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Posted: 22:26 - 28 May 2017 Post subject: Car = Potato. |
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In an hail Mary attempt to not have a second car become a potato this month....
Mrs car, we believe is deaded. AA man concurs. Just wanted to see what you guys think before claiming my £37 from a scrapyard.
Driving on motorway, warning light came on saying the car was over heating... she pulled over and sent me this picture....
Apparently oil has made its way into the coolant and went pop. Head Gasket was mentioned.
Should I call time of death now, or is there anything that can me done to resuscitate.
https://s20.postimg.org/iqa8vkz4d/18765198_10158796374280581_69911251_o.jpg
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Posted: 22:37 - 28 May 2017 Post subject: |
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OP, it's still worth more than £37. It overheated for a reason. Coolant pump failure, a hose got lose (by the look of it), stuck thermostat, cracked engine head...
That coolant looks awful, by the way. I know there is blue, green and red coolant. Never heard of mud colour one. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Yep, Haynes should give you all the info you're gonna need. Check youtube as well. Not really a complicated job. I get it the engine is not running anyway, so you can't really make things worse. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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As said, take the head off, have a look, if it's alright, just replace the head gasket (£30-£50 for the replacement kit). If the head is fecked, then decide wether you get a different head (ebay) or have it skimmed, or sell/scrap the car.
Worth noting, scrapping a car because of leaking head gasket would be a waste of money. That, if the rest of the car is in alright working condition.
But, that's me. I bet the Mrs. is already picking up a new car online as we speak.
bugeye_bob wrote: | 9 hours = scrap it |
Patience is not one of your strengths, is it? ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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RhynoCZ wrote: | As said, take the head off, have a look, if it's alright, just replace the head gasket (£30-£50 for the replacement kit). If the head is fecked, then decide wether you get a different head (ebay) or have it skimmed, or sell/scrap the car.
Worth noting, scrapping a car because of leaking head gasket would be a waste of money. That, if the rest of the car is in alright working condition.
But, that's me. I bet the Mrs. is already picking a new car online as we speak.
bugeye_bob wrote: | 9 hours = scrap it |
Patience is not one of your strengths, is it? |
a typical head swap time wise says 4 hours, so for it to suggest double it tells me there are a few things to mess with,
so I use Autodata as a guide to how difficult a job could be,
I wouldnt have bought a Pug in the first place.
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Definite case for bangernomics.
Scrap car. Buy new car at auctions with long MOT for a few hundred quid, run for year. MOT and either keep or scrap depending on results/costs.
Repeat.
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