what miles you got?

[briggie]

I drove over 100 miles with a blown head gasket when I had my mistral ..... ol I used a hell of a lot of water ,( was even topping it up from puddles in laybys :lol ) , but I got to my destination ...... rick replaced my hg ,etc , didn't even need to skim the head ........ everything great afterwards ...... until some r sole run into the back of it

 

[jims-terrano]

yeah was thinking the same, I hope its not the head gasket, I'd rather it be turbo..........

On a dry day use the car and then park it up on a level surface. Then keep an eye on the floor at the centre of the car just from the front bumper. Watch for a small amount of water. That's a good indicator of water pump which is my bet.

Also check inside of oil filler cap for mayo, also expansion tank for signs of oil too.

 

[stinka]

I drove over 100 miles with a blown head gasket when I had my mistral ..... ol I used a hell of a lot of water ,( was even topping it up from puddles in laybys :lol ) , but I got to my destination ...... rick replaced my hg ,etc , didn't even need to skim the head ........ everything great afterwards ...... until some r sole run into the back of it

That's cracking, did he just clean it well and check it with a straight edge then ?

 

[davis8008]

On a dry day use the car and then park it up on a level surface. Then keep an eye on the floor at the centre of the car just from the front bumper. Watch for a small amount of water. That's a good indicator of water pump which is my bet.

Also check inside of oil filler cap for mayo, also expansion tank for signs of oil too.

I did the water pump over Christmas, and no mayo on filler cap, the water in the water bottle looks abit rusty/orange dont know if thats an indication of anything? ???

 

[stinka]

I did the water pump over Christmas, and no mayo on filler cap, the water in the water bottle looks abit rusty/orange dont know if thats an indication of anything? ???

That's an indication that it needs draining and refilling with fresh stuff

 

[briggie]

That's cracking, did he just clean it well and check it with a straight edge then ?

yep :thumb2

flecking superstar :thumb2

 

[quixote]

I've got an '04 with 42250 on it...............that's first time round, too. Hopefully, it'll see the same number come around again :thumb2

 

[puddle hoppers inc.]

03 plate with 80k on her, 8k in the last 3 months no problems :thumb2