P38 2.5 DSE no more than 10mph after 2 mins driving

j the range said:

if you cannot find a leek, put the oil cap off is there any white stuff round it? it is sounding like hgf..

Click to expand...

Cracked head I fear

bertha said:

There is no guarentee, it was bought off ebay (sold as seen) and from about 300 miles from where i live.

Click to expand...

Did you drive it back the 300 miles without it overheating? Temperature guage will not work if there is no coolant in the block

just been running the engine for 20 mins been sqeezing the pipe next to the power steering fluid to see if there was an airlock (with filler cap off) , then all of a sudden the coolant water was boiling (steam ect) and the water leave was going up and down, if i let this happen again would it push all the air out, if thats what it is, suggestions?

bertha

the block? explain.

yeah drove it back without overheating, no probs.

is there anyway for me to see if there is a cracked head? where would i look? how much to sort out normally?

thanks fo all your help by the way

no white stuff round oil cap

bertha said:

the block? explain.

yeah drove it back without overheating, no probs.

Click to expand...

No water in the actual engine touching the temperature sensor, the gauge will not register.

did you buy this private or dealer? also is there any gold coloured particles in the water or around the water filler neck?

could water not be getting to the block because it's airlocked? (is that what your sayin?)
is there another way to clear an airblock? can i do something like, connect a horse pipe and blast water through?

bertha said:

just been running the engine for 20 mins been sqeezing the pipe next to the power steering fluid to see if there was an airlock (with filler cap off) , then all of a sudden the coolant water was boiling (steam ect) and the water leave was going up and down, if i let this happen again would it push all the air out, if thats what it is, suggestions?

bertha

Click to expand...

The water boiled, the question is why? Check the little pipe from the top of the rad is clear, you should see water flowing out of it into the header tank with the engine running. Water will boil with the pressure cap off but I would not expect it to do that after 20 minutes idling.I reckon there are 5 possibilities starting with the cheapest first. 1) Water pump failed. 2) Thermostat stuck 3) Radiator blocked of failed 4) Head gasket failure 5) Cracked cylinder head

there are no gold coloured particles, bought it from a dealer, it was sold to him as a part ex and it said sold as seen.

no such thing as sold as seen with a dealer, unless it states that the vehicle is sold as spare parts or scrap!

get the water tested with a co2 "sniffer" i'll wager your headgasket has gone (if your lucky) cylinder head if not!!!

Take it back to the dealer and demand he either fix it or refund

co2 "sniffer"? sorry ?

how much to replace/repair these? roughly should i be paying?

the dealer is 300 miles away, i have demanded he pay for work, but with no replies.

one of these
CYLINDER HEAD & GASKETS TESTER KIT UNIVERSAL on eBay (end time 07-Mar-11 16:30:36 GMT)
most garages have them nowadays
ps snap on do them for about £45 last time i looked

bertha said:

the dealer is 300 miles away, i have demanded he pay for work, but with no replies.

Click to expand...

So leave it at that then and spend loads of dosh on a shed youve bin ripped off with :doh: :doh :doh:

it would seem thats my only option, does anyone have a guess on the amount to fix this? ball park?

bertha said:

it would seem thats my only option, does anyone have a guess on the amount to fix this? ball park?

Click to expand...

You deserve all you got coming if youre willing to give up that easily... good luck