It wasn’t too bad but after a day or 2 on the same car I get fed up and stay working as late as needed just because I don’t want to face it another day 😂😂 And I must say you watch & comment on some load of videos, fair play to you. Great education, well done 👏👏👍
Hi I'm geting that back pressher in the cooling bottle to would the termastat do that some times too I'm not geting any smoke back true the bottle just back pressher
Fill the reservoir & start the engine from cold, then watch for bubbles 🤔🤔 When hot checking both radiator hose temperatures will indicate thermostat condition 😉👍👍
Excellent video. technical question for you about head bolts. Do you grease bottom and under the bolt head? I know they are stretch bolts but i watching some Spanish video on tdci engine , think they make gaskets and he put some crease at the bottom of the bolt and undet the bolt head.
Go slow while doing it because I have never seen them to bend valves. They bend or break the rockers under the camshaft and twist the lobes on the camshaft itself. It could turn into a very fast job, remove the cam box & do a leak down test on the cylinder if needed but you should be able to see the valve tops all at the same height if they are good. Uneven is bad or you have bent valves. And be careful with the camshaft. Hopefully this will help & let me know how you get on 🤔🙏🙏👍
After a bit you can smell when the gaskets gone on the french stuff - they get that sickly sweet smell inside the cabin .. They love gacking their water, leaking & burning their oil & generally getting smothered in black crud. Thankfully, I'm usually only welding the sills or jacking points - I don't much go near the twirly bits.. but I used to - and I can smell that yoke from here. :-)
Got oil in water and losing water. No over heating no milky in oil no white smoke out of exhaust done the test in water went green. So head Gasket ? . Also do the injectors come out when the head is removed. Thanks.
Head gaskets fail in many different ways and don’t necessarily have to mix oil and water. Once the test fluid turns green it is most likely gone. Yes the injectors need to be removed 😉👍👍
My boy has a seat leon which has a misfire on all 4 cylinders so I suspect it's the head gasket so I'm thinking of buying a tester so would you recommend the one you used or would you recommend the cheaper one's which comes with the radiator adapters. With the type you used does it have to be used on the expansion bottle or if the car has a radiator cap and expansion bottle which one does the tester need to be used on.
My first thought is what makes you think it’s a head gasket issue?? Is it petrol or diesel?? If diesel the injectors give huge problems. If petrol take a look at the fuel trim numbers first, both long term & short term shouldn’t be more than 10
@@kennedysgarage3281 Thank you for replying. It's a petrol. When I smelled the antifreeze it smelled a bit like fumes (If you know what I mean). I think when I took off the oil cap I think it had slight pressure blowing out. I don't know if this is normal but the expansion bottle keeps filling through the overflow hose
@@hardworker8030 I suppose you have to go with your gut feeling. Next step is to get a head gasket tester as you first said, I would probably get the more expensive one as you get what you pay for. Leave the coolant level a bit lower when doing the test, the tester operates on steam with carbon monoxide in it if it’s gone. Let me know how you get on 👍
@@kennedysgarage3281 I tested the car with a cheap tester but I'm not sure what everything is as I never used it before (Thank God). P0302 Cylinder 2 misfire. Cylinder 3&4 pending. STFT B1 is jumping up and down from 0.00% to 2.34% then -0.79% to -28.13%. LTFT B1 -2.35% to -4.6%.
Young cubs yoke is doing exact same thing holding pressure when cold, overheating quicky and done a block test and theres combustion gasses in coolant,will have a go at it when i have a min with head gaskets just never to sure as could be a few things but good upload
All in a days work Kevin 🤪 it was as dirty a hell though. I didn’t check timing marks before disassembly but it must have jumped a tooth or so due to the marks on the pistons. How it was still running I don’t know 🤷🏼♂️😉
@@kennedysgarage3281 sorry you did mention there had been valve piston contact your customer must really love there car a lot would have given up on it.
