madmonkee 0 Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 can u guess, MAF??? Induction?? Plugs an leads? Nope fucking head gasket!!!!!!! Now it ges better, it was replaced less than 40,000 miles ago when i had a short engine rebuild! Wat a crock of shite. Anyway it has to be done agian, so whilst the cylinder head is off what should i replace, and wat sort of prices should i expect. Ive been told £360 with a head skim. Is that resonable. Should i do valve stem seals as well piston rings, what u think. Timing chains??? Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 That's unusual. suppose you've had all the checks done to confirm it's the hg? what's the total mileage? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 might as well go the works mate, get ur chains done! Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 is it worth it, if i aint gonna keep it??? I had the cheical test on the header tank because my header was pissing out coolant. Un did the top and it was full to the brim. Total millage is 131k, rebuilt at 92k, so 40k total on the h/g. Not an airlock because there have been no problems as far as temperatures are concerned. He recons the gasket was weak and has been slowly going, with the addition of new antifreeze it was just enough to push it over the edge. How much for the chains???? Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 was the replacemant head-gasket non-genuine as an oe one wouldn't fail that quickly? Is the aux water pump operating?The chains and tensioners cost about £200 plus labour Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 whats the compression like? Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 he didnt do compression m8ty's said it might not show up, the water pump is new, but dunno about Aux. What ever its pissed me off enough to want to get rid of it Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 thing is, u could go out get a nother car and it's head gasket could fail. you just dont know. it's a common thing that the aux pump fails. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 yeah, h/g's can fail on any car at any time (or every 5k in a rover!)but i'm still not 100% convinced it is the h/g...you need to do a compression test as well. Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 the header tank stinks of exhaust, and i dont really dont wanna drive it anywhere else to check it otherwise due to the risk of fooking it up. Would the big oil stain on the side of the block be a clearer indication. Its fresh oil too Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Yes, all vr6s tend to weep on the left side. Another indication would be rock hard hoses, as exhaust gases are pressurizing the coolant system. Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 ai that as well, cant squeeze the cheese untill i do the header tank cap Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Yes' date=' all vr6s tend to weep on the left side. Another indication would be rock hard hoses, as exhaust gases are pressurizing the coolant system. [/quote']ive got a small amount of oil weeping out the left rear side.... should i be worried? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 I have too. :-( Only noticed it when I took the stock air box out to replace with the BMC. Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Nothing to worry about. I think it's just the design; it's where the main oil way is located and the headbolts musn't quite compress the gasket sufficiently for it to seal perfectly. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 i saw that today and thought uh oh! my head gasket has gone again... im gonna get a compression test tomorrow to satisfy my concerns. Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 i saw my leaky head ages ago, but was told the above, but looked again yeserday and its pretty bad, running down onto the pulley wheel. Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 I have got oil on the right hand side as you look at it from the front under the coil pack etc, Do you think i need th head gasket done soon?? Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted September 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 umm thats worse i do believe! I took my motor down to another garage, and they said it was ok. No headtank action today. He said it was prolly an airlock from removing that pipe. But how can you argue with the chemical test kit??? All the pumps are fine no problems, and today its been running outside of my house for about 45mins and its still ok, no water leaking! Im not losing any water, not gaining any oil! It can only go up or down cant it, water-oil way down to the sump, water- piston up to res tank! what to do?? Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted September 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 took it else where today, the other chap said there was no problem. No water in the oil, no header tank overflowing. No problems.... he recons airlock from the draining of the system. Also perhaps a dodgy header tank cap, just to wash it out. Link to post Share on other sites
Geastb 0 Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Any updates? Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 i just replaced my hoses with some lovley samco's (cheers nick) and found that the hose that comes out of the back of the engine had oil in it, i'm guessing it goes to the heater matrix which had oil on the inlet but not the outlet, maybe its filling up in there with oil and might explain why i can never get really hot air coming out of the vents only warm air.Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 well my badboy is A ok, robbing fuckers trying to get me to redo my head. One of the symptoms of a head gasket is warm air through the heater not hot..... get it checked m8ty. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 i had NO symptons that my head gasket was on it's way out, until i had the Co2 test. upon taking my spark plugs out, they were pissed wet through and i managed to stick my finger through the head gasket once it was removed..... I was REALLY lucky imo. the only real way is to do a compression check and a Co2 test. dont take any risks. Link to post Share on other sites
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