cdti head gasket gone????? - Page 6

Robbberd · 18th January 2016, 13:50

Yes Mike ,
item number 7 as posted earlier... thing is the fault is not consistent , some times itll sit there for 4 - 5 hours idling , up to temp , then 30 - 50 mile drive , start up next day , and after half hour it goes ??

one time i changed everything and it lasted 10 minutes ???

?

Don.Hasi · 26th January 2016, 10:59

could it be that simple the pressure cap is gone and the pressure is now and then searching for a new way to get out of there?

chrissyboy · 26th January 2016, 13:51

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Originally Posted by rich17865

It is unheard of with the diesels, if you aren't confident with fault finding, take it to your local garage and ask them to pressure test the cooling system. Under pressure it is easy to see where the water is coming out.

wrong wrong wrong ,diesels engines have and do suffer hgf ,the only diffrence to say a 1800 is that you stand a chance of save the engine as it runs at a lower temp . oh before all you wanna be mechanics jump on this and talk bs about no diesel suffers COS THATS WHAT YOU HAVE READ u have seen it on a good few ....

clf · 26th January 2016, 14:09

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Originally Posted by chrissyboy

wrong wrong wrong ,diesels engines have and do suffer hgf ,the only diffrence to say a 1800 is that you stand a chance of save the engine as it runs at a lower temp . oh before all you wanna be mechanics jump on this and talk bs about no diesel suffers COS THATS WHAT YOU HAVE READ u have seen it on a good few ....

I suspect that rich was referring to the m47r fitted to our cars when he referred to the diesels.

Although it is not unheard of ( there was a confirmed incident last two years on this forum if I recall) it is a relatively very uncommon occurrence

rich17865 · 26th January 2016, 14:23

Indeed, I had an astra with the Isuzu diesel engine, that had hgf.

murphyv310 · 26th January 2016, 14:43

Yes Diesel head gaskets can fail. I've had two go in my time. The M47 though has a very good reputation for gasket reliability. That's not to say it can't be the problem. Mind the titanic was supposed to be unsinkable!

clf · 26th January 2016, 16:03

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Originally Posted by murphyv310

Yes Diesel head gaskets can fail. I've had two go in my time. The M47 though has a very good reputation for gasket reliability. That's not to say it can't be the problem. Mind the titanic was supposed to be unsinkable!

Hey! The titanic was fine when it left here!!! :p

Darcydog · 26th January 2016, 16:10

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Originally Posted by clf

Hey! The titanic was fine when it left here!!! :p

Big.Al · 27th January 2016, 19:10

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Originally Posted by Robbberd

just out of interest , has anybody here had a head gasket gone on a cdti ??

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Just had a confirmed HGF today on my CDTI tourer hydrocarbons in the coolant.

154000 with auto box.

SD1too · 27th January 2016, 19:37

Al; I've taken this up in the thread which you created. It's not a good idea to hijack Rob's thread as your circumstances could be different.

Simon

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Robbberd Loves to post MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wrexham Posts: 407 Thanks: 64 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Yes Mike , item number 7 as posted earlier... thing is the fault is not consistent , some times itll sit there for 4 - 5 hours idling , up to temp , then 30 - 50 mile drive , start up next day , and after half hour it goes ?? one time i changed everything and it lasted 10 minutes ??? ?

26th January 2016, 10:59	#52
Don.Hasi Regular poster 75 Saloon CDTi Auto Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Karlsruhe Posts: 75 Thanks: 49 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	could it be that simple the pressure cap is gone and the pressure is now and then searching for a new way to get out of there?

26th January 2016, 14:23	#55
rich17865 This is my second home Transit Connect Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 9,532 Thanks: 868 Thanked 1,619 Times in 1,095 Posts	Indeed, I had an astra with the Isuzu diesel engine, that had hgf.