BlazingPixie

Heya peeps,oki i need some help,finally got my scooby tax n insured,couldnt wait,off i popped out was fine through town,4-5 mins,hit the bypass,took it steady tho,didnt boot it,as not been drove for along time,1 yr ish..anywhoo,,temp shot up straight into the red,before even a mile...this was the problem when i bought the car she had,taken to garage,i bought new thermostat,new water pump,new radiator..so..wierd thing is ,she can tick over 40 mins plus and shes fine,soon as go out in her,even driving like a sunday driver ,lol,she still over heats,get bk home and she pisses out water from the coolant bottle,and last time,i cooled her down,filled her back up and it took 4 litres of water....please help guys if you can,pls pls dont say the heads,coz ill cry..600 pounds was last garage bill

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Sorry mate, sounds like head gasket.
The damage may have been done last time it over heated.

BlazingPixie

but but nuuuuuu..the guy who fitted all the parts i got,said he checked,theres no goo in mixing with the other,which is a sign,and wouldnt it over heat while running over? or just when driving?

LegacySTi

iTrader: (13)

Scoobs dont always have a mix... Exhaust gases creating a bubble as such within coolant sysytem early sign..

BlazingPixie

this is gonna be very expensive,isn't it T_T

LegacySTi

iTrader: (13)

well yes... not £50 anyway..

whitenoises

iTrader: (1)

its head gasket i think we have twin cars i did thero new rad and it ran a tick over with no problems soon as i drive for half hour id pull up an the car would **** it self sounds funny i wasnt laughting any way taking my engine out at the minute just taken my headers off and full of water like a cup full easy yet i had no mayo could tell if i was loosing water as it leaked out sorry to bearer of bad news blazingpixie

BlazingPixie

Hi guys and yeah its right,the heads need doin.got Quote,waitin till the guy has holls and next week she getting sorted out,thanks again for replys,ill update soon x