oil leakanyone lend me a bucket for my tears

[kookie]

Hi people, have just been to my local garage for an oil and filter change and flush, and we have found oil leak ,NOT VERY HAPPY as it is the head gasket,its booked in for next Wednesday so i am off to the bank for a loan, Anyone lend me a bucket for my tears.

[Nick Mann]

:sick: Hope the damage to the wallet is not too bad.

[kookie]

:sick: Hope the damage to the wallet is not too bad.


So do i but i have a feeling my luck won't be in, has anyone else had to have this done??

[Kieran]

So do i but i have a feeling my luck won't be in, has anyone else had to have this done??

No, but is it worth a second opinion? Someone once told me my Fiat had a leaking head gasket when in fact it was the rocker box gasket (a half hour job costing about £5 for a new gasket).

[Physician]

H.7 had his head gasket done at a total cost of £1,200 ...........:(

[kookie]

H.7 had his head gasket done at a total cost of £1,200 ...........:(


Rang Mitsi dealer on Friday just for a rough quote,first they wanted to know all details of car etc, but i said i wasn't sure other than it was a 2.4 GDI, after a while he returned and said it was a 5 hour job ,about £100.00 for parts and total about £500.00. so we will see on Wednesday.

[kookie]

Rang Mitsi dealer on Friday just for a rough quote,first they wanted to know all details of car etc, but i said i wasn't sure other than it was a 2.4 GDI, after a while he returned and said it was a 5 hour job ,about £100.00 for parts and total about £500.00. so we will see on Wednesday.


Well just got car back, oil leak fixed, and guess what, it was not the head gasket, it was the BIT under the rocker cover, all had to come off though quite a big job, they cleaned it and resealed itand while it was in bits they cleaned the lash adjusters so i now have a PETROL car again, wants it back in 500 miles for a flush and oil change, i am one happy bunny, oh yes cost was £200.00.

[Kieran]

Woohoo! Result!:guitarist

[HJM]

Woohoo! Result!:guitarist

Oh yes - what he said - nice one /Banana


J :)

[kookie]

for those more in the know than i, this is where the oil leak was.

[ritch_w]

did that cost you £200 to get refitted or was there other work involved?

seems a bit steep just to remove and refit the rocker covers and gasket......

[kookie]

did that cost you £200 to get refitted or was there other work involved?

seems a bit steep just to remove and refit the rocker covers and gasket......


Engine flush, oil filter, and new oil, and clean lash adjusters so it is running very quietly now( petrol engine again).

[ritch_w]

ah - that makes sense!

[kookie]

ah - that makes sense!


Hope so ,after hearing £700 for a head gasket i was very pleased