Seriously help i'm losing the will to live
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_georginaamyc said:
Thank you to those who have actually tried to help, instead of just pointing the negatives about how im doing everything here wrong. I'm done posting on here now, like all i wanted was a few opinions. Cheers
HG gasket failures are a pain in the ass. If the coolant runs lows after the head gasket fails, changing the HG might not solve the issue. Head might be warped, engine can sometimes be warped, or other issues._georginaamyc said:
Thank you to those who have actually tried to help, instead of just pointing the negatives about how im doing everything here wrong. I'm done posting on here now, like all i wanted was a few opinions. Cheers
I really dont know what you expected. People on here can only give an opinion based on what you tell them. If you are not capable of carrying the various tests and checks that numerous people are suggesting I really don't see the point in posting in the first place. Going off in a strop because you don't like what you are hearing- however true it might be- isn't going to get the problem fixed. I've only just seen this thread but from my experience and the engine being a zetec it is most likely to be an airlock, many people with zetec engines in Westfields and similar have had exactly this happen after doing work on them that meant draining the coolant including me.
After trying to bleed the system and priming all the coolant pipes (including the heater ones) as much as possible the best way to fix it is to get the front of the car as high as possible and, with the heater set to full heat and with the pressure cap off, run the engine and squeeze the coolant hoses rapidly and let go (with the pressure cap off this is quite easy) as it warms up to try and eliminate any air pockets still trapped as this forces water into any areas where the air might be so you may get some gurgling. Once the heater is blowing hot air and all the hoses are hot then, after topping up the coolant level, replace the pressure cap and see if that has sorted it.
After trying to bleed the system and priming all the coolant pipes (including the heater ones) as much as possible the best way to fix it is to get the front of the car as high as possible and, with the heater set to full heat and with the pressure cap off, run the engine and squeeze the coolant hoses rapidly and let go (with the pressure cap off this is quite easy) as it warms up to try and eliminate any air pockets still trapped as this forces water into any areas where the air might be so you may get some gurgling. Once the heater is blowing hot air and all the hoses are hot then, after topping up the coolant level, replace the pressure cap and see if that has sorted it.
stevieturbo said:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ford-Fiesta-Owners-Worksh...
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/cooling-system.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5p31F_dVJU
Youtube vids and online manuals have made DIY spannering so much more accessible.http://auto.howstuffworks.com/cooling-system.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5p31F_dVJU
In my early days, I had to resort to borrowing Haynes manuals from the library!
ps - if anyone has borrowed the Nissan Bluebird 1986-1990 manual from Sutton main library, and is struggling to read the clutch section through the grease - sorry!
Ian
Ian Geary said:
Youtube vids and online manuals have made DIY spannering so much more accessible.
In my early days, I had to resort to borrowing Haynes manuals from the library!
ps - if anyone has borrowed the Nissan Bluebird 1986-1990 manual from Sutton main library, and is struggling to read the clutch section through the grease - sorry!
Ian
In many ways, Youtube is a better resource than Google itself !In my early days, I had to resort to borrowing Haynes manuals from the library!
ps - if anyone has borrowed the Nissan Bluebird 1986-1990 manual from Sutton main library, and is struggling to read the clutch section through the grease - sorry!
Ian
People really do upload videos of everything, and it's definitely true that a picture speaks a thousand words...and no doubt a video even more.
But it is sad...to the point it makes me angry that there are so many incompetent assholes out there taking money from innocent motorists on a daily basis. And I dont mean speed camera operators here although they do fall into the same category or robbing motorists blind.
The OP should have been able to get this simple problem resolved for far far less cost and hassle they have had here, those working at its failure to do so really is just robbery.
Just to update everyone:
Finally had the car back 2 days ago. After the head gasket was replaced, the car still produced steam from the bonnet. Took it back, the temp sender was replaced as it wasnt a genuine part and the vacuum hose was replaced as it was split. The car now seems to run fine
All the work after the head gasket was done free of charge because of the failure to identify it sooner
Finally had the car back 2 days ago. After the head gasket was replaced, the car still produced steam from the bonnet. Took it back, the temp sender was replaced as it wasnt a genuine part and the vacuum hose was replaced as it was split. The car now seems to run fine
All the work after the head gasket was done free of charge because of the failure to identify it sooner
_georginaamyc said:
Just to update everyone:
Finally had the car back 2 days ago. After the head gasket was replaced, the car still produced steam from the bonnet. Took it back, the temp sender was replaced as it wasnt a genuine part and the vacuum hose was replaced as it was split. The car now seems to run fine
All the work after the head gasket was done free of charge because of the failure to identify it sooner
Well at least there has been a resolution for you. Not ideal...but better than a continual problem even if it was a far more expensive "fix" than it ever should have been.Finally had the car back 2 days ago. After the head gasket was replaced, the car still produced steam from the bonnet. Took it back, the temp sender was replaced as it wasnt a genuine part and the vacuum hose was replaced as it was split. The car now seems to run fine
All the work after the head gasket was done free of charge because of the failure to identify it sooner
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