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Martin
19-06-2006, 14:55
we have mayo, drinking water & smoke from zorst :cry: what sort of money am I looking at for gasket and fitting?
Also my fan never cuts in...do I need a new stat or what?

cheers
MatBrown
19-06-2006, 15:00
Paying someone to do the gasket your looking at about £400-£600.
Fan not working could be a number of things, need to check the wiring and see what sets it off.



Mat.
Martin
19-06-2006, 15:05
ouch :(
Rich
19-06-2006, 15:10
you really need to start having a go with the spanners yourself mate! you'd save a packet! your engine not right after the roll pal?
Andy P
19-06-2006, 16:03
Sometimes mayo and condinsation can form if you havent run the engine for a while.

Run it and it may go. If it overheats then you're fooked :lol:
stan
19-06-2006, 16:32
I'd do it for £250 inc skim and bolts/gasket if u fancy a trip to lovely waaaaales!
MatBrown
19-06-2006, 16:59
I'd do it for £250 inc skim and bolts/gasket if u fancy a trip to lovely waaaaales!

That's fookin cheap!



Mat.
Lunner
19-06-2006, 17:16
Will guarentee it will be decent work too :)
Coops
19-06-2006, 18:35
we have mayo, drinking water & smoke from zorst :cry: what sort of money am I looking at for gasket and fitting?
Also my fan never cuts in...do I need a new stat or what?

cheers

fan cud be all sorts mate, knackered stat/fan relay/fan itself/wiring/temp sensor! just hard wire it to a switch thats what i've got n its a pain in traffic but least u know its workin when u want it to!

stan has the price u need mate for gasket if its all gone pete tong, thats cheap as chips! 8)
Lunner
19-06-2006, 18:46
Tow it a couple of miles from home and call AA etc and get towed to stan's...sorted :)
MatBrown
19-06-2006, 20:18
Think he's out of AA tows!
He'll have to join the RAC instead.



Mat.
Lunner
19-06-2006, 21:03
LOL i've got 2 left in a joint onew with my sister, she hasn't used any lol
stan
19-06-2006, 23:27
lol gotta love the RAC/AA!

tis cheap, but its as much as a hobby/passion for me working with engines as it is a livliehood. consequently i dont feel the need to over-charge...im fair that way. i genuinly like to and try to help people....

(^^^by no means a sales pitch...anyone that has dealt with me will tell u the same)
summeh
20-06-2006, 00:01
Fan not kicking in will have almost certainly caused the engine to overheat and cook the headgasket.

So make sure you get that sorted before you go for a blast with a new hg.

If you did it yourself your looking at:

Timing belt (12quid gsf)
Head bolt set (25quid gsf)
Headgasket (21quid gsf)

Thats the minimum parts u need, unless your name is 2live and then you re-use the bolts and just "do um up a bit tighter" LOL.

Stan's offer of 250 is very good.
2 live
20-06-2006, 08:27
lol......depends how long the bolts are in for.....on mine ..yeah i reused the old bolts.....was only sposed to have the head on a couple weeks........but when im puttin a head on to stay on.....i use new uns.
northy
20-06-2006, 09:21
the fan not cutting is normally down to the wiring corroding and snapping off....well im my case it was after a garage changed the oil filter.
GazTwo
20-06-2006, 11:02
Speak to Ste mate he'll be able to sort u out.

Fan was cutting in fine last week when I was there, all your needles seem to have a mind of there own.

Hope your not going to miss Oulton... :(
dannyt
21-06-2006, 11:46
Bad news that martin, is the car back on the road now then mate?
Tommo
21-06-2006, 12:26
Speak to Ste mate he'll be able to sort u out.

Fan was cutting in fine last week when I was there, all your needles seem to have a mind of there own.

Hope your not going to miss Oulton... :(

Yep I'd take it to him too, he knows his stuff
Scougar
12-03-2007, 12:01
Martin.. just disconnet the water temp gauge and don't worry about it.. being naive about the problem is the way forward! ( ;) JUST KIDDING!!)

My water gauge has only worked twice since I've owned the car.. so I think it's a wiring prob for me as well, and I have never heard the fan come on either :roll: If your gonna be thrashing the car around a track I really think you need to get them both sorted :)

£250 is good from anyone for a 'decent' head gasket change. Regular garages will charge a lot more for a half baked job. Remember to cost in new oil/filter and water coolant cost (if stan doesn't include these).

Matthew
DaveH
12-03-2007, 12:17
I think he's sorted it now- june 2006! He's on a new car with different engine now.
Dancliovalver
12-03-2007, 13:34
i think he is on his second car since then lol :lol: