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Abott10 · 8th February 2017, 00:46

Has bought both Rovers and MGs, now eight in all over the past ten years or so, where the previous owner has been told the head gasket has "failed" when there was nothing wrong with it? The coolant loss and overheating resulting from some other problem like a worn water pump or split coolant hose allowing coolant to escape.

These include MG ZTs, my current daily driver MG ZT-T 1.8t being the latest one bought back in July at a price to allow for Cylinder Head Gasket repair. Then several other MG and Rover K-Series and get this, both an O-Series and several T-Series. All poorly diagnosed invariably by those in the trade. Two such cars including the ZT-T being from traders having taken them in P/X. Being "in the trade" does not automatically mean they know what goes on under the bonnet.

By the way, despite the widespread mindset that Cylinder Head Gaskets "fail", they rarely actually do. Invariably they are first damaged by some other problem and consequently can no longer do the job they are designed to do.

8th February 2017, 00:46	#1
Abott10 * Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 227 Thanks: 1,275 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,328 Posts	They all do that. Am I the only one who... Has bought both Rovers and MGs, now eight in all over the past ten years or so, where the previous owner has been told the head gasket has "failed" when there was nothing wrong with it? The coolant loss and overheating resulting from some other problem like a worn water pump or split coolant hose allowing coolant to escape. These include MG ZTs, my current daily driver MG ZT-T 1.8t being the latest one bought back in July at a price to allow for Cylinder Head Gasket repair. Then several other MG and Rover K-Series and get this, both an O-Series and several T-Series. All poorly diagnosed invariably by those in the trade. Two such cars including the ZT-T being from traders having taken them in P/X. Being "in the trade" does not automatically mean they know what goes on under the bonnet. By the way, despite the widespread mindset that Cylinder Head Gaskets "fail", they rarely actually do. Invariably they are first damaged by some other problem and consequently can no longer do the job they are designed to do.