Welsh Dan
01-08-07, 06:35 PM
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We went to look at a mk3 astra today that my dad is thinking of buying, with that engine in. We took it to another garage on the test drive and the guy there told us that the thermostat had been taken out.
The engine had been running for around 20 mins, sounded sweet by all accounts, but there was hardly any pressure when we removed the coolant header tank cap. The guy from the other garage said the worst case scenario was that the stat had been removed because the headgasket was on the blink, but there was no mayo on the oil filler cap or the coolant cap.
What do you guys think, and is that an Isuzu engine or a Vauxhall one?
Thanks.
http://www.xen0phobiak.f2s.com/novaload/derv2.jpg
http://www.xen0phobiak.f2s.com/novaload/derv3.jpg
We went to look at a mk3 astra today that my dad is thinking of buying, with that engine in. We took it to another garage on the test drive and the guy there told us that the thermostat had been taken out.
The engine had been running for around 20 mins, sounded sweet by all accounts, but there was hardly any pressure when we removed the coolant header tank cap. The guy from the other garage said the worst case scenario was that the stat had been removed because the headgasket was on the blink, but there was no mayo on the oil filler cap or the coolant cap.
What do you guys think, and is that an Isuzu engine or a Vauxhall one?
Thanks.