cdti head gasket gone????? - Page 7

murphyv310 · 27th January 2016, 19:51

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Originally Posted by Big.Al

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

154000 with auto box.

Hi.
Make sure you get the head checked if there are no visible signs of gasket failure.
I had a 1.8 Ford with the Enduro engine, it very slowly pressurised the coolant and would loose about a litre per 100 miles. I replaced the gasket which was a horrible job as I had troubles with the head bolts only to have the same fault.
The head actually had an internal crack that wasn't repairable. A good S/H head cured the fault.

Big.Al · 27th January 2016, 19:55

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Originally Posted by SD1too

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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Just responding to a forum member who asked the question above, and responded as I would hope others would to my posts.

Big.Al · 27th January 2016, 20:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by murphyv310

Hi.
Make sure you get the head checked if there are no visible signs of gasket failure.
I had a 1.8 Ford with the Enduro engine, it very slowly pressurised the coolant and would loose about a litre per 100 miles. I replaced the gasket which was a horrible job as I had troubles with the head bolts only to have the same fault.
The head actually had an internal crack that wasn't repairable. A good S/H head cured the fault.

I am getting a new/used engine as they could take everything apart to find, as you have said, a cracked head. The garage has a rover 75 with a good engine so a straight swap out and a few hundred quid later and she should be as good as new.

I am sharing my experience of HGF on the M47R as although very rare they can occur and if not shared it does not help others.

murphyv310 · 27th January 2016, 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big.Al

I am getting a new/used engine as they could take everything apart to find, as you have said, a cracked head. The garage has a rover 75 with a good engine so a straight swap out and a few hundred quid later and she should be as good as new.

I am sharing my experience of HGF on the M47R as although very rare they can occur and if not shared it does not help others.

Absolutely!
You are doing the right thing considering you have access to another engine.
Will you be stripping the old engine to diagnose what has failed?

Big.Al · 27th January 2016, 20:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by murphyv310

Absolutely!
You are doing the right thing considering you have access to another engine.
Will you be stripping the old engine to diagnose what has failed?

I'm handy but this is beyond me so my garage is doing the work for me. They have been working with rovers for years so they know there stuff. I suspect they will strip it and put it in the donor car they are taking my replacement engine from. It would be interesting know what caused this.

Mike Noc · 26th February 2016, 14:59

Rob have you found the problem with your car yet, and if so what was it?

Robbberd · 15th March 2016, 13:46

hi , thanks to all contributing , i havent had chance to collect the car from where i left it last time , still not fixed as i have not really got the time or premises to do it

it is a strange one...

like i say , always the water into the oil...never the other way around... the only thing it could be was the oil cooler ?? is ther a way to bypass it ?? i thought someone may have mentioned it ( only to check ) and it is always sudden when it does happen , never a bit at a time...it could drive around for a day and loose nothing .. next time i start it it will dump the lot in ten minutes...

i will give it one last try for sentimental reasons ( i do love the car, just cant justify £150-200 on an engine, then paying someone to fit it in top, the car is only realistically worth £1500 )then im afraid....ebay

unless anybody can recommend anybody to diagnose or repair

thank you everybody

FrenchMike · 15th March 2016, 16:17

Already seen :

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PBC101370

more likely than a head gasket issue on this engine

mike

Robbberd · 22nd March 2016, 14:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrenchMike

Already seen :

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PBC101370

more likely than a head gasket issue on this engine

mike

Thanks , but surely it must be head , ive changed and messed around with the oil cooler too many times now....hmm one last go

Robbberd · 4th April 2016, 13:52

Right.....changed gasket , flushed everything out , refilled...bled now up and running , had the car idling for nearly 4 hours , took it on 4 test drives doing about 15 miles total...all good.... now wait....??? cant risk going anywhere far though.. anybody know what its like to do a head gasket in these diesels ? im not confident in the car at all

26th February 2016, 14:59	#66
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,550 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Rob have you found the problem with your car yet, and if so what was it?

15th March 2016, 13:46	#67
Robbberd Loves to post MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wrexham Posts: 407 Thanks: 64 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	hi , thanks to all contributing , i havent had chance to collect the car from where i left it last time , still not fixed as i have not really got the time or premises to do it it is a strange one... like i say , always the water into the oil...never the other way around... the only thing it could be was the oil cooler ?? is ther a way to bypass it ?? i thought someone may have mentioned it ( only to check ) and it is always sudden when it does happen , never a bit at a time...it could drive around for a day and loose nothing .. next time i start it it will dump the lot in ten minutes... i will give it one last try for sentimental reasons ( i do love the car, just cant justify £150-200 on an engine, then paying someone to fit it in top, the car is only realistically worth £1500 )then im afraid....ebay unless anybody can recommend anybody to diagnose or repair thank you everybody

15th March 2016, 16:17	#68
FrenchMike This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Avignon Posts: 4,466 Thanks: 94 Thanked 661 Times in 554 Posts	Already seen : http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PBC101370 more likely than a head gasket issue on this engine mike

4th April 2016, 13:52	#70
Robbberd Loves to post MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wrexham Posts: 407 Thanks: 64 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Right.....changed gasket , flushed everything out , refilled...bled now up and running , had the car idling for nearly 4 hours , took it on 4 test drives doing about 15 miles total...all good.... now wait....??? cant risk going anywhere far though.. anybody know what its like to do a head gasket in these diesels ? im not confident in the car at all