head gasket problems....

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benaleyah

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• Apr 6, 2010

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when my 200tdi landy is warmed up well oil leaks out of the head gasket slightly. can anyone help me? it only does it when i am using it for a while 30 mins or so. if i do short journeys it is fine?

 

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bigcarorguk

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Landies leak oil.

 

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• Apr 6, 2010

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benaleyah said:

when my 200tdi landy is warmed up well oil leaks out of the head gasket slightly. can anyone help me? it only does it when i am using it for a while 30 mins or so. if i do short journeys it is fine?

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I'm confused. What help are you actually after?

If your headgasket is leaking it is gone, deceased, dead, bereived of life, expired, past it's sell by date, an ex headgasket, fooked, cream crackered, bolloxed.

It needs a new one.

 

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benaleyah

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• Apr 8, 2010

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didnt make it very clear. it keeps doing it. i replace it with a new one and it does the same?

 

ratty

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• Apr 8, 2010

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benaleyah said:

didnt make it very clear. it keeps doing it. i replace it with a new one and it does the same?

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have you had the head tested and skimmed?

 

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benaleyah

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• Apr 8, 2010

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nope, i will do that though. thankyou. how long should the gaskets last normally?

 

bigcarorguk

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• Apr 8, 2010

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The gasket will be of no use if the head is warped/cracked/not clean.

When you replace it you have to make sure you get rid of every last little bit of old gasket. Even if you think it's clean enough, it's not.