head gasket gone???

[kistigun]

just checked my cooling fluid en saw this:
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3261/troep.jpg
also the engine is leaking oil at the front right side where the alternator is mounted. Could it be that the head gasket is on his way out or is it something else?

[shady22]

that does look like oil has mixed with the water, could well be head gasket mate

[craigy_87]

could be the head gasket but thats an awful lot of crap in there

check your oil cap/dipstick etc for shit in there aswell

lately a few of the guys on the 306 forum have had problems similar to this an its been the oil / water heat exchanger, no idea if the saxo suffers from this problem though

[kistigun]

could be the head gasket but thats an awful lot of crap in there

check your oil cap/dipstick etc for shit in there aswell

lately a few of the guys on the 306 forum have had problems similar to this an its been the oil / water heat exchanger, no idea if the saxo suffers from this problem though

the oil cap and dipstick are clean. do you have a link to the thread with the same problem on the 306 forum?

[craigy_87]

http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=107344&page=1

[craigy_87]

also
http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=95589&page=1

an i'm sure this ended up being the oil cooler

[kistigun]

thanx mate

[Wizzy]

100% headgasket. There is an oil gallery just above the alternator and it always leaks. On every TU headgasket ive done it leaks from that gallery into the coolant and down past the alternator.

When you get it replaced use wellseal or some other jointing compound around that oil gallery to stop it leaking again.

[kistigun]

how do you check the oil cooler?

[Wizzy]

I dont think 1.4s have oil coolers as standard. Only 16v have them.

[craigy_87]

i'd listen to his advice before mine man lol

[kistigun]

so it's sute to say the headgasket is gone?

[Wizzy]

Id say so mate :n:

[kistigun]

Id say so mate :n:

:wall: is there a guide for changing the headgastket of a 8v? or what would it cost me if i let it done by a garage?

[mikeydamike]

U may as well change the water pump while you got the head off aswell mate and get new headbolts aswell

[Darlo-paul]

About 300 quid for a head gasket changing, its alot of work, you could give it ago yourself I guess but not advised if you don't know what your doing!

[Liam_]

U may as well change the water pump while you got the head off aswell mate and get new headbolts aswell

Head bolts are stretch type so they need to be replaced anyway.

[kistigun]

ok thanks everybody going to check out how much it's gona cost me. maby it's cheaper to put in a vtr engine...

[Jordysport]

Head bolts are stretch type so they need to be replaced anyway.

also cambelt while your there. :y:

[kistigun]

also cambelt while your there. :y:

cambelt was allready done when it had run 80k(km) don't understand why they didn't change the head gasket

[Liam_]

cambelt was allready done when it had run 80k(km) don't understand why they didn't change the head gasket

Pointless changing the head gasket unless it has given up the ghost, or the head has been removed.

[Tsaxovtr]

£300 thats steep, my local citreon specilst garge do it for £150 all in :)