08-06-2014, 05:30 PM
Hello Everyone
I started with this back end of April. The garage could not work on the car and my daughter is away so I have used her car.
MY berlingo seemed to have blown the head gasket and a pressure test confirmed.
However the engine on starting sounds good and now the top has come off it is not apparent where the gasket has failed.
So the mechanic is looking for other possible causes of the car boils very quickly and pressure test indicates head gasket.
He said a cracked block could cause the symptoms.
There is some sign, but not a lot, of emulsion in the water and under the engine cap. The oil dip stick has no emulsion nearly full oil. The car has been using about half pint of water in 6 weeks. The machanic said the emulsion was not really significant in a car dated Feb 1st 2001.
The car has a history of the heater matrix failing and the replacement failing in a couple of weeks and then a few months later the thermostat failed.
Any ideas would be really appreciated.
I really like the car and would like it working again.
Thanks
I started with this back end of April. The garage could not work on the car and my daughter is away so I have used her car.
MY berlingo seemed to have blown the head gasket and a pressure test confirmed.
However the engine on starting sounds good and now the top has come off it is not apparent where the gasket has failed.
So the mechanic is looking for other possible causes of the car boils very quickly and pressure test indicates head gasket.
He said a cracked block could cause the symptoms.
There is some sign, but not a lot, of emulsion in the water and under the engine cap. The oil dip stick has no emulsion nearly full oil. The car has been using about half pint of water in 6 weeks. The machanic said the emulsion was not really significant in a car dated Feb 1st 2001.
The car has a history of the heater matrix failing and the replacement failing in a couple of weeks and then a few months later the thermostat failed.
Any ideas would be really appreciated.
I really like the car and would like it working again.
Thanks