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[Andy B]

But anyway, stop the 'its a K series, its the HG',  ....

Why?        Just take the head off ....... you'll have to do eventually.    But ... they say ..... there's not much scope for skimming it. 

[david036]

We had exacly the same problem on a metro that we raced.  Didn't really effect it until it got hot.  Then it became the slowest car in the world!!!
Headgasket all the way!!!!!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Has it got one of those useless plastic inlet manifolds which includes a water way to the head from the throttle body base

[Omegatoy]

but is it losing coolant? you didnt say and there is another poss if its not losing it!!

[jonnycool]

I thought you said a while back that you knew the headgasket had gone on this car and that you'd been driving it like that for ages anyway? 

[tidla]

Coolant?

I reckon its an acrid/toxic smell, Mrs TB's words were 'sweet'
Can't really be anything else, can it - oil would be blue, if it was fuel that would normally be dark, but what about fuel from a leaky injector, or excessive unburnt fuel due to misfire, whould that still be dark at startup/cold?


And her 'sweet' smell makes it almost conclusive to me

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmNmb2EReG4[/media]

[feeutfo]

30k isn't much for a head gasket...  :-/

[damon80]

K-series lumps obviously have their well-documented issues with HG's.  But with the "sickly smell" - was that on cold-start-up?  If so, may be unburnt HC's?

And given the temperature has dropped quite a bit (well, it has "ooop norf    ), could the smoke not me excess condensation, just like Omega's do?

Has the engine had one of the modded HG's fitted, which are a bit more reliable?  I know the K-series gets a lot of bad press, but a mate of mine has a Caterham 7 with the K in it, and he's never had any probs with it - and it's his daily driver ( the daft sod lol!)

[Olympia5776]

2 things to do ,
1 Change the inlet manifold O rings . The inlet manifold is water heated and these O rings fail causing misfire after start up and slight coolent leak.
2 Hydro carbon test the expansion tank for proof positive of HG failure .
I've run a K series Freelander for 7 years now and been through it all . The HG issue is a problem but the well documented MLS gasket conversion / steel dowels/ remote grey thermostat / oil rail conversion works .
Re white smoke . Ours has never emmitted white smoke irrespective of ambient and climatic conditions but the sweet smell you describe is evident and down to the exhaust vapour .
Good luck and HTH's.

[Auto Addict]

Sweet smell? Cannabis?

[CaptainZok]

Sweet smell? Cannabis?

Are you trying to say TB is on drugs now?

[mantagte]

at a guess the orange sealent whatever it is called
that goes round the water oil etc ways has lifted
and is letting in a little water in one cylinder on cool down every now and again not enough for a major misfire but enough fo a cough now and again with smoke
hence the sweet smell (antifreeze)
can go on like this for weeks
or can give up tomorrow

[hotel21]

How about the hydraulic fluid level(s)?  In days of yore, if you did a brake fluid decoke (using old brake fluid down the carb neck instead of redex) it gave a VERY white exhaust smoke and a same sweetish smell......

[Auto Addict]

Sweet smell? Cannabis?

Are you trying to say TB is on drugs now?

TB's my mate, I won't have a word said against him quickly checks Admin status

[feeutfo]

Why the worry? Mrs TB's having the Elite I bet ya.