freebiker
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Hi everyone!
Was travelling on the M6 yesterday and suddenly had a loss of power, and the temp gauge was sky high so turned the engine off and pulled onto the hard shoulder. About a seconds worth of white steam/smoke came out and then all was clear.
Got towed home by the AA and haven't had the engine on since it failed me.
I've got a mate who can do the gasket for me for next to nothing, all i gotta do is get the parts required off of ebay or wherever.
I've ordered the new mls gasket and new bolts of ebay for £50 which i didn't think was bad tbh. Any idea what else i might need, or what would be worth replacing at least?
With me saving quite a bit on labour costs i wouldn't mind spending another
£100 say on smaller parts just if advised to, just to get a bit more life/longetivity out of the engine.
Also, was just wondered what the likelihood of having to get it skimmed would be seeing as i pulled over pretty much straight away?
I'll have to get some new oil as well... any recommendations? price doesnt matter just want the best really.
Cheers guys.
Was travelling on the M6 yesterday and suddenly had a loss of power, and the temp gauge was sky high so turned the engine off and pulled onto the hard shoulder. About a seconds worth of white steam/smoke came out and then all was clear.
Got towed home by the AA and haven't had the engine on since it failed me.
I've got a mate who can do the gasket for me for next to nothing, all i gotta do is get the parts required off of ebay or wherever.
I've ordered the new mls gasket and new bolts of ebay for £50 which i didn't think was bad tbh. Any idea what else i might need, or what would be worth replacing at least?
With me saving quite a bit on labour costs i wouldn't mind spending another
£100 say on smaller parts just if advised to, just to get a bit more life/longetivity out of the engine.
Also, was just wondered what the likelihood of having to get it skimmed would be seeing as i pulled over pretty much straight away?
I'll have to get some new oil as well... any recommendations? price doesnt matter just want the best really.
Cheers guys.