PDA

View Full Version : has the headgasket gone...


bmw156
20-04-09, 11:47 AM
hey, my mates citreon ax

she came around for me to look at her car, as we both going on a two hour trip, fill up water, oil etc

and found this in the expansion tank.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8685/pngtop023.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pngtop023.jpg)

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1629/pngtop020.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pngtop020.jpg)


i have been told it is because she only does short distances.

any ideas??
novaguy08
20-04-09, 11:53 AM
that looks like bloody lard?!?!
Is it a diesel run on "bio Fuel"? if so then it might be, otherwise im stumped?!? oil & water mates bloody gunk, but that looks like animal fat
Southie
20-04-09, 11:56 AM
Has it over heated at all? Best think to do is flush the system out and get some clean water in and also antifreeze.

If it doesn't clean after giving it a flush out then It could of gone :(
bmw156
20-04-09, 11:57 AM
its petrol

on ok will give it a flsuh out, i cleaned all that ****e of it
kent14sr
20-04-09, 01:13 PM
Probably short distances are culprit providing no other tell tale signs!

A good run out should help it/or give system a good flush out as those engines in AX love eating headgaskets (Peugeot TU engine type) so keep cooling system tip top!
AlexW
20-04-09, 02:34 PM
Well is there any sign of water on the dipstick? and whats the oil filler cap like?

If eather of them are googy then its prob HG, but it could also be due to short trips.
DirtyDave
20-04-09, 09:37 PM
that could just be condensation, built up over along time, its found in breather pipes and oil caps on vehicles that do short journey's especially. the 'TU' engine is prone to blowing headgaskets so it mayb worth going to a garage and asking them to run a 'sniffer' test on the header tank while the vehicle is running, this will show if the head gasket is gone.

Dave
Saloony
20-04-09, 09:42 PM
Thats highly suspect to be on the rad cap and in the rad.... you'd expect that on the oil system.. not water.

Daves right with regards to headgasket fail on the TU's... but, if you dont catch this in time you could be looking at replacement engine if left to over heat. Ally head and block means there forever warping and mainly found when had has been skimmed and replaced to find water pee-ing out 2-4 corners of the engine.... nice lol
bmw156
20-04-09, 09:43 PM
ok i looked in the oil lid and i was faced with a galvanised plate lol no sign of water etc

and checked dip stick and was black. so all good

will tell her to drive it more lol
and will do a flush on it sometime
bmw156
20-04-09, 09:45 PM
Thats highly suspect to be on the rad cap and in the rad.... you'd expect that on the oil system.. not water.


that is the expansion tank cap just to clarifly
Saloony
20-04-09, 09:47 PM
I dont like the look of it
DirtyDave
20-04-09, 09:48 PM
I would still get a garage to run a test to check the headgasket because as saloony states it an alloy engine, if she runs it with the gasket gone she'll do catastrophic damage to the engine over time.
Dave


will tell her to drive it more lol
and will do a flush on it sometime[/quote]
Sloth
20-04-09, 11:49 PM
bin it and bung a 1.6 16v saxo vts lump up it.
novaguy08
20-04-09, 11:50 PM
or just bin the whole thing...... its french and guarenteed to fail lol
bmw156
20-04-09, 11:51 PM
bin it and bung a 1.6 16v saxo vts lump up it.

im sure she would liek me to take her daily driver, and rip it to pieces and take ages fitting a lump i dsont have with cash nieither of us have lol

in an ideal world sloth:P
MK999
20-04-09, 11:52 PM
In an ideal world french cars wouldn't exist lol