well another head gasket bites the dust

boyzie · Post by **boyzie** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:07 pm

As some of you may know I just replaced my radiator after it sprayed all over the windscreen. Took it for a test drive today and I was leaving great clouds of white smoke.

Got to the garage and he reckons the head gasket. He has quoted £400. Is this good?

What else could be wrong? Whats the worse case scenario?

cheers

boyzie

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:23 pm

£400, fitted sounds very good. Make sure he knows how to bleed a Bongo.

Big Rich · Post by **Big Rich** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:14 pm

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Hi Boyzie . Whats the worse case scenario? you ask ? the head is shot !
I have had 2 heads fitted in 8 months ! one by hillside under warranty and the last one i did myself as its out of warranty now... very easy to do, and quite good access. BOTH down to water leaks, on last head fitted i fitted the temp monitoring sys from Auzzie land ... but recomend you fit the Haydn system on when you have sorted it, Today i have just completed fitting a full silicone hose setup and also found the the hoses to the gearbox leaking so i siliconed them as well, its took me almost all day ! must be getting old ? I have one good hose left ... its the one from the fuel pump side down to steel hose, its only been on 2 weeks and is like new ...its the hose that usually swells bad on the first bend...ps its a genuine mazda hose.....its free on first come basis .......anyway many thanks and good luck Rich
pps can i just say how good / fit the silicone hose set is, well worth every penny.

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:00 pm

$\:D/$ thanks for those kind words rich regards the hoses

...i just hope you wasnt cursing me too much when you were fitting em

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:10 pm

Hope you get it sorted OK boyzie. And fit that low coolant warning alarm before the horse bolts out of the stable again. Good luck. Mike

papa joe · Post by **papa joe** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:41 pm

Will be giving flippa a shout, come pay day at the end of the month !

Big Rich · Post by **Big Rich** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:44 pm

Hi flippa i first came across silicone hoses around 24 years ago when i worked as a bus fitter they were a wrapped type ..looked like bandages with silicone on ? very thick walls .....but the set off you were very plyable easy to fit and VERY good value for money i used proper jublee clips and they went on a treat ..just wondered flippa if you are thinking of doing any more hoses for the bongo ? can i just say my Freda has done 70.000 K and all hoses were hard and brittle so anyone reading this
CHECK YOUR HOSES any doubt get them changed dont risk your cyl head thanks Big Rich

lizard · Post by **lizard** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:37 pm

Get them now cheaper than Mazda ones and in a spiffing colour.

Great

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:44 pm

papa joe wrote:Will be giving flippa a shout, come pay day at the end of the month !

pj are you hoarding hoses

.....i was sure you had bought a set

Big Rich · Post by **Big Rich** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:05 pm

I had em in blue ............. ooooh i love blue

... Rich