overheating HELP
#1
overheating HELP
well my car has decided to start over heating its a classic uk turbo 2000 on a 2000 plate ever since i had the car ive had to top the water up weekly in the headertank.
i last filled it up tuesday and bleed the system but this morning when driving i noticed it was get very hot on the gauge to the point where it was almost at the top. when i checked when i got to work the header tank was empty but i did notice the expansion bottle area was very wet but it has always done this since owning the car.
also when it was very hot i turned the heaters on full and it was hot for a few seconds then went cold
the bottom hose it hot aswell.
the head gasket was done on the nearside just before i bought the car but the offside wasnt done and there looks what looks like silcone around that area
there is no water and oil mix the oil is fresh as i only changed it a few weeks ago and it all clear.
so what im trying to find out is do you think its the offside head gasket gone or what the problem is
any ideas what it is i need to sort it once i found out what it is i can fix it until then the car wont move as i dont want to do any more damage
any help would be much appricated
i last filled it up tuesday and bleed the system but this morning when driving i noticed it was get very hot on the gauge to the point where it was almost at the top. when i checked when i got to work the header tank was empty but i did notice the expansion bottle area was very wet but it has always done this since owning the car.
also when it was very hot i turned the heaters on full and it was hot for a few seconds then went cold
the bottom hose it hot aswell.
the head gasket was done on the nearside just before i bought the car but the offside wasnt done and there looks what looks like silcone around that area
there is no water and oil mix the oil is fresh as i only changed it a few weeks ago and it all clear.
so what im trying to find out is do you think its the offside head gasket gone or what the problem is
any ideas what it is i need to sort it once i found out what it is i can fix it until then the car wont move as i dont want to do any more damage
any help would be much appricated
#2
Are you filling it up with a proper water/coolant mix, or just water? If the latter you are setting yourself up for further problems down the line. Also, you say you've been topping it up every week "since you had the car" - how long is that?
If the expansion tank is constantly wet, then, yes, it's certainly possible that the head gasket is gone. Whether it's the off- or nearside again though would be a good question - it's standard practice to replace both HG's if one has gone so one would wonder whether the previous replacement was carried out correctly.
You really need it looked at by someone who knows their stuff.
If the expansion tank is constantly wet, then, yes, it's certainly possible that the head gasket is gone. Whether it's the off- or nearside again though would be a good question - it's standard practice to replace both HG's if one has gone so one would wonder whether the previous replacement was carried out correctly.
You really need it looked at by someone who knows their stuff.
#4
have just checked the paper work form whne the previous owner had done the n/s head gasket and it says that there was silcone on the head when remover and that it was warped and skimmed by 6 thou
would the block not needed skimming aswell?
would the block not needed skimming aswell?
#6
is it still running ok or does it seam low on compression? ive just had headgasket problems, the car started over heating after i came back from a good run, the gauges kept rising but i didnt let it boil, best thing to do is a water coolant test mate, but dont let it boil over!!!
#7
The car seems to run ok when it's cool when it starts getting hot it's a bit low on power I'm tempted to pull it out to see what this silicone on the other head is all about I can't under stand why only one side was done
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