Hi, When mine went for the 2nd time it was forcing coolant out of the top
of
the expansion tank. Have a look for signs of spray around that area ( it
leaves a white deposit ). Also look at the inside of the oil filler cap
for
signs of mayanaise. Ended up scrapping mine. Hope this helps !
Dave G
jkn wrote:
>Hi all
> I have an aging Peugeot 306 XSi ('95, 'N' reg). It had the head
>gasket replaced several years ago. Recently I've been having
>intermittent problems with overheating & loss of oil & coolant, which
>I've managed to mitigate this by paying attention to keeping things
>topped up. I had a friendly local repair guy check it out and he said
>the head gasket was starting to go,but was still OK for now. So I
>realise I'm on thin ice at the moment...
>
>Anyway, last week when parking I noticed liquid stains on the ground.
>From looking under the car I could see liquid dripping from what
>looked like the underside of the engine, driver's side. The liquid
>looks like coolant, not oil, & the coolant level is way down.
>
>Although something im****tant is obviously wrong, this doesn't seem to
>be what I'd expect to see if the head gasket had actually gone. Any
>thoughts on what might have happened and what I might do to check it
>out, prior to getting a garage to have a look at it (or scrap it ;-
>( )?
>
>Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> Regards
> Jon N
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