont rush to the decision because its shows possible signs

good luck!

its just had new glow plugs last week, so im hoping that the flush and stat works

[Mattcheese31]

that'll be coz it's airlocked, either from the HG or not being bled properly, do you know how to bleed the coolant system on these? . .

nope lol
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well . . . .there's probs a guide somewhere but basically you need to make a header tank in the rad cap so that when the thermostat opens the water level is high enough to fill the whole system and there's a rumour that heaters should be on full and you open the bleed points from low to high . . . . . ..

or buy a Haynes manual, it's detailed in there , , if it airlocks and top rad pipe goes hard after that then it's the HG i'm afraid . . . :/

[wiggy]

ouch ok i'll give it ago tmw! thanks guys

[JackLewis_Dturbo]

let us know how it goes!