No they said give us £200 to take the cylinder head off. So I didn't

Easy way to check for the head gasget when its stone cold (best done on a morning after the cars stood all ngt) fill the colant bottle up to the brim and start the car if you got sum big gulp bubbles its more than likly the head gasget:thumbs:

Jim

2 bleed it remove the cap and run with the heaters are on untill u get hot air through them


if vauxdid a pressure test and it failed did they not tell u what was leaking ???

It's an X14XE. Do I get rid of airlocks by running it with the cap off etc? Rad is fine. Don't think it's head gasket. Vaux did a pressure test on the cooling system and said it failed? Any ideas, anyone?

what engine is in it ?

what engine is it?
The reason you dont get hot air all the time is that your running it with virtually no water (not enough to go into the heater matrix) . you need to check the water everyday if its leaking.
check all the water pipes
and make sure there are no airlocks in the cooling system.

is your rad rusty anywhere? if so its leaking,

check your oil for white slime

headgasket. get it tested asap t stp anymore damge

Engine overheating when water level goes down, topping up bout 1 litre of water every 100 miles or so. Thing is, can't see it leaking anywhere. Dont always get hot air out of interior ventilation system, and rad isnt red hot after driving.

I'd check ur oil and makesure its not entering the engine!!! is ur engine reading out high temps, or is it all ok?

could be, but more than likly u have a split in the water pipe

Could this be caused by a fucked water pump?