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Offline nunny

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headgasket??
« on: 28 January 2007, 01:27 »
Could do with some help please! My golf died on me the other day when braking, then i noticed a tapping sound from the front of the car, started it back up & got loads of white smoke out the back, (& i mean loads! enough to make the road vanish!), you could smell the antifreeze fumes etc, im no mechanic, but does that sound like ive blown the headgasket? Thanks in advance!

Its an 8 vavle, the car has done about 160k, had been running sweet up till now. Any help is appreciated!
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Offline systemseiko

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Re: headgasket??
« Reply #1 on: 28 January 2007, 10:37 »
Take off the oil cap and check to see if you have a creamy white mixture,  good sign that the gasket is away,  also check water levels,  you may have a cracked or pershied water pipe,  have you lost any performance??
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If it is a 90 mph per hour wind and you drive your car at 90mph downwind, if you stick your head outside would you feel the wind?

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Re: headgasket??
« Reply #2 on: 28 January 2007, 13:47 »
yes id have a creamy white mixture under the oil cap, not loads but there is some, all the water has gone, which was topped up a few days before this happened, yeah ive lost performace too.....    :cry: not looking good!
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Re: headgasket??
« Reply #3 on: 28 January 2007, 13:59 »
With what you have said, your head gasket has gone. Set youself up with a good weekend and take the head off. Carefully inspect the head and see if anything untoward caused it, like a crack.
Don't forget to change the oil!
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Re: headgasket??
« Reply #4 on: 28 January 2007, 14:26 »
Thanks man, ive got a guy doing it tomorrow for me as a homer, i dont know enough to tackle this myself, how much would you expect to pay someone for the work? Ive got the new gasket, oil & coolant.
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Offline systemseiko

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« Reply #5 on: 28 January 2007, 15:18 »
If its a good M8 24 cans of his favourite beer and £35.00,  if not you expect £20.00 an hour  and a minimum labour charge of 4 hours :sick:
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Re: headgasket??
« Reply #6 on: 28 January 2007, 15:26 »
 :laugh: thats cool, yeah he said it would be about 3-4 hours to do it, ahh the joys of motoring!  :grin:
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« Reply #7 on: 28 January 2007, 16:02 »
Sweet if U have any spare time U should stick with him,  it's amazing how much U will pick up and always worthwhile as experience is everything,  note be prepared to skin some knuckles LOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: headgasket??
« Reply #8 on: 28 January 2007, 20:17 »
How many mechanics charge £20 an hour?  :grin:
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Re: headgasket??
« Reply #9 on: 30 January 2007, 21:22 »
 :grin: happy days! got my golf back tonight! ive still got to get a new timing belt done & ive got a dodgy injector, but its great to driving my golf & not my wee corsa!  :laugh:
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