Originally Posted by
babscossie
Yep, the coolant is leaking into the cylinders. Probably headgasket failure.
While the head is off have it crack tested aswell.
Total job in my garage wouldn't come to more than £550 with crack test and reface.
£1000 is a JOKE.
Would you say it is safe to run the car as it is or am i just asking for trouble?
Just to be clear they didn't quote me a grand, they actually said it could cost well over a grand to find out what was wrong, as they could do the gasket and this may not fix it :s
Seems to me i have to decide between new engine or fix the gasket?