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pdwhelan
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8th Apr 07 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
following from my other post about the coolant,

Exhaust fumes are leaking into my coolant, when the coolant cap is off you can see it smoking and it smells just like an exhaust but worse, the preasure builds up when top is on, exhaust gets damp and some times has a little puddle of water sitting in the pipe..

Pretty obvious its my head gasket, the engine still runs sweet with over 111k miles on the clock, the timing belt kit and water pump was done at 89k so they are ok.

my girlfriend wants me to get it fixed and shes going to pay for it. i just want to sell the car cheap and give her her money back what she paid for it, but she isnt having none of it.

What exatly is needed to fix this and how much are ALL of the parts needed.

i have a choice of 2 people to fix this, a mates dad who will charge half the price a garage would charge, and one free but probably wont have the time and is already helping me out with my GSI.


its a 1.4 16v sport n reg 1996


Thanks and any comments and help appreciated
alan t
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8th Apr 07 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
new head gasket, engine oil, oil filter, coolant, new head bolts or use the original ones, roughly about 4 or 5 hours labour time.
pdwhelan
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8th Apr 07 at 14:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers mate
alan t
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no bother. not to sure about prices though. try local motorfactors as you will probably see a big difference in price between them and official vaux parts
pdwhelan
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8th Apr 07 at 14:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This seems cheap enough, is it the right one for my engine though?

and will i need to get my head skimmed?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HEAD-GASKET-SET-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-CORSA-TIGRA-X14XE_W0QQitemZ320099858293QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Edited on 08-04-2007 by pdwhelan]
alan t
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im not to sure mate be safer asking one of the others on here. yeah you will also have to get your head skimmed, forgot that. lol
pdwhelan
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8th Apr 07 at 14:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks for the help

I'm going to nip into a garage on tuesday and get a quote to see what they charge so i can tell the dude who will charge half the price. i just hope the garage that quotes me include everything from skimming the head.
alan t
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just make sure u tell them everything u need and they should give the quote based on that. good luck with it mate
pdwhelan
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cheers dude
Dean_W
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8th Apr 07 at 15:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Try Autovaux for a head gasket set. It includes all the parts you'll need including the head bolts.
pdwhelan
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8th Apr 07 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I cant find the part for a 1.4 on that site, only 2.0
daz 16v
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paul try ags in hindley fair cheap for head gasket sets there
corsasriboy
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from my local motorfactors i got quoted £30 for everything needed to do a headgasket!inc.bolts!then add on oil,oil filter and coolant,would prob come to about £50 - £60.my local garage skims the head for £30 so £90 plus your labour.
pdwhelan
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8th Apr 07 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not bad, will pop into ags next week

thanks
Warren G
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8th Apr 07 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fit doing proberly (what we would at our garage, but would be £1000+)

headgasket kit, head bolts
cambelt kit, water pump
oil + filter
sparks, antifreeze

and the id get the head skimmed too,

looking at £400-500 for a small garage depending on labour rates and what parts they use, is 10hrs labour on vauxhall TIS
pdwhelan
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8th Apr 07 at 16:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so i'll be paying about £200 to £250 for my mates dad to do it
SHARPY
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8th Apr 07 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i paid roughly that from a garage been fine since

 
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