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on my way to santa pod today my car overheated down to a failed fan switch how likely is it that the headgasket would have gone? i didnt take it up the strip to be safe. there is no somke or nothing at the moment. is there away of checking i heared you could get something to put in the water and if its gone between the water jackets the water will turn a different colour if true where can i get it from advice welcome thanks.
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Did it overheat or just get hotter than normal, ie was it pushing water out the expansion tank ?
You can get a test kit, but a cheaper way is to gas sniff it at MOT place, as the air in the tank will have CO in it if gone.
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You can get a test kit, but a cheaper way is to gas sniff it at MOT place, as the air in the tank will have CO in it if gone.
tabetha
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yes did over heat quite bad didnt spot it till my missis pointed out it was in the red. i pulled over an it had empted the water tank all over the floor.
just cheacked the water and its a bit oily gonna flush it all out put some fresh water in and see if that goes oily.
just cheacked the water and its a bit oily gonna flush it all out put some fresh water in and see if that goes oily.
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or i might of checked it lol
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i popped a core plug once and didnt realise,the journey was 10 mins, i looked down and the needle was off the red, dont know how long it had been there neither, head gasket was ok so hopefully you should be ok mate
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In a similar situation with mine mate, although I dropped coolant on a top speed run at brunters!! Its booked into Reyland saturday for diagnosis - not looking good as its missfiring and steaming out the exhaust badly!!
Hope all is ok for you.
Hope all is ok for you.