hi, i have just brought my first escort rs turbo 1990, i brought the car and it was running with no thermostat, so i fitted one and since then the car has been overheating, and also i am getting alot of white smoke and a smell of oil.. any ideas???? thanks

 

head gasket when they start to go and over heat a quick fix (to sell the car) is to remove the stat to stop this but only a matter of time befor they go big time imo

 

deffo head gasket

 

the person who i brought the car off said he had the headgasket done in may, thanks

 

welcome to the world of rs turbos mate,it sounds like the head gasget.

make sure you use a genuine ford when changing it

 

I take it he never had a receipt to prove it was done.

 

i have got the receipt in the service history, is it a big job to do the head and gasket? and roughly how much will it cost. thanks

 

dead handy cost off under Ł100 for gasgets, but get the head checked when its off.

 

cheers do u no what the oil smell will be??

 

is there an oil leak?

 

i coudnt see any m8, when i was driving it today it was kicking white smoke out especially when it was ticking over and i reved it

 

how long does it take to do head gasket??????

 

took me 2 hours to do buddy, its not hard at all. the biggest wait is getting the head skimmed/pressure tested ect. i already had a diff head to put on so it wasnt needed for me.

as said before tho i belive, the best route is to use a ford head gasket and arp bolts.
hope this helps m8