carrots 1 Posted February 8, 2011 hi all my 1.8 16v is using water,ive checked for leaks and cant find any its had a waterpump,thermostat,expansion tank and cap,rad and a oil cooler.i borrowed a sniff test kit ,got the car warm then did the test.the fluid starts off blue and it says if it turns yellow ive got exhaust gases going in the water.my fluid turned a green colour,does this say headgasket to you.also is a metal headgasket worth fitting.bit worried that the heads been skimmed a few years ago before i got it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted February 8, 2011 I saw the title and thought this was something to do with your pants. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted February 9, 2011 lol could also include socks,water seems to be going quicker now so time to order a head set i think.more money Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yandards 0 Posted February 9, 2011 If its gone yellow it does seem that ther head gasket is on the way out, best try a compression test to see if there are any obvious issues. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted February 12, 2011 took head off today and it knackerd cracked on the plug threads,cars going to be off road for a while now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
