K-Fest - Technical NW Meet - Head Gasket Repair plus BBQ, Beer & Camping

[Master-B]

Did you get sorted?

Compression 180 on all 4
Thermostat replaced
System refilled & bled
Seemed ok on short test drive

Took it up to Bills a week later to test on a longer run, all seemed normal, but on inspection a pool of coolant appeared at the front end of the car when the back end was jacked up & system pressurised - one of the pipe clips had rusted away to almost nothing, allowing coolant to escape. Removed old clip & replaced with a jubilee clip & all my coolant loss issues disappeared.

Ive chalked up about 500 miles now since, mostly spirited driving, no loss of coolant or any other symptoms

Next time you are under your car... or if you are losing coolant, before assuming the worst check your pipe clips folks!