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Old 22 June 2008, 03:21 PM
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hi, i drove my 95 sti to work the other day and when i got there i noticed water under the car, the header tank had split, i have now fitted another one but when i fill it up and run it on tick over, it builds up a massive amount of pressure and spits all the water back out, is there a way to fill it up to get rid of the air lock, or is there a problem with it, cheers phil.
Old 22 June 2008, 06:45 PM
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Mite be a headgasket problem matie
Old 23 June 2008, 01:56 PM
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When i split my header tank and put a forge one on it filled fine with no issues
Old 23 June 2008, 05:02 PM
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i have just done a compression test, and the left side is fine at 12, but the right side are both at 8, so the head gasket has gone but i thought there would be less pressure, also the water stopped spitting out with the spark plugs out, thanks for all the help on both threads, phil.
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Sounds like head gasket mate.

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