symptoms of a headgasket problem...??

[carlos7777777]

hi, well i just got my car back from the mot center, and i managed to get it passed for around 150 ish inclusing labour...

i havnt even drove this car yet and had it a while...

when i received my car i got told that the headgasket might be going out, but he's not too sure...

he said that some steam was coming out from the exhaust and that the engine (where u put the oil) was bubbling, i have not seen this yet but the mechanic told me.

i also got told by a m8 that if the oil brim (where u put the oil) and inside the oil place goes a bit brown, the hg could be going. there is a bit of brown stuff in there so i dont really know whats wrong with it..

should i sell my car or will it be ok? btw this a mk1 sx, and i dont rele have alot of money to get the HG repaired if it does go.

thank is advance, Carl

p.s rep will be given :)

edit: im going to buy some more oil tmorow, im gna drain all the oil out and buy a new oil filter... i will top up with all the water and top everything up everythin i need. if the oil goes brown again (or white) will it be the HG?

[mattg]

Yeah they are symptons of head gasket mate, not really a hard job tbh, dont think its worth getting rid og because of a headgasket.

Other symptons include burning oil and over heating, brown coloured water in the expansion tank and lack of water in there too.

[Goldsax]

Well, if the bits are white its your HG, not sure bout the brown tho :S

[mattg]

Yeah the oil cap usually has whitish gunk and build up around the inner seal and the expansion bottle water is sometimes discoloured like a brownish colour.

[carlos7777777]

ok, what do u reckon i'll do, reckon i should sell it, or get it repaired before it goes? bair in mind i only get like 100 a week considering im a student nd only got a part time job... part time during summer aswell :@...

reckon i should sell the car while i can, and get a newer/better sax? or keep it?

[Goldsax]

Sell it get a furio mate...be worth it (keep your subs n stuff tho will fit right into another sax ;))

[Prickle]

do what you feels best..........personally i would get it replaired than sell it.............i doubt if you try and sell it the viewer will notice that problem and move on if you no what i mean

[Dez]

tbh mate any car you have is going to cost you money, theres no such thing as a cheap car, if you can afford to run the current car you have then keep it, head gasket shouldnt cost a bomb to get done, personally i would stick and just get the car sorted. but its your choice

[Prickle]

sorry for the spam i got quoted £300-400 for a head gasket plus labour............got it checked though it wasnt the head gasket lol