@@kevinpalmer7452 it was a wheel chair taxi & it takes a bit to be changing them ( taxi plates & suitability test etc.) so it is easier to just keep them going
Thanks very much I am now pretty sure my headgasket has gone, in my citreon c3 1.6 hdi 2009. How many hours aprox to replace head gasket. Thanks the video was great. Cheers Scott.
@Fatty Panter I have had a few of them with head gasket failure recently, so you are probably fairly bang on with your thought process. I wanted to prove a head gasket failure recently & put pressure tester on cooling system overnight, removed glow plugs and sent in a borascope the next morning. To find slight quantity of water / coolant on a piston top 😬😬 Good luck with it 🤞🤞👍
@Tacky Stump no one wants to be covered in dirt and the pay in this trade is very small in cross comparison to other trade like electricians. Also so many things to go wrong on a big job like a head gasket. But well done on finding a garage to do the job and fingers crossed it will all go to plan 🤞🤞🙏🙏
Seriously hard graft there mate on a Friday evening when the pub must have been calling you as well. Thats dedication for you.
It wasn’t too bad but after a day or 2 on the same car I get fed up and stay working as late as needed just because I don’t want to face it another day 😂😂
And I must say you watch & comment on some load of videos, fair play to you. Great education, well done 👏👏👍
Hi I'm geting that back pressher in the cooling bottle to would the termastat do that some times too I'm not geting any smoke back true the bottle just back pressher
Fill the reservoir & start the engine from cold, then watch for bubbles 🤔🤔
When hot checking both radiator hose temperatures will indicate thermostat condition 😉👍👍
Excellent video. technical question for you about head bolts.
Do you grease bottom and under the bolt head?
I know they are stretch bolts but i watching some Spanish video on tdci engine , think they make gaskets and he put some crease at the bottom of the bolt and undet the bolt head.
Great video Roxy and myself are doing this job Monday morning on a Ford Focus 1.6 tdci 2012 with broken timing belt cheers sandy
Go slow while doing it because I have never seen them to bend valves.
They bend or break the rockers under the camshaft and twist the lobes on the camshaft itself. It could turn into a very fast job, remove the cam box & do a leak down test on the cylinder if needed but you should be able to see the valve tops all at the same height if they are good. Uneven is bad or you have bent valves. And be careful with the camshaft. Hopefully this will help & let me know how you get on 🤔🙏🙏👍
Check out this video if the link works 🤔
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After a bit you can smell when the gaskets gone on the french stuff - they get that sickly sweet smell inside the cabin .. They love gacking their water, leaking & burning their oil & generally getting smothered in black crud. Thankfully, I'm usually only welding the sills or jacking points - I don't much go near the twirly bits.. but I used to - and I can smell that yoke from here. :-)
I know what you mean, that lingering pong 😂😂
@@kennedysgarage3281 It's like when you start smelling it, you can then smell it just by sitting into one. :-) Nasal-Diagnosis. :-)
@@jamesward5721 😂🎄
Got oil in water and losing water. No over heating no milky in oil no white smoke out of exhaust done the test in water went green. So head Gasket ? . Also do the injectors come out when the head is removed. Thanks.
Head gaskets fail in many different ways and don’t necessarily have to mix oil and water.
Once the test fluid turns green it is most likely gone.
Yes the injectors need to be removed 😉👍👍
Hi iv tried Seal steel. Done the test again and stayed blue . Hope it stays tht way will do another test un a few weeks . Thanks.
@@mmcgready4566 fingers crossed it will do the trick 🤞🤞🤞
Where are you mate? I have same problem with my Peugeot.😊
Top job fair amount of work there head gasket and a clutch
My boy has a seat leon which has a misfire on all 4 cylinders so I suspect it's the head gasket so I'm thinking of buying a tester so would you recommend the one you used or would you recommend the cheaper one's which comes with the radiator adapters. With the type you used does it have to be used on the expansion bottle or if the car has a radiator cap and expansion bottle which one does the tester need to be used on.
My first thought is what makes you think it’s a head gasket issue??
Is it petrol or diesel??
