i was driving to crewe this morning and noticed my temp gauge was above normal, i carried on for a bit and it was steadily rising, and then dropping then rising to near red zone, so i pulled up and whipped open the bonnet and the coolant tank was bare !

i say bare, there was a little puddle of water at the bottom and thats it, so i filled her up with tap water, ran it for a bit and let the water sink through the radiator, looked good, i checked it again once i got to crewe and found it had lost almost half the water i put in !

so i fills her up again and drove back to manchester, i checked again and it was the same level, so hopefully she just needed a good refill, id not topped her up with water since april and i drive some miles doing my job,

hopefully its not the head gasket again tho *pray*

Philip Said is there oil visable on the dip stick ? get a sniff test done to confirm that there is a definate Head gasket problem..



[Posted by Mrs.PNL]

Originally Posted by PNL

Philip Said is there oil visable on the dip stick ? get a sniff test done to confirm that there is a definate Head gasket problem..



[Posted by Mrs.PNL]

yes theres oil on the dipstick, is that good or bad ?

Originally Posted by Zer0

yes theres oil on the dipstick, is that good or bad ?

Sorry about that ..I should have said water..any water on dipstick..water on the dipstick shows evidance of head gasket failure..if there is water in the sump then dont drive the car..[my apology for the error]
hard work these forums ..I dont envy my husband one bit..


[Posted by Mrs.PNL] not a petrol head

Originally Posted by PNL

Sorry about that ..I should have said water..any water on dipstick..water on the dipstick shows evidance of head gasket failure..if there is water in the sump then dont drive the car..[my apology for the error]
hard work these forums ..I dont envy my husband one bit..


[Posted by Mrs.PNL] not a petrol head

no water as far as i can see, oil just looks normal. i had the gasket changed less than a year ago, it cant have gone again surely !?

was the head skimmed when the gasket was changed? the head may be warped

haven't a clue what they did, i got it done at my girlfriends dads garage so its not likely he's gonna do a cheap job on me is there. ?

maybe he "assumed" the head wasn't warped and just stuck a gasket on.
or maybe he doesn't like you (i know my G/F's Dad dont like me lol)

go down to him and get the sniff test done as Phil/Mrs Phil says

Originally Posted by scottie2065

maybe he "assumed" the head wasn't warped and just stuck a gasket on.
or maybe he doesn't like you (i know my G/F's Dad dont like me lol)

go down to him and get the sniff test done as Phil/Mrs Phil says

course he like me, im ZER0 ! haha, how much will a sniff test cost ?