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Fiesta 2009 Coolant disapearing quick and engine overheating

Alix435
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Didn't know if anyone can help, currently have a 2009 fiesta 1.4. And for a while now my coolant just disappears really quickly. I first thought it wasn't circulating properly so i changed thermostat and unblocked radiator and still going really quickly. So then i thought it could be the cap, so i replaced it and still happening, The car also feels really sludgy to drive and shudders when change gear. Any know what the problem could be.

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    2 minutes ago, Alix435 said:

    Any know what the problem could be.

    1. Head gasket failure
    2. Cracked cylinder head

    You need to do a compression test on the cylinders, and/or use a hydrocarbon test kit and check for exhaust gases in the coolant.

     

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    9 minutes ago, unofix said:
    1. Head gasket failure
    2. Cracked cylinder head

    You need to do a compression test on the cylinders, and/or use a hydrocarbon test kit and check for exhaust gases in the coolant.

     

    What do you reckon the chances are of head gasket 

     

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    2 minutes ago, Alix435 said:

    What do you reckon the chances are of head gasket 

    Depending on mileage, quite high !!

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    Just now, unofix said:

    Depending on mileage, Quite high !!

    112,000

     

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    1 minute ago, Alix435 said:

    112,000

    I'll change that from "quite high" to "very high"

    Hydrocarbon test kit from Amazon:-

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/RELD-Cylinder-Combusion-Universal-Motorcycles/dp/B07RS3N98V/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2CJ4D90RGDNN4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.96aQzeynn7K6EMtA-lRYIuY8-oWv6yOWS59FpcWCAsbJAGuOa0u9FOLeKnt3MAK6G1qPIlYMVuNNPRwKb9_BOYMlQhBFpQihQyBr7sZQYUPLopiDgkV9vXp-oFmiHFq6b12NZRbRkJexk5fE70sm3HYddhHo97KgX3BR1aHly4aCO7f6ONhZslgjdsE6k8MV51OSxYhrJXE2e2spCzGwOg.b7htr0WVM_CNJkg-vkvAdvEbTIJL8sg3MyZri49ibmU&dib_tag=se&keywords=hydrocarbon+test+kit&qid=1718057026&sprefix=hydrocarbon%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-5

    test kit.JPG

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    3 hours ago, gregbowers said:

    It seems like you might be dealing with

    AI perhaps ?

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