Head gasket help

  1. L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 67
    #1
    Hello I'm new to saxos so this will probly be easy to one of you's guys. I have just bought a late 2000 Vtr can anyone tell me what the common signs of a head gasket going are. As mine has a tiny bit of White cream around the filler cap and a bit of oil in the rad. Are these signs of it going many thanks stuart
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 worcester Posts: 471 saxo furio
    #2
    sometimes you find that creamy stuff at the bottom of your dipstick if you heads gone/going make sure there is not coolant in the oil or your heads gone. most of the time that creamy stuff is just condensation just need to give it a clean off and i would for the sake just give the engine a flush
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #3
    normal signs are
    -mayo on oil cap (creamy gunky stuff lol)
    -oil loss
    -power loss
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #4
    also excess pressure in cooling system and overheating/fan running constantly can give the game away
  5. Newbie Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 6
    #5
    That white stuff could be the result of the engine ALREADY had its head gasket go and been repaired, my mate bought a 106 and it was all around his little diaphram filter. Also you can check it just by cleaning round the gasket area before running the engine, run it and check for leaks!
  6. Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 west mids (dudley) Posts: 1201 cammed 106 flatty
    #6
    mine went about 3 months ago, my first headgasket to ever go so i didnt know what to look for.

    firstly it started to get high on the temp, n then making the red light come on.
    oil cap creamy,
    if i gave it a few quick bursts up to full throttle, once i pulled up n turned the engine off, then back on, there would be lack of power, like it was bogged down and spluttery. mine went both sides oil and water. oil came down the left hand side of the head, and mixing with water which was getting into the one cylinder.
    also my heaters wud be stone cold n not heat up. check for water surging in the rad aswel, i.e bubbles aswel as oil in their.