EssDeeWon Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Hold on - Where does it say that water is escaping through the bores? Where does it say that the car has been losing any water at all? So far we know from The Doctor that..Ā The car was running fine before the top hose failedĀ (this can happen, mine blew a few months ago due to old age and being the original hose from 20 years ago) No excess steam or smoke upon start up Not overheating / but the needle hasĀ movedĀ above 1/2 way No mayo in the oil The engine passed a compression test The oil level has dropped butĀ the Doctor cannot confirm what the oil level was before this issue surfaced This pressurising issue started only after The Doctor refilled and bled the system Lets not condemn members cars to the worse possible fate before the correct diagnosis has taken place. sierraman, Lord Sterling, Dan302 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Only a thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 16 hours ago, EssDeeWon said: Hold on - Where does it say that water is escaping through the bores? Where does it say that the car has been losing any water at all? So far we know from The Doctor that..Ā The car was running fine before the top hose failedĀ (this can happen, mine blew a few months ago due to old age and being the original hose from 20 years ago) No excess steam or smoke upon start up Not overheating / but the needle hasĀ movedĀ above 1/2 way No mayo in the oil The engine passed a compression test The oil level has dropped butĀ the Doctor cannot confirm what the oil level was before this issue surfaced This pressurising issue started only after The Doctor refilled and bled the system Lets not condemn members cars to the worse possible fate before the correct diagnosis has taken place. To clarify, the needle has not moved at all. It warms up to just below halfway, and does not go higher.Ā I've never heard the rad fan come on.Ā Faulty temp sensor / gauge?Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Go for the simple things first before leaping head first into stripping the engine down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 New cap on and pipe bodged. Let's see what happens...Ā Ā Burnside, sierraman, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 Well, I idled it for about 20 minutes. Rad fan cut in a few times, so that is working.Ā Pipes got hard, but I wouldn't say as bad as they were, it's difficult to know what is normal. Didn't feel like they were about to burst.Ā Went for a drive for about 20 mins, only did a couple of miles but got stuck in traffic. No leaks from any joins when I got back.Ā The last couple of incidents were after a long drive, so perhaps that wasn't long enough a test.Ā Ā Anyway, I'll still do a 'sniff test' to be doubly sure.Ā Cavcraft, HarmonicCheeseburger, sierraman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Most importantly recheck levels tomorrow when its settled down.Ā IsĀ there any air escaping when you remove the cap or are you confident this is now properly bled? Is that top hose not restricting proper flow of water where it narrows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 12 hours ago, EssDeeWon said: Most importantly recheck levels tomorrow when its settled down.Ā IsĀ there any air escaping when you remove the cap or are you confident this is now properly bled? Is that top hose not restricting proper flow of water where it narrows? I'll check this weekend. Not using the car until I'm sure. Ā And yes, it probably is, but I don't have a choice since the new hose has split. Ā Do weĀ reckon I should try to claim under the hose warranty being as it split where the join/seam is for the overflow pipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I would, faulty hose, cooked my engine, blah, grrr, blah, grrr, shite quality, grrrr. Well worth a try anyhoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Came out to the car this morning and it had developed another leak, due to a bad fitting pipe - sorted that.Ā Gave it a good warm up, drove round the block.Ā Did the test....Ā I think that is pretty conclusive.Ā Pictured next to the original colour for comparison..Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I take it infected piss coloured means bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Yellow means exhaust gases. Goes green with diesels. You can stick fluid in an open container for 24hrs and it goes blue again so you can keep using it. At least you have got a result and don't need parts bingo. Ghosty called it right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Yeah soz, as above thats exactly the result we didn't want. 1 Point to @GhostyĀ - you might still be able to pull a fast one and try and get a refund on that hose and claim it burst and the engine cooked itself and bag yourself a Ā£50 refund but it'll probably give you bad karma. Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 On the plus side, head gasket kits for these are cheap as chips, and the job is doable DIY. Might be worth doing the cambelt at the same time. The Moog, LightBulbFun, scdan4 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 You might as well DIY a new gasket on it. Thinking on, if you sell it on what are you buying thatās any better. From reading your posts youāve had a succession of nails recently, so instead of losing more money buying another you might as well spend Ā£100 or so actually mending the gasket on this one.