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Almost sure its head gasket!! (Read 1452 times)

mrgreen Senior Member Offline Posts: 766 Salzburg/austria Gender: Drives: 2.2 facelift caravan	Re: Almost sure its head gasket!! Reply #15 - 03. Apr 2011 at 20:14 Andy B wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 20:05: mrgreen wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 19:59: ... could this be pinking!???? Do cars still 'pink' when they have a knock sensor or two? oh quite right knock sensor hello, was in my other part rom goodnight sweetheart in my defense i learnt that word from my father alright
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jonnycool Omega Baron Offline We shag 'em, you eat 'em Posts: 2837 Merthyr Tydfil, S. Wales Gender: Drives: 2001 2.6 Elite Estate	Re: Almost sure its head gasket!! Reply #16 - 03. Apr 2011 at 20:31 I got pinking on my car a while back, I think I'd filled up with some seriously duff supermarket petrol at the time, really had a bad effect on my car. It only came and went for a second or two under heavy accelleration, but it was definitely pinking
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Re: Almost sure its head gasket!!
Reply #17 - 03. Apr 2011 at 20:54

mrgreen wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 20:14:

Andy B wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 20:05:

mrgreen wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 19:59:

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could this be pinking!????

Do cars still 'pink' when they have a knock sensor or two? Undecided

quite right knock sensor hello, was in my other part rom goodnight sweetheart Embarrassed

in my defense i learnt that word from my father alright Grin

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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: Almost sure its head gasket!! Reply #18 - 03. Apr 2011 at 22:24 They do with a slight air leak. Bit rough, bit of a knock, bit if a rattle, slight variation in revs. Check all the plunum pipes and connections are air tight. Clean icv with carb cleaner, won't hurt. Bubbles in the coolant bottle are concerning though, how bad is it, really? Not with cap off I hope?
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immortal Newbie Offline Posts: 45 Drives: Omega Elite 2.5 V6	Re: Almost sure its head gasket!! Reply #19 - 05. Apr 2011 at 08:16 Hi, Where is the ICV? Matt
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: Almost sure its head gasket!! Reply #20 - 05. Apr 2011 at 10:28 immortal wrote on 05. Apr 2011 at 08:16: Hi, Where is the ICV? Matt Side of the Plenum, about the size of a Mustard pot Do not try putting anything inside it to scrape other than a Rag and the cleaner... They're very fragile to damage from foreign objects There's a guide somewhere I'm sure
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