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Originally Posted by vitesse
... and next day solved what was a very stubborn airlock .... trying to highlight, what was in my case, the garage's incorrect assumption that the problem was headgasket related.
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Thanks for this Mike.
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Originally Posted by TramPower4000
Anyway, the fuel filter was replaced, and with a new clip.
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OK. Did the garage open the housing to fit a new filter element, then closed it again and secured with the clip or was the complete filter assembly renewed?
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Originally Posted by TramPower4000
But that the pressurized water (and water loss) is enough to indicate that.
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Please tell us more about this pressurised water Lewis. Is it being ejected out of the expansion tank cap?
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Originally Posted by TramPower4000
I suppose both have to be replaced, even if only one is blown. Would that be correct?
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No, that's incorrect.
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Originally Posted by TramPower4000
... the carbon monoxide test was negative. But