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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » flowing water behind head unit? **updated with headgasket questions** » Post Reply
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BabyBlade |
posted on 14th Feb 04 at 17:50 |
quote: took me about 7-8 hours to do it although it got dark towards the end and made it hard :( got confused about the timings and couldnt get the camshaft sporcket on although did it in the end. bought the gasket for 6 quid and the bolts for 11.50 didnt skim the head :o only thing is didnt get exhaust gasket and now cant drive it untill monday when i can get the damn things - oops!! had smoke coming out the engine bay so thought it was best not to drive it! another thing is i didnt take the input manifold off which i think made it harder as was cleaning down the head while pushing the input manifold out of the way so was a bit of a bodge :lol: will see how it goes in the next few months :o | |
BabyBlade |
posted on 7th Feb 04 at 14:54 |
gutted :! never head of a radiator blowing up before! do much damage? (apaart from the radiator ;) ) | |
the_legend_of_yrag |
posted on 7th Feb 04 at 13:55 |
also last time my temp went up my radiator ended up blowing up, the whole left hand side (as you look at engine bay) had blown off, ended up being the temp sensor or something wasnt connected right?? :boggle: | |
BabyBlade |
posted on 7th Feb 04 at 12:57 |
6 quid from autoparts next to the widemarsh chippy and karlos :thumbs: not sure how much the bolts will be | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 7th Feb 04 at 10:20 |
how much did the gasket cost u steve, and where did you get it from? Apparently i have a small leak in mine too. | |
BabyBlade |
posted on 7th Feb 04 at 00:51 |
have bought the head gasket but didnt have the bolts in stock so have ordered them for monday so will have to be next friday. car should manage temperature doesnt rise about 90 in normal driving | |
Keith Piper |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 20:49 |
head can be skimmed with valves and manifold on. I know this as my mate has an engine reconditioning workshop | |
ainsley_brader |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 18:39 |
1, yes its the head not the block | |
mike_1.2LS96 |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 15:53 |
I have read you can leave the input manifold on since its 8v. I plan to do my gaskets next week so let me know how long it takes if your doing it yourself :) | |
BabyBlade |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 13:55 |
well i'm paying my car off a week today so havnt actually started saving yet but wont take long to save as my outgoings are just over a hundred quid per month :D | |
the_legend_of_yrag |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 13:48 |
i have a 1.4 8v and sometimes hear the gushing sound and have the stuff on the water cap!! | |
MattyB |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 13:37 |
head gasket. No doubt. The "mayo" substance is actually an oil+water mixture. | |
BabyBlade |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 12:50 |
k :(:( | |
Adam-D |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 10:46 |
yup headgasket | |
BabyBlade |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 10:18 |
mine aint ecotec tho :( | |
DangerousDave16v |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 10:08 |
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LukeGSi |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 08:28 |
Do a search dude, cant answer your question but i know this has been posted loads of times!!! :thumbs: | |
BabyBlade |
posted on 6th Feb 04 at 07:24 |
everytime i start the car up i can hear water flowing behind the headunit or around that kind of area. |