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Author Does this seem like a blown head gasket???
tonyuk1974
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   23rd Jul 13 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi, thanks for reading. Ok, my friend has a 57 plate corsa with the 1.4 Z14XEP engine. Apparently all was well with the car until about a week ago it started to lose water. So he kept it topped up until one day it drank so much water it couldn't even get him back from our local shop. Anyway the following day it wouldn't start so he came and got me. This is my finding just by a quick look over. The top breather pipe is split from top to bottom. When you attempt to start the car ir has difficulty turning over at 1st and when it does turn over, it does not start or even attempt to. When you turn it over with the expansion tank top off, water gushes and i mean gushes out of the hole. There is ver slight creaming on the oil filler cap so head gasket will need to be replaced but does it sound normal for just a head gasket. Thanks. Ps. Car has covered 33k
Jamie-C
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Pull the spark plugs out and turn it over, see if water splashes out, then you will know for sure
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Ok will do.Thanks
Pete_gsi
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Cream on cap can be caused be condensation. Check dip stick. When gasket gos sum time the oil an water dont mix it just burns water off but not shur on this engine. But there wud be a lot of white smoke if thats the case.
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Also when u start up dos it start on 3 thats normally a tell tail sign
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Sounds like its gone between the water way and combustion chamber, as said take the spark plugs out and see if it spits water out of the hole when cranking
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_gsi
Also when u start up dos it start on 3 thats normally a tell tail sign


Because its not turning over properly would say it had too much compression.... Like cant compress the water, don't try and start it with the spark plugs in the last thing that he wants is to bend the conrods
tonyuk1974
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Ok, slwillbdo the spark plug test tomorrow morning. So if it spurts water out the spark plug hole, could it be just the head gasket? Ive changed lots of gaskets before but never came across one that pumps water out so much of the expansion bottle. Anyway I'll let u know results of plug test in the morning. Thanks again everyone. Most helpful.
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Mine had those symptoms, but id cracked a valve guide
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safe to say its ruined i think, sister did it on a ka

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scrapped it
tonyuk1974
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Ok so i took the plugs out and every piston was full with water ): sounds like it mite have cracked the head to me. What says you people? Also will a corsa b 1.4 16v head fit on it? Thanks
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doubt it
tonyuk1974
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Yeah i doubt it too lol. Gonna have to source a new engine i think, or scrap the car. Thanks to everyone that helped.
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Why? Just get head skimmed and new head gasket, job jobbed. Can do it in a day no bother once the head is done.
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Was going to but can find the timing marks! Anybody got any ideas? ��
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Dint know why all those numbers came up at the end of that comment. Was supposed to be a smiley lol

 
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