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[dave the builder]

Are we going to have the first confirmed case of hgf on a 3.2 ?

It wouldn’t be the first. Ask Rae turbo! His was so badly gone, that on turning over the engine, coolant came out of the spark plug holes 

will we ever know though 
that engine had been messed about with before (with added wood  ),maybe miss-diagnosed head gasket was the reason it was messed with, then clearly not put back together very well until you got your hands on it James and sorted it properly

[STEMO]

Are we going to have the first confirmed case of hgf on a 3.2 ?

It wouldn’t be the first. Ask Rae turbo! His was so badly gone, that on turning over the engine, coolant came out of the spark plug holes 

will we ever know though 
that engine had been messed about with before (with added wood  ),maybe miss-diagnosed head gasket was the reason it was messed with, then clearly not put back together very well until you got your hands on it James and sorted it properly

It had probably been in Cardiff Bay.

[tunnie]

Coolant leak worse today, had my suspicions on the coolant tank for a while (it's on order) - Think this proves it....



All around underneath cap was soaking, I made sure it was nice and dry when leaving work after topping it up.

[tunnie]

New coolant bottle did not solve the problem 

[Doctor Gollum]

New coolant bottle did not solve the problem 

Did you bleed it properly? 

Cap off. Fill header. Cabin temp on Hi both sides, fan Lo. Run engine until fans kick in. Burp hoses. Top up and repeat. Cap on tight. And call it done.

[Doctor Gollum]

 

[Jimbob]

I'm going to throw another one into the mix, as per my old blue prefacelift....weeping core plug.
From memory what you have is not far from what I experienced.

[tunnie]

I'm going to throw another one into the mix, as per my old blue prefacelift....weeping core plug.
From memory what you have is not far from what I experienced.

Thanks.    How was it diagnosed/tracked down?

[Jimbob]

Unfortunately, it was effectlively nothing else it could be.
Pressures tests all done, everything else ruled out.
Been to sleep too many times since to remember too much

[tunnie]

No worries, one thing though, did yours suffer a miss-fire when cold?

[Sir Tigger KC]

This is heresy......    So burn me at the stake by all means! 

But...  If you are convinced it is the head gasket.... and it's headed for the scrappy? 

You could chuck a bottle of K-Seal or similar in it.....     With a bit of thought and bodgery, it would be easy enough to bypass the matrix as well. 

Boom!    There.... I said it!   

[Doctor Gollum]

He won't have time for that...

[dave the builder]

Wondaweld would cure it * IMHO
coats everything in a sticky,rubbery shell.
I've used it ,car did 35k ,2 years ,then scrapped it for other reasons

* if used correctly ,empty and flush all coolant BEFORE treatment ,flush everything out well after and put the coolant back in

K seal has bits of copper that ,if lucky, may catch and plug the hole/fail , I'm not a fan

but if Tunnie intends to scrap it anyway ,wondaweld would be the way I would go , may give him another 2 years for £13 spend and a couple of hours work ,

[STEMO]

Many moons ago I put radweld in one of my cars (I forget which) and forgot about it for the two years or so till I traded it. Cars were much more simple then, not so many things to get clogged by it.

[Shackeng]

Many moons ago I put radweld in one of my cars (I forget which) and forgot about it for the two years or so till I traded it. Cars were much more simple then, not so many things to get clogged by it.

Ahh yes, one of the must have items in the Holts " Sell your car" kit, along with Gungum, Isopon and Tyre black.