Head Gasket Gone??
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Recently took my 400se for its MOT after the winter lay up, it failed on the rack and bottom uj ! The following day after getting the car out the garage i noticed water from the exhaust, this seemed more than the normal condensation but did gradually dissapear as the car warmed up.Getting slightly paranoid now i think there may be some whitish build up under the oil filler.Has anyone had a gasket go on the v8 and could confirm symptoms, the fact the water stops after a while could that be due to evaporation caused by the hot exhuast?? Any help much appreciated as the rack is off to be rebuilt and I cant give the car a proper run!
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Recently took my 400se for its MOT after the winter lay up, it failed on the rack and bottom uj ! The following day after getting the car out the garage i noticed water from the exhaust, this seemed more than the normal condensation but did gradually dissapear as the car warmed up.Getting slightly paranoid now i think there may be some whitish build up under the oil filler.Has anyone had a gasket go on the v8 and could confirm symptoms, the fact the water stops after a while could that be due to evaporation caused by the hot exhuast?? Any help much appreciated as the rack is off to be rebuilt and I cant give the car a proper run!
Thanks all for the suggestions/advise, i will keep you posted as to the outcome.
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Andy whats the latest on this. Noticed today that mine throws a fair bit of water out until it gets warm then it's as dry as a bone. It's also started whistling at me !! Sounds like something escaping but I can't track it down ... GRRRR.
Hi Nick, still not got the car back on the road yet, been away for a while and not yet got the rack back! hopefully will have some more info end of next week.
Dont get any whistling from it, so is that comfort for you or me!!
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Yeah. The whistle made me more anxious when it started to sound like "The long and winding road" !! Looks like it was escaping from the Oil Filter. Does that mean you're not going to make Chatsworth in the 400 ?
Unfortunately not! I hope to get to something this year!!! not attended any TVR events yet so looking forward to meeting up with a few fellow Wedge enthusiasts!
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