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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!!!! » Post Reply
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burt16v |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 17:29 |
No sweat, hope its ok! | |
dantheman |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 17:27 |
yere doesnt seem to bad. thanks for the advice burt nice one | |
burt16v |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 17:12 |
thats good at least u aint burnin no oil. head gasket price im not sure vauxhall prob charge over £50 or more but should get cheaper at ur local part dealer. prob take an hour or 2 to fit depending on the mechanic. | |
dantheman |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:57 |
lol defo think its the head gasket it didnt smell far from normal. any ideas how much im lookin at for a new head gasket fitted?? | |
burt16v |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:48 |
be careful no1 sees u sniffing ur pipe, they mite think ur fkn mad!!!!!!!!!!! | |
dantheman |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:46 |
i will go start it up an have a sniff lol i hope it aint owt serious it will cost me a bomb | |
burt16v |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:44 |
well thats better that its a petrol, the smoke smelt of burning oil that was building up over night or when sitting for a while through a crack in the head then get burnt off in the turbo when started,coz all the oils seals etc were fkd!! but it was pure white | |
dantheman |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:39 |
its a 1.4 16v sport P reg. aint smelt the smoke what will it smell like??? | |
burt16v |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:28 |
mate this happened to me years ago when i had a td corsa, but i had bust a valve guide and it wrecked the head, turbo blade etc. it used to put out white smoke then clear after 5 min | |
dantheman |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:19 |
i checked that an there aint any. it only started doin it since the snow came. it was goin into the red when drivin at bout 20mph and i checked the coolant and it was v low so i topped it up and started it up and it was smokin quite bad (white smoke) | |
Adam-D |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:10 |
could be just a leak | |
dantheman |
posted on 29th Jan 04 at 16:09 |
cars using coolant and the fan doesnt seem to kick in at all and i got white smoke today when i started it up, oh and also i got a lot of pressure in the coolant header tank, am i right in thinking a blown head gasket!!!!!:!:( |