zaid
22-02-2009, 10:12
First post!
I have owned a 5 for around 7yrs, I drive them hard but look after them if you know what i mean, never had a failed gasket.
Few months ago, driving the 5 pulled up for some fuel, thought I'd check the coolant as you do, what a surprise mayo in the bottle, was bound to happen sometime eh?
so I started driving home, realised that the temp was reading normal, fine.
Threw it in my garage and started work on it, an hour here and there, got the head off, got a stgraight edge measure it - didnt seem warped (but i am no mechanic!)
Strip on gasket was not broken, block was flat.
Gave the head to the engineer to skim, he said it relatively straight showed him the gasket, nothing wrong with the gasket he said. The car has done 158,000miles so i pressure tested it? nothing.
So I started putting it back together, then my dad recommended I test the radiator /oil cooler as oil may be mixing with the coolant, :scared:
Got a hose one side, maglite in the other end with a jubilee pushed some pressure through, hsssssss :sad2: what a nob ed! why didnt I think of that? has anyone come accross this before?
Euro car parts 30 mins later....sweet.
I have owned a 5 for around 7yrs, I drive them hard but look after them if you know what i mean, never had a failed gasket.
Few months ago, driving the 5 pulled up for some fuel, thought I'd check the coolant as you do, what a surprise mayo in the bottle, was bound to happen sometime eh?
so I started driving home, realised that the temp was reading normal, fine.
Threw it in my garage and started work on it, an hour here and there, got the head off, got a stgraight edge measure it - didnt seem warped (but i am no mechanic!)
Strip on gasket was not broken, block was flat.
Gave the head to the engineer to skim, he said it relatively straight showed him the gasket, nothing wrong with the gasket he said. The car has done 158,000miles so i pressure tested it? nothing.
So I started putting it back together, then my dad recommended I test the radiator /oil cooler as oil may be mixing with the coolant, :scared:
Got a hose one side, maglite in the other end with a jubilee pushed some pressure through, hsssssss :sad2: what a nob ed! why didnt I think of that? has anyone come accross this before?
Euro car parts 30 mins later....sweet.