Hi all, was on the way to work when the car started acting funny..

1st all when i went to accelerate the engine started feeling week as if it was on 2 cylinders then it just cut out i tried to start it but it wouldnt, i then check for airleaks and plugs etc but all good

then i removd the water cap and it smelt of fuel a bit im thinking the headgasket has gone but the temp is fine and i saw no white smoke and the heaters are still giving out hot air - i have noticed that the car needs to be topped up with water every day

what do i do

 

If it needs it's water topping up every day... that water is going somewhere!

 

deffinately sounds like head gasket to me. lack of power and cutting out etc would indicate a lack of compression plus the classic loss of water etc.

 

well the car is fine now, guess what it was....



the bloody coil got wet by water coming through by the vents its running as it is and should hopfully god willing

 

a damp coil doesn't explain water loss though?

 

well it stopd sputtering and running rough