cheap car anyone?

chrissyboy · 10th February 2013, 10:22

anyone looking for a cheap tourer ?http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...lue/1009255919 .new water pump and maybe do the belts at the same time and it should be ok.

RovernearDover · 10th February 2013, 15:59

Anyone have an opinion on this? Would the failed waterpump have cooked the engine? I'm guessing it couldn't be driven any distance in its present state?

pernix · 10th February 2013, 16:44

Depends on "how on the ball" the owner was..............a slow leak without overheating should be ok after replacing the water pump...............a slow leak could be driven with regular top ups.............
My opinion would be if the car starts easily and the idle is smooth then the head gasket would probably be ok......if you view it i would remove the rad cap make sure water is up to level and let it idle with the cap off untill it gets up to temperature on the guage whilst looking for large air bubbles which will spurt the water out of the expansion tank like an icelandic geyser....then replace the rad cap and let it run for a few more mins and see if the water hoses go rock hard (they may be a little firmer but should no go rock hard)

So if it starts easily is smooth on idle and no violent chucking water out of the expansion bottle hoses don't go rock hard and no signs of water/oil mix (creamey under the oil cap or gunky in the expansion bottle)then the head gaskets are probably ok

it may be fine and the owner has been frightened by the £500-700 cost for belts and pump replacement

coab · 10th February 2013, 16:50

Sean car will have that in stock already!

vindaloo · 10th February 2013, 17:04

Meteors as well, a bargain for £395 ono

10th February 2013, 10:22	#1
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10th February 2013, 16:44	#3
pernix Avid contributor rover 75 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Caerphilly Posts: 223 Thanks: 1 Thanked 29 Times in 26 Posts	Depends on "how on the ball" the owner was..............a slow leak without overheating should be ok after replacing the water pump...............a slow leak could be driven with regular top ups............. My opinion would be if the car starts easily and the idle is smooth then the head gasket would probably be ok......if you view it i would remove the rad cap make sure water is up to level and let it idle with the cap off untill it gets up to temperature on the guage whilst looking for large air bubbles which will spurt the water out of the expansion tank like an icelandic geyser....then replace the rad cap and let it run for a few more mins and see if the water hoses go rock hard (they may be a little firmer but should no go rock hard) So if it starts easily is smooth on idle and no violent chucking water out of the expansion bottle hoses don't go rock hard and no signs of water/oil mix (creamey under the oil cap or gunky in the expansion bottle)then the head gaskets are probably ok it may be fine and the owner has been frightened by the £500-700 cost for belts and pump replacement Last edited by pernix; 10th February 2013 at 16:49..

10th February 2013, 16:50	#4
coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	Sean car will have that in stock already!

10th February 2013, 17:04	#5
vindaloo Ex Owner MX-5 ND2 RF Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leigh Posts: 6,574 Thanks: 462 Thanked 799 Times in 524 Posts	Meteors as well, a bargain for £395 ono