Mayo in coolant

1. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

   #1 31st August 2010, 07:02

   did a service the other day, changed the coolant and the dreaded mayo like substance bubbled up to the top when i put the new cooalnt in. is this something to worry about?
2. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #2 31st August 2010, 08:39

   Keep an eye on the cooling system as a mayo can be a sign of head gasket failure.
   
   However it could have been old crap in the cooling system that was flushed out by the coolant change.
   
   You can also get a build up if the car is used for lots of short journeys - engine doesn't get up to temp to burn off the residue.
3. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #3 31st August 2010, 08:53

   Can you smell a petrol smell in the coolant?As this is a sign of head gasket failure.
   
   Steve.
4. user_25465 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 5250 Pink Jazz

   #4 31st August 2010, 11:32

   White smoke from exhaust is also a symptom of HG failure.
5. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

   #5 31st August 2010, 16:11

   No smell of fuel, and no white smoke, runs smooth. Also yeh i do do alot of short journeys. il keep my eye on it then, Fingers crossed its not the head gasket on the way out
6. huricane Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 cardiff Posts: 1414 saxo Vtr

   #6 1st September 2010, 03:33

   mayo substance is usally a sign off two things head gasket going or doing alot off short jorneys
7. user_45760 L-plater Joined: Jul 2010 caerphilly Posts: 59 saxo furio

   #7 1st September 2010, 22:58

   similar thing happend to me mate, i though it was the gasket but found out it was dodgey wiring to cooling fan and it wasnt kicking in to cool the engine down
8. WhiteyVTR Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 SouthSouth Coast, West Sussex Posts: 410 Mk2 Citroen Saxo VTR '52' Black

   #8 1st September 2010, 23:30

   Possible head gasket, flush the system properly and stick some fresh in, flush again, then sling the last load in and run it through
9. Danherring Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Suffolk Posts: 114 MK2 VTR.

   #9 2nd September 2010, 01:18

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