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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 November 2014, 22:27:05

Title: The End?
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 November 2014, 22:27:05
My head gasket has been leaking for some time and I'd planned to have a go at it at the end of the month (honestly!), however it seems that the headgasket has had other ideas and has gone properly!  :'(  :'( :'(

I've got a steady drip of mayo from the back of the engine and there's mayo on the dipstick.  :(  I thought something was up this morning when the LPG took ages to switch and then the 'Coolant Low' message popped up!  ::)  It's still running fine though and not overheating, but I guess that's only a matter of time now....  :-\

The bastid of it is that I'm in South Wales and was planning on driving back to Dorset tonight.  Looks like I'm tow trucking it back tomorrow now!  :( :( :(
Title: Re: The End?
Post by: 4x4 on 04 November 2014, 22:30:52
Glad im not the only 1 to have hgf today  ;D
Title: Re: The End?
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 November 2014, 22:32:00
Glad im not the only 1 to have hgf today  ;D

I'm with you there mate!  :y
Title: Re: The End?
Post by: Broomies Mate on 04 November 2014, 22:32:27
Fill up a couple of bottles of water and drive it home.  If it's breaked, it's breaked.

Keep a keen eye on the Temp gauge.  If it's not losing too much coolant, a steady plod on the M5, you'll be fine.
Title: Re: The End?
Post by: omega3000 on 04 November 2014, 22:34:51
The end ? You not goint to fix it mr tig  :( Bagsy lpg kit first  :P
Title: Re: The End?
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 November 2014, 22:45:37
Fill up a couple of bottles of water and drive it home.  If it's breaked, it's breaked.

Keep a keen eye on the Temp gauge.  If it's not losing too much coolant, a steady plod on the M5, you'll be fine.

I have been wondering about doing that to be honest.  :-\  It's the fact that the coolant is going into the oil that bothers me, but I guess like you say if I don't let it over heat....  ::)
Title: Re: The End?
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 November 2014, 22:48:12
The end ? You not goint to fix it mr tig  :( Bagsy lpg kit first  :P

I'll probably have a go Mr Emd, after all I can't make it much worse..... Can I?  :-\  ;D