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corsa_wales
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Registered: 28th Apr 08
Location: Nantgarw
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15th Oct 08 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi all,
Can anyone help me, left my car on tick over and it sounds like it running on 3 cylinders (but its not because its fine wen I rev it) , its smells rich, its smoking like mad (untill im going about 40 mph and it stops), my driving temp is around 100 degrees, and theres a lot of pressure in the water system (even wen left over night). I'm thinking its the head gasket but i'm not 100%. Can anyone suggest any thing??

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tom_simes
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15th Oct 08 at 22:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It doesw sound like a headgasket problem mate

Get it to a garage asap and ask them to carry out a leakdown test, to check the compression in each cylinder.
corsa_wales
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15th Oct 08 at 22:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
il take it in tomorrow to ave it cheake cheers mate
corsa_wales
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17th Oct 08 at 14:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yip it's the head gasket. had someone look at it today and he told me the bad news n i cba to do it so it time for it to go
swill_omnibus
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17th Oct 08 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah guttin m8 , you splitting it or just scrap yarding it?
corsa_wales
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17th Oct 08 at 15:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ummm....... not sure yet but i will be doing something with it soon
swill_omnibus
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17th Oct 08 at 15:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Or howcome you don't repair/engine conversion it?
corsa_wales
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17th Oct 08 at 18:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
because I want the cheapest way posible as the car was up for sale before it went, so im going to buy this stuff called Steel Seal so fingers crossed it works and it can be p/x or put back up for sale.

 
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