Ā strangeangel, loserone, Marm Toastsmith and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 26 minutes ago, sierraman said: You might as well DIY a new gasket on it. Thinking on, if you sell it on what are you buying thatās any better. From reading your posts youāve had a succession of nails recently, so instead of losing more money buying another you might as well spend Ā£100 or so actually mending the gasket on this one.Ā I don't have the ability to do it. I will end up spending money and making it worse. I fuck everything up I attempt.Ā At least if I roffle it on here, it has more chance of survival.Ā Just feeling a bit crap I guess.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Get some tools together and youāll be able to do it no problem. Take your time and be methodical.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 it could be a false positive ,Ā pregnancy tests have a similar problem ... and as youĀ have the engine running ok with that fantastic bodge , all it needs is a T piece and any bit of rubber O's can be used reading up on them a bit of coolant can contaminate the test and give a false positiveĀ Ā ...? some suggest drainingĀ the header tank to help prevent contamination of a retest to make sure ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, MikeR said: it could be a false positive ,Ā pregnancy tests have a similar problem ... and as youĀ have the engine running ok with that fantastic bodge , all it needs is a T piece and any bit of rubber O's can be used reading up on them a bit of coolant can contaminate the test and give a false positiveĀ Ā ...? some suggest drainingĀ the header tank to help prevent contamination of a retest to make sure ! It's lost so much water the header tank has been drained a lot. It's almost plain water in the whole system.Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Here's my thoughts, represented by picturesĀ These parts...Ā Plus this idiot...Ā Equals thisĀ And So is it better to give in to this?Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Jay has Snapchat filters on his profile pic. Jay is a wee fannyĀ catsinthewelder, captain_70s, strangeangel and 14 others 13 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, SRi05 said: Jay has Snapchat filters on his profile pic. Jay is a wee fannyĀ My thoughts exactly.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Unless Jay is actually some sort of Mouse hybrid and you have just been horribly mousist. I reckon have a crack yourself. Ā Get the head set, borrow my torque wrench saving a few quid there (Iām not that far from you) and give it a go. Ā Heads are nice to do (mostly) and you can probably get it skimmed using the Dave Numbers patented glass/sandpaper combo. Ā Clean the valves up for extra oomph when itās reassembled and happy days. Some sort of crank/cam locking kit might be advisable.... Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 ā200 cash todayā as opposed to 200 what? Postal Orders?Ā Government Gilts? Postage Stamps?Ā He sounds like a cunt.Ā strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I have a head gasket kit for one of these in my garage, should be complete minus rocker gasket.Ā somewhatfoolish and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 That's if he ever showed up with 200 quid! When I was trying to sell my old Mk4 Golf for spares or repair I had loads of people stating similar, a couple of them I said OK to and never heard from them again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 22 minutes ago, Parky said: Unless Jay is actually some sort of Mouse hybrid and you have just been horribly mousist. I reckon have a crack yourself. Ā Get the head set, borrow my torque wrench saving a few quid there (Iām not that far from you) and give it a go. Ā Heads are nice to do (mostly) and you can probably get it skimmed using the Dave Numbers patented glass/sandpaper combo. Ā Clean the valves up for extra oomph when itās reassembled and happy days. Some sort of crank/cam locking kit might be advisable.... I just don't trust myself not to fuck it up further.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 But what have you got to loose? If you're going to sell it for basically scrap, then there is not a lot more you'll loose.Ā The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, SiC said: But what have you got to loose? If you're going to sell it for basically scrap, then there is not a lot more you'll loose.Ā 100+ for parts, stress, and then a 100 quid less as it's a non-runner.Ā Those sort of figures make a dent at the bottom end of the ladder, financially speaking.Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I'd say it is best to leave it here and sell it as a car with a HGF instead of selling it as a non-runner in bits with uncertainty of it working again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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