Head gasket replacement
Posted: 09 Apr 2024, 10:33
Hi All,
I am looking for a recommendation for someone who can properly diagnose and then repair a suspected head gasket leak on my 1.6TD JX.
I had the head replaced about 5000 miles ago along with radiator and waterpump. All was fine for about a year however I've recently noticed gas bubbling into the header tank and when the van gets hot the header tank goes down to 50% full and the expansion tank will slowly fill up as gas bubbles are forced through the blue dalek cap and into the expansion tank. It'll stabilise like this but if I load the engine up say going uphill it then starts pushing coolant out the expansion tank and the coolant warning light flashes as it gets hotter.
Can anyone give me a recommendation for a garage who might be willing to take on this type of work? I'm based in Stirling but could probably get the van to Glasgow or Edinburgh if I drive carefully with plenty of stops.
Cheers.
I am looking for a recommendation for someone who can properly diagnose and then repair a suspected head gasket leak on my 1.6TD JX.
I had the head replaced about 5000 miles ago along with radiator and waterpump. All was fine for about a year however I've recently noticed gas bubbling into the header tank and when the van gets hot the header tank goes down to 50% full and the expansion tank will slowly fill up as gas bubbles are forced through the blue dalek cap and into the expansion tank. It'll stabilise like this but if I load the engine up say going uphill it then starts pushing coolant out the expansion tank and the coolant warning light flashes as it gets hotter.
Can anyone give me a recommendation for a garage who might be willing to take on this type of work? I'm based in Stirling but could probably get the van to Glasgow or Edinburgh if I drive carefully with plenty of stops.
Cheers.