Tilers: Why Not Say Good Morning Before Work?

[LM]

Morning

 

[Andy Allen]

Morning all. Kids up early as predicted!

@Andy Allen ..... remove the oil filler cap an see if there is an sludgey oily residue. An easy test for a blown gasket. What van is it again Andy?

That's this morning job !!
Check the oil... See for any signs of water.
It's an 05 Renault traffic.
I didn't realise I had a problem till a warning light came on and the temp gauge was through the roof..
Stopped and put some water in the cooling system... Then it was OK..
Just need to find out why I'm loosing water..

 

[Old Mod]

put some water in the cooling system... Then it was OK..

Easy fix mate, 20 litre container suspended in the cargo area at the back with an iv line to the water bottle, job done.

 

[Qwerty]

It will almost deffo be the head gasket. My old '08 Vivaro went not long before I sold it. Wasn't as much as I was expecting if I recall correctly.

 

[Old Mod]

It will almost deffo be the head gasket. My old '08 Vivaro went not long before I sold it. Wasn't as much as I was expecting if I recall correctly.

Was it within the last 8 years?

 

[Blunt Tool]

Morning all

 

[Qwerty]

Was it within the last 8 years?

 

[Italy]

-46 to bigben

 

[Andy Allen]

Don't think it's the head gasket.... No water in the oil and when I looked under the van water is pissing out from somewhere......
Why couldn't this of happened 4 weeks ago when I was off work.... Dose my bloody head in...

 

[Qwerty]

Find the coolant pipe closest the engine block or manifold. You could have a perished hose and it's weeping out when under pressure.

 

[Andy Allen]

I'll Take to my mates garage and put it on the ramp...... Hopefully it's an easy fix.
Failing that as I'm a full AA member I could ring them to diagnose the problem..

 

[Blunt Tool]

Try some radweld

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Afternoon all - away looking at a lovely job on the books in Durham this morning.
2 large areas of geometric in a old stately house.
Starts next week - bringing it forward a few days.
Busy times.

 

[Andy Allen]

Try some radweld

Or an egg..

 

[Qwerty]

I did that in my first car when I sold it. I topped the oil up with diesel oil too to stop the tappets!!