head gasket

1. user_43578 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Derby Posts: 256 Mk1 Vts

   #1 26th April 2010, 22:22

   anyone body know owt about head gaskets cause mines goin a bit mank well been told anyone its slowly deterarating
   what shall i do ?
   cause for a new one its like 300 quid for labour
   is it worth it ??
2. user_43205 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.

   #2 26th April 2010, 22:23

   its up to you pal just depends if you want to spend money on ya car or not but
   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

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3. timmythechef Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Abercynon, South Wales Posts: 2511 2008 Audi A3 2.0TDI

   #3 26th April 2010, 23:28

   mine is this week for a head skimming, resiting values and port and polish, it is common i been told, the easiest way to tell if yours is leaking oil is either look underneath, or look in the water coolant, there will be fatty looking deposits at the top, you can either sit and watch and if it gets worse have it done, yours may never get any worse than it is now, or it might totally give in and your fucked, your call, just check your oil levels, but you dont have to have the port and polish and resiting values, im just having it cause it will feel like a new engine, hope it helps
4. Chloeex Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Southampton Posts: 475 Astra SXI

   #4 26th April 2010, 23:32

   £300 is mainly the labour, ive just had my headgasket done last month, a mate did it for me and cost me £150 altogether for parts and fitting, helps if you know the right people but sure it can be done for cheaper than that. depends if its well and truely gone or not and whether YOU think its worth doing
5. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

   #5 27th April 2010, 06:37

   Mine cost me £55, for skim, gasket and bolts, and £9 for K Seal
6. user_43578 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Derby Posts: 256 Mk1 Vts

   #6 27th April 2010, 10:07

   cheers thanks
7. akuakabucy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Liverpool Posts: 596 Mk5 Golf GTTDI, Vauxhall Vivaro

   #7 27th April 2010, 16:44

   K seal is gay, it dont work. Temporary fix if that. Get a haynes manual, if your handy with spanners do it yourself. What model is your car?
   
   Take its a VTR by your name. Get haynes and go for it. Or buy a 2nd hand engine and drop that in. If its only just going then hopefuly your head aint warped. Therefor you will prob get away with a new head gasket kit.