Karwash Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Hi all, I don't believe it, I introduce myself earlier in the week telling you how the car is great and now it would seem I have a blown head gasket :o I noticed the expansion tank was a bit dirty when I checked the fluids prior to a night away. i've returned home and the tank looks as if it is full of oil and I guess that's the only thing it could be? The car is four years old with 42500 miles on the clock so you wold not expect that would you. Has anyone here heard of this happening or have any ideas why? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintalkin Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 it could also be a problem with the oil cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karwash Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Many thanks for your reply. I've had similar response from others that I've asked. A friend of mine is picking it up this evening and taking it to his workshop so I will let you know the outcome. The trouble is he is an hour away from where I live but i've never been able to find anyone in my town that I really trust. thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karwash Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Mintalking That's exactly what it was. I had to park it up for three weeks before I could get it sorted but it was worth it. The replacement part is now modified as failure is common, the guy that did the work said mine was the worst he's seen and had to dismantle the entire cooling system cleaning every part and flushing it through many times. He also asked me to take it back in a couple of weeks to give it a final flush through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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