ANY CAR MACHINICS

[chris h]

Any machanics on here?

[cemetary]

Whats wrong like, post yer problem.

[Guest]

Any machanics on here?

;D ;DHarky weilds a spanner  ;D ;D                                        andy.

 

 

[widowhooder]

WHATS UP MATE MIBI BE OFSOME HELP

[Guest shadow]

yes

[chris h]

MY L200 tempreture gauge has started going from half where it always sits to overheat but it goes up and back in seconds but it does it a few times on longer journey's. never moves when i use it round town. :-/.but when i cheak the water it only takes about a pint to top it up????????

[chris h]

raidator is fine and cooling fan works.could it be the thermostat?

[widowhooder]

SOUND LIKE HEAG GASKETT GONE OR UV GOT A LEAKY PIPE AND ITS AIRLOCKING

[Guest strapper]

check your head gasket aint going....is any water in your oil?

[ALF]

MY L200 tempreture gauge has started going from half where it always sits to overheat but it goes up and back in seconds but it does it a few times on longer journey's. never moves when i use it round town. :-/.but when i cheak the water it only takes about a pint to top it up????????

 

how often does it take a pint to top it up???

[greenhills]

i asked a mate who is a machinic  he said the l200 are know for the head cracking,

[widowhooder]

DOES THE HEATER BLOW HOT THEN COLD

[Guest Vic]

;DOne or two Machiavellians maybe! Lycett and I love me, perhaps! ;D

[chris h]

no the oil is fine.its a recon engine fitted 1 year ago

[pjc]

almost certainly head gasket or head, fairly common problem on them!

[chris h]

DOES THE HEATER BLOW HOT THEN COLD

 

yeah it has done once.

[chris h]

 

how often does it take a pint to top it up???

 

just after a long journey 100 mile.

[jonl6280]

its your head gasket 99% sure they all go on l200's round the 50'000 - 60'000 mile !

[chris h]

its your head gasket 99% sure they all go on l200's round the 50'000 - 60'000 mile !

 

its only done 42000

[thunderboult]

if it's needing a pint or so of water, there's a small leak somewhere, if it's the head gasket you'll see whitish/greyish gunk around where you put the oil in. when the temp gets to high the fan comes on to help cool it. around town maybe your not driving it long enough for temp to go up. normally when your on a long run(motoway) the temp should be ok as your constant blow of cool air through the rad. get someone to have a look for you  

[jonl6280]

take it to a garage and ask them to check the hc levels at the header tank

[chris h]

if it's needing a pint or so of water, there's a small leak somewhere, if it's the head gasket you'll see whitish/greyish gunk around where you put the oil in. when the temp gets to high the fan comes on to help cool it. around town maybe your not driving it long enough for temp to go up. normally when your on a long run(motoway) the temp should be ok as your constant blow of cool air through the rad. get someone to have a look for you  

theres no gunk round the filler or on dipstick

 

[chris h]

take it to a garage and ask them to check the hc levels at the header tank

 

whats hc levels? hot/cold?

[jonl6280]

hydro carbons (gas) if its got hi levels then its the head gasket.  the probe picks up the hc from the header tank( where the water goes)

the probe is what they use to check the emissions

[chris h]

is the head gasket a big job?????