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Head gasket replacement

J Jacobs
J Jacobs
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Good day

Yes I have a problem with my ford fiesta 1.6 TDCI Trend (2013 diesel)

The car loose coolant so I checked for leakages, replace the Thermostat holder and replace a worn  O-ring.

Still loosing coolant. test drive: below 80km/h and loosen reservoir cap it is fine but at up to 120 km/h it is loosing coolant very fast (3Litre/50km). I do not see mist at the exhaust even early morning. Motor running smoothly.

Saw today pipe from radiator to reservoir making fine bubbles when engine is normal operating temp. Top-gasket I guess. My question is can it be anything else before I start to strip the top off and where can I download a good workshop manual?

Any reply will be appreciated.

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    Some cars have an oil cooler on the engine block which can corrode internally which lets the oil and coolant go into each other. I do not know if your car has an oil cooler if that type. I believe a garage can test the coolant to see if it has combustion gases in it to verify if head gasket gone between water jacket and cylinder

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    Sorry I forgot to add: no water/oil or oil/water mix that I can see. Yes it does have an oil cooler.

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    You need to run a test on the coolant for Hydrocarbons to determine if you have a blown head gasket.

     

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