Originally Posted by
cossie51
The engineer I spoke to said he thinks it's more likely leaking from the core plug from the pictures as he can't see the crack going in far enough to reach the water jacket.
Once I get the car back and take the head off it will be dropped off with the engineer who said they will pressure test it and said they will replace the core plug and weld the flange up and then machine it back to the correct shape and level. He said it's an easy fix but just a shame it's got to be removed to do it.
You have obviously been spending quite a lot on the engine so although it's a pain, the cylinder head will be back to how it should be and you won't have to worry about it anymore and you can get everything finished off. Are you getting it fixed locally?