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Offline nodster

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well sick. cylinder head blow.
« on: 30 October 2011, 11:43 »
got up today and thought i would do a few checks on the golf and give her a wash.  so i popped the bonnet to find my cylinder head pissing out water. so it looks like a new cylinder head gasket and a rebuild.   :angry:
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Offline sharki786

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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #1 on: 30 October 2011, 15:04 »
aint that a b1tch! :angry: feel for you mate, port & polish?? :evil:
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #2 on: 30 October 2011, 17:05 »
Eh?

You went to wash the car, and just by chance - the cylinder head happened to blow, when the car was off and stationary?
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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #3 on: 31 October 2011, 10:52 »
Quote from: Ben Lessani on 30 October 2011, 17:05
Eh?

You went to wash the car, and just by chance - the cylinder head happened to blow, when the car was off and stationary?

Read it again :rolleyes:
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #4 on: 31 October 2011, 12:46 »
I've re-read it a few times now and I still don't understand :( He went to clean it, opened the bonnet and the cylinder head blew?

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Offline DubFan

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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #5 on: 31 October 2011, 12:56 »
I think this is the bit you missed
Quote from: nodster on 30 October 2011, 11:43
got up today and thought i would do a few checks on the golf and give her a wash.  so i popped the bonnet to find my cylinder head pissing out water. so it looks like a new cylinder head gasket and a rebuild.   :angry:
Presumably he popped the bonnet, started the engine and then saw water coming out.
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #6 on: 31 October 2011, 13:00 »
Oh okay. I don't usually start the car to do "checks" - oil/water etc rely on it being off for a little while.

You sure it wasn't a core plug that popped, versus it being a blown head?
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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #7 on: 31 October 2011, 13:10 »
No reason you can't start the engine after you've done the oil/water/fluids checks as the last thing.
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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #8 on: 31 October 2011, 13:12 »
Quote from: DubFan on 31 October 2011, 13:10
No reason you can't start the engine after you've done the oil/water/fluids checks as the last thing.

Not wanting to cause a debate on how to check your car. But surely if you checked the coolant/oil - you'd notice a lower/higher level than normal or cross-contamination from the HG being blown?
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Offline nodster

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Re: well sick. cylinder head blow.
« Reply #9 on: 31 October 2011, 17:58 »
OK lets start again. I popped the bonnet so i could check the oil water and so on. when i checked the water it was a little below the min line. so i had a good look round and found that the there was water leaking from the head gasket. is that plain enough for you pal. :laugh:
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