Headgasket?

1. elkoi Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Staffordshire Posts: 510 Red mk1 Vtr

   #1 30th April 2011, 19:19

   Just been to a garrage to look at a Citroen Saxo Vtr that i might be buying, it was looking good until i took the oil cap off & found loads of creamy gunk, I spoke to the bloke & he said because the cars in the garrage are sat there for a long time, condensation builds up, is this true? Or is it headgasket? Thanks.
2. wesley-saxo Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 portsmouth Posts: 796 corsa sxi saxo

   #2 1st May 2011, 20:29

   yess can be true and short journeys in the winter cause this
   but just check for other signs of head gasket failure i.e white smoke when engine is warm losing water .over heating
3. wesley-saxo Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 portsmouth Posts: 796 corsa sxi saxo

   #3 1st May 2011, 20:30

   ohh and nice mango btw
4. elkoi Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Staffordshire Posts: 510 Red mk1 Vtr

   #4 1st May 2011, 20:43

   Okay thanks alot, And thanks buddy
5. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #5 2nd May 2011, 18:34

   +1 if its a garage selling it it may have built up condensation just moving it in abd out of workshop ect so it never got warm and damp mornings will cause the mayo. hgf can all sometime cause missfire.
6. ch45e L-plater Joined: May 2009 milton keynes Posts: 40 saxo vts scooby wrx

   #6 5th May 2011, 20:10

   yeah iv seen this before and my first thought was hg but it was not