The engine that is in my bluey (niz #2) atm has 210,000k's. I bought the car knowing that it had oil leaks and did need some sort of mechanical attention (hence why i got it really cheap). But i didn't really expect it to just totally shit itself.
It was losing water, so i replaced the radiator last week, as we found a big crack in the bottom. However, after replacing that it was still losing water. We never saw any puddles and i had been checking the water every day or at least every second day. For the first few days, the level was hardly moving, but then all of a sudden on tuesday night there was no water left. Topped it up before i drove it wed and that's when it started to overheat. As soon as i saw my temp gauge move to higher than normal (which is 1/3), i pulled over and immediately turned the engine off.
I've been told that one of the hoses beneath the inlet was split, and in order for the mechanic to change it, the whole motor has to be pulled apart. The mechanic said he ran the chemical through to test for the blown head gasket and it changed colour straight away. So we're not too sure of exactly the extent of damage there is. IE if the head is cracked, or any other issues. When it overheated, i could hear the engine sizzling and smoke was coming out of the bonnet, however i wasn't going to lift the bonnet and burn my fingers/face in the process of checking it out any further.
Also, last week it had started running really rough, so we check the plugs and no. 3 was totally destroyed, and there seemed to be alot of oil on it. So perhaps that is signs of the engine having bigger issues? I'm really not that mechanically minded, but to me it didn't sound too good. Hence why i've decided to just go for another engine.
I've been told the car is still somewhat driveable (or at least movable into the workshop at night and out again in the morning). However i had it towed to my mechanic on the wed when it started overheating and i've just left it there, where it is awaiting the transplant engine to be delivered and the mechanic will drop it in for me. Fingers crossed she should be ready before chrissy.
Topic: HELP!!! BLOWN HEAD GASKET (Read 2949 times)