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,gonna put on ebay as spares or repair....
coolant bottle full of cream,car overheated blew a hose and was recovered home.new oil cooler was fitted,old one was tested and found to be fine.cooling system well and truely flushed...TBH i just want rid of it....for the miles im now doing a v6 is just too expensive to fuel..garage thought it was the oil cooler,as no mayonnaise on dipstick,oil cooler replaced,car then overheated on tickover,compression test reveal head gasket failure on the right bank.garage owner is a friend so not out to try and rip me off..
Never had head gasket go on the 2.6 yes oil cooler go, did they clean water ways out enough for coolant to flow, was your coolant bottle full off cream/oil?
E bay as a spares or repair,break it or just get the local scrappy to come and get it...(the though of stripping a car for spares doesnt really appeal)...thanks phil....
.I get fed up listening to the media stating how wonderful public pensions are and how much they payout,As a scummy public sector worker i have been paying onto a pension for the past 20yrs(im now 39),the government is proposing i now work and pay into a pension till im 67 and pay an extra £280 a month every month...As an already burnt out Critical Care Paramedic Who regularly works 14hr days and nites pandering to the needs of a very selfish and demanding public,im expected to work longer,pay more but end up with a lower final pension..I cant see many 67yr old men wanting to be dealing with violent druggies,pixxed people,climbing into waterfilled ditches on a rainy pitch black early morning to pull someone from an overturned car etc etc can you ??.the private sector pays well,some get perks,staff discounts,xmas bonuses,shares,dividends,i get abuse and complaints.i havent had a pay rise for 2 years but the cost of living has gone through the roof....Im not in a union and unlike a large number in the ambulance/nhs i didnt walk out at midnight to go on strike......People need to look at the whole picture and by the way,it REALLY gets on my tXXs when people say to me..."i pay your wages cos im a tax payer"..i also pay a lot of tax every month..
::)car updated,2002 2.6 cdx..have been out all day using baby car,will recheck fuses....my knowledge of electrics is............0...just ask twiglet...i fix people not cars 
....the car is really starting to pXXs me off think im gonna sell it :-/ :-/.
us paramedics get plasters freeQuoteguys ,with my car if i run it without the heater on full,it looses all its coolant,heater on full blows out hot air and no leakthis also drops the temp gauge,could the thermostat and or the hbv be faulty??? trying to get an online diagnosise as im skint and dont want to pay out money for a mechanic to look at it...any owners/mechanics live near norwich
The HBV is always prime suspect when you have intermittent water loss, especially if heater or a/c settings make a difference. Try to watch the valve as the heater is altered.
Although there are many posts here about how much a PITA changing it is, it's not really that bad - Honest!
Just buy yourself a box of plasters before you start, you'll probably need it.
