Trying to diagnose coolant problem

Northern Irelander · Nov 23, 2007

The Mad Hat Man said:
its bin known

I know MHM

I dont think the £600 fix, fixed it enough.

Sounds like a dodgey stat or water pump, probably the original cause of the first hgf.

Speaking for the 1.8, it should run normally after a hg replacement

The Mad Hat Man · Nov 23, 2007

there have bin a cupple of MLS failures too - not nearly as many - but that could be coz of a full top end check and skim whilst it is apart and a paronoic owner checkin ever 2 mins after forking out to havce it done once

colin43 · Nov 23, 2007

The original £600 repair was a couple of years ago, it didn't get the modified gasket

; last time I ran it up the hill at Applecross (about 2,000 ft in 8 miles) it started a slow leak again, having previously been ok.

I might get a sat nav that avoids gradients greater than a gentle slope

. This would then limit me to up and down the drive to put the rubbish out. You can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear. The missus likes the colour though.

I might use it to grow my seeds in what with the water in the cubby box......

Northern Irelander · Nov 23, 2007

colin43 said:
The original £600 repair was a couple of years ago, it didn't get the modified gasket ; last time I ran it up the hill at Applecross (about 2,000 ft in 8 miles) it started a slow leak again, having previously been ok. I might get a sat nav that avoids gradients greater than a gentle slope . This would then limit me to up and down the drive to put the rubbish out. You can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear. The missus likes the colour though. I might use it to grow my seeds in what with the water in the cubby box......

The MLS gasket was only released in March 2006

The old gaskets are crap

your hippo should take the hills in its stride, might lose a bit of power at the high altitude, but thats about it. It shouldnt overheat

gmp · Nov 23, 2007

Bugger

diagnosed by garage as HG starting to go.

Stuffed now as no one with access to t'internet and anyone with any common will likely buy it. Trying to decide whether it worth getting repair done to make it easier to sell?

colin43 · Nov 23, 2007

Northern Irelander said:
The MLS gasket was only released in March 2006

The old gaskets are crap

your hippo should take the hills in its stride, might lose a bit of power at the high altitude, but thats about it. It shouldnt overheat

My HG was replaced in November 2005. Just my luck.

. I shall keep topping up the coolant every month.
Thanks.

colin43 · Nov 23, 2007

gmp said:
Bugger diagnosed by garage as HG starting to go.

Stuffed now as no one with access to t'internet and anyone with any common will likely buy it. Trying to decide whether it worth getting repair done to make it easier to sell?

The modified head gaskets should do the trick. Be interesting to know if there are any documented cases of them failing. Elsewhere in the thread it says they've only been issued since March 2006, so they all should be still ok.

Or are they?

The Mad Hat Man · Nov 23, 2007

colin43 said:
The modified head gaskets should do the trick. Be interesting to know if there are any documented cases of them failing. Elsewhere in the thread it says they've only been issued since March 2006, so they all should be still ok.

Or are they?

i take it you havent read this thread then, Colin?

The Mad Hat Man said:
there have bin a cupple of MLS failures too - not nearly as many - but that could be coz of a full top end check and skim whilst it is apart and a paronoic owner checkin ever 2 mins after forking out to havce it done once

gmp · Nov 23, 2007

Local LR garage reckon they have not seen any HG problems coming back since they started fitting the new MLS gasket, but business brisk with repeat offenders who have had replacements prior to 2006. So will probably take the plunge and get it done.

colin43 · Nov 23, 2007

The Mad Hat Man said:
i take it you havent read this thread then, Colin?

Yerse ,I have. Sorry, did I fall asleep.

I've read plenty about HGF over the last few months and would be interested to know about anyone elses experience with the modified head gasket, just in case I might want Santa to bring me one....

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