angleseydiver
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Hi All
Lurking these forums for a while and it didn't take me long to figure my TD5 (W reg 2000) had the classic head gasket failure. So taken in and dealt with by the local cyliner head specialist.
For a couple of weeks all is running sweet. Then start to lose water. No pressure in system. Take it back and some hose clips replaced. Leak gone. A week later...
Now as soon as the engine works hard I get the dreaded hoses over pressurised. Even after a cool down taking off the expansion bottle cap just results in loss of coolant!
Take it back again. Thermostat changed, system flushed, pump changed. Same.
So fair-do's he takes off the head again and hot pressure tests (- uses a steam cleaner to heat up!) Head fine. New gasket fitted just in case. Put it all back together and no change
So this is driving the mechanic almost as crazy as me?
Any ideas folks? Are block failures common? Remember when the HG was first done it ran sweet for a couple of weeks - inc some hard working (tows).
Many Thanks!
Rob
Lurking these forums for a while and it didn't take me long to figure my TD5 (W reg 2000) had the classic head gasket failure. So taken in and dealt with by the local cyliner head specialist.
For a couple of weeks all is running sweet. Then start to lose water. No pressure in system. Take it back and some hose clips replaced. Leak gone. A week later...
Now as soon as the engine works hard I get the dreaded hoses over pressurised. Even after a cool down taking off the expansion bottle cap just results in loss of coolant!
Take it back again. Thermostat changed, system flushed, pump changed. Same.
So fair-do's he takes off the head again and hot pressure tests (- uses a steam cleaner to heat up!) Head fine. New gasket fitted just in case. Put it all back together and no change
So this is driving the mechanic almost as crazy as me?
Any ideas folks? Are block failures common? Remember when the HG was first done it ran sweet for a couple of weeks - inc some hard working (tows).
Many Thanks!
Rob