Head gasket problem

  1. Newbie Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 4
    #1
    Right so I have no clue about engines as you will gather from my post, bought my saxo in around January this year, as I have a pretty useless father it took him 3 months to give it the once over when it started leaking oil, he took a look at it and hes told me my head gasket has gone which i'm guessing was like it when I bought it

    Haven't drove the car since march when I found out just deciding whether I should get it fixed or try and sell it but I really don't wanna lose out on what I paid for it

    Any help would really be appreciated
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6
    #2
    fix it, not that hard of a job if you got the tools and put your brain into it. I did mine, i worked on it till 5 in the morning then went to work at 7 lol then got home and fitted the cambelt n winner it was done.
  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Wakefield Posts: 594 seat leon fr
    #3
    well if it is the head gasket your looking around 250-400 depending where you go ive paid 300 for gasket doing and skimmed. what year is the car how much you pay for it?? did your dad tell you why he thinks it may be the head gasket?
  4. Newbie Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 4
    #4
    Oil in the water, its a T reg and I paid 750 for it I would love to try and do it myself but i've never needed to try and do anything to a car cause my dads always done it for me guess I could ask my dad if he would try and help me with it help get father and daughter closer lol
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Wakefield Posts: 594 seat leon fr
    #5
    tbh if you've no clue on cars i wouldnt reccomend doing it yourself. but theres always a leaning curve to come from it if you do decide to that..
  6. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 40
    #6
    scrap it!
  7. Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx
    #7
    lol .....
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Derby Posts: 256 Mk1 Vts
    #8
    there is some stuff called ' k seal ' and its got copper fibre in it and all ya do is put it in ya water system then it flows around your engine and like helps repair it if its not to bad i did it with mine its like a 75ml blue bottle and its around 20 quid you dont get much but it works mint mate its worth a try its better than paying out 300 quid for labour on a new one .. leave your engine running while you put it in leave in for 5 or 10 min mate ,
    hope this helps pal
  9. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.
    #9
    f*** off jay you've just basically said what i just told you haha ..
    but ye mate i've done the same i used k seal you can only get it in certain places also when you put the k seal into your car give it a few revs a couple of minutes after you've put it in so it properly circulates round your engine then turn engine off after you've done that so its kept in the system leave about 30 min tops then it should be ok .. but like jay said its worth a try because its better than payin out 300 an odd quid for a new one with labour
    hope it helps mate