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First signs of head gasket failure. A year after I fixed the Valver's HG.
At least this time I have the tools and the know-how.
Mayo in the cap, growing amounts for a few weeks. Mysterious coolant loss...far more that is leaking from my core plug leak (which I am replacing tomorrow). Slightly unhappy engine, with unsettled idle, and quite a bit of white smoke on start-up and for a bit after.
Also found mayo dripping from the oil breather pipe all the way down to the air box.
Oh well. I was going to do it anyway along with cambelt. Gonna take a week off work after the parts arrive and do the lot in one go.
16v_paddy
28-02-2009, 20:08
:shock: not again? :lol:
I'm getting rid of the HG set & head bolts I bought if you want them mate :wink:
May take you up on that. Where are they from?
16v_paddy
28-02-2009, 20:27
I bought all the bits from stan @ APD
Never mind Wobba, at least they aren't being written off. :wink:
lol, no, not in my hands there not!
Since my last car blew its HG I have been paranoid as hell and constantly seek for signs of it happening again. It COULD be me being uber paranoid, but this time I dont think so.
with your skills i'm expecting it to be done in an afternoon now ;)
with your skills i'm expecting it to be done in an afternoon now ;)
Blindfolded
Since my last car blew its HG I have been paranoid as hell and constantly seek for signs of it happening again. It COULD be me being uber paranoid, but this time I dont think so.
How do you drive the car? And how often do you drive/store/service it? It's a strange engine, this F7R, as mine's still on factory-installed HG. I drive daily (12 years until about 6 months ago), change up about 4k rpm and seldom go past 6k rpm. Keep below 3k rpm the first 5 mins drive of the day. Sees servicing about every 6k km. No idea what I am doing right.
fasterthanjesus
02-03-2009, 10:46
im the same as purple. although i installed a low temp rad and a low temp fan switch as every car i have owned has had a hg go!
LEIGH-ANNE
02-03-2009, 13:14
Since my last car blew its HG I have been paranoid as hell and constantly seek for signs of it happening again. It COULD be me being uber paranoid, but this time I dont think so.
How do you drive the car? And how often do you drive/store/service it? It's a strange engine, this F7R, as mine's still on factory-installed HG. I drive daily (12 years until about 6 months ago), change up about 4k rpm and seldom go past 6k rpm. Keep below 3k rpm the first 5 mins drive of the day. Sees servicing about every 6k km. No idea what I am doing right.
Your also not in england tho right?? :wink:
with your skills i'm expecting it to be done in an afternoon now ;)
Blindfolded
lol guys!
I am not a mega mechanic, just enthusiastic :D
Replaced a bitch of a core plug yesterday...I'll show pics of it on a separate thread. Got a few minor quibbles sorted too and drained/flushed the cooling system and replaced with GSF blue coolant.
I let it settle for a bit and went for a hardy drive to grannies and back and its *seems* ok. The fan didn't kick in again, so I will have to get a new plug for the rad.
Since my last car blew its HG I have been paranoid as hell and constantly seek for signs of it happening again. It COULD be me being uber paranoid, but this time I dont think so.
How do you drive the car? And how often do you drive/store/service it? It's a strange engine, this F7R, as mine's still on factory-installed HG. I drive daily (12 years until about 6 months ago), change up about 4k rpm and seldom go past 6k rpm. Keep below 3k rpm the first 5 mins drive of the day. Sees servicing about every 6k km. No idea what I am doing right.
I drive it everyday and not usually hard, and never hard initially. Ask some of the people local to me, I am thought of as Captain Slow generally and pamper my car endlessly.
LEIGH-ANNE
02-03-2009, 13:47
Since my last car blew its HG I have been paranoid as hell and constantly seek for signs of it happening again. It COULD be me being uber paranoid, but this time I dont think so.
How do you drive the car? And how often do you drive/store/service it? It's a strange engine, this F7R, as mine's still on factory-installed HG. I drive daily (12 years until about 6 months ago), change up about 4k rpm and seldom go past 6k rpm. Keep below 3k rpm the first 5 mins drive of the day. Sees servicing about every 6k km. No idea what I am doing right.
I drive it everyday and not usually hard, and never hard initially. Ask some of the people local to me, I am thought of as Captain Slow generally and pamper my car endlessly.
:lol: Tis true!
Your also not in england tho right?? :wink:
Yeah, but with the very high road temperatures here (about 40C-50C on a normal day), the weather kills engines here. European-made cars tend to have a reputation of being a moving geyser round here. I count myself very, very lucky to have a relatively fuss-free french car. I think there's also a few lucky UK guys on here, whose clios also run like clockwork.
fasterthanjesus
02-03-2009, 14:40
id rather have an engine and components in a dry heat, than in a wet climate!
or am i just kidding myself? :?
clio-patra
02-03-2009, 14:43
Heads have always caught me out..
Its killed every car ive owned bar the 19..
Hope it gets sorted
id rather have an engine and components in a dry heat, than in a wet climate!
We have both! Sometimes in the same afternoon! But mostly hot and humid. Dry heat is what you get in Australian summers :D
Wobba are you gunna have the head checked to see if its warped?
Wobba are you gunna have the head checked to see if its warped?
I am running the car till it blows up, or does not. I keep panicking over possible HG problems and they seem to vanish of their own accord. The mayo has now dissapeared from my oil cap, but I can bet you it will be back!
It has been doing a few odd things lately, but I am putting it down to sensors for now and crossing my fingers it won't go bang.
Yes. If HG went I would have the head tested and do stem seals and clean valves etc.
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