If diesel the injectors give huge problems.
If petrol take a look at the fuel trim numbers first, both long term & short term shouldn’t be more than 10
@@kennedysgarage3281 Thank you for replying. It's a petrol. When I smelled the antifreeze it smelled a bit like fumes (If you know what I mean). I think when I took off the oil cap I think it had slight pressure blowing out. I don't know if this is normal but the expansion bottle keeps filling through the overflow hose
@@hardworker8030 I suppose you have to go with your gut feeling. Next step is to get a head gasket tester as you first said, I would probably get the more expensive one as you get what you pay for. Leave the coolant level a bit lower when doing the test, the tester operates on steam with carbon monoxide in it if it’s gone. Let me know how you get on 👍
@@kennedysgarage3281 I tested the car with a cheap tester but I'm not sure what everything is as I never used it before (Thank God).
P0302 Cylinder 2 misfire. Cylinder 3&4 pending.
STFT B1 is jumping up and down from 0.00% to 2.34% then -0.79% to -28.13%.
LTFT B1 -2.35% to -4.6%.
Young cubs yoke is doing exact same thing holding pressure when cold, overheating quicky and done a block test and theres combustion gasses in coolant,will have a go at it when i have a min with head gaskets just never to sure as could be a few things but good upload
@@scoyle1750 good luck on the repair mate, they are a little bit awkward 🤞🤞
Top job fair amount of work involved there head gasket and a clutch and how that timing belt didn’t jump !
All in a days work Kevin 🤪 it was as dirty a hell though. I didn’t check timing marks before disassembly but it must have jumped a tooth or so due to the marks on the pistons. How it was still running I don’t know 🤷🏼♂️😉
@@kennedysgarage3281 sorry you did mention there had been valve piston contact your customer must really love there car a lot would have given up on it.
@@kevinpalmer7452 it was a wheel chair taxi & it takes a bit to be changing them ( taxi plates & suitability test etc.) so it is easier to just keep them going
Excellent work one thing for sure you saved that engine just in time and owner a good bit of money
I feel it is better to fix the problems and know what you have, rather than change out an engine and the same thing happen a few months later 😉
Lucky on the timing belt😮🎉
Good engine design, kept going even though it was broken 😎
It was very close to falling off or breaking 😬😬
Great job mate, I gotta do the same in my Mondeo MK4 1.6 TDCi xd. Greetings from Poland, thanks for material
The very best of luck with it, take your time and everything will be fine 💪💪👍
Thanks very much I am now pretty sure my headgasket has gone, in my citreon c3 1.6 hdi 2009. How many hours aprox to replace head gasket. Thanks the video was great. Cheers Scott.
It could take around 10 to 12 hours, not the easiest job in the world but well and truly doable 😉👍👍
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🙏
Much would a job like that cost me mine is the same way
Anywhere from €2000 to €2500
200$
I'd say that was more oil cooler issues
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have peugoet 1.6 hdi 2012 one owner , car done 124k no prablem of gasket 8 yer , only cluth change
My one was a taxi with over 300k, so you should be ok for quite a few years 🙂👍
@Fatty Panter watch out because the head gasket failure is more than likely caused by something else failing first, like a thermostat or water leak 🤔🤔
@Fatty Panter I have had a few of them with head gasket failure recently, so you are probably fairly bang on with your thought process.
I wanted to prove a head gasket failure recently & put pressure tester on cooling system overnight, removed glow plugs and sent in a borascope the next morning. To find slight quantity of water / coolant on a piston top 😬😬
Good luck with it 🤞🤞👍
@Tacky Stump it can be challenging sometimes but worth all the hardship in the end. And of course it is salvageable and worth doing 🤞💪💪
@Tacky Stump no one wants to be covered in dirt and the pay in this trade is very small in cross comparison to other trade like electricians.
Also so many things to go wrong on a big job like a head gasket. But well done on finding a garage to do the job and fingers crossed it will all go to plan 🤞🤞🙏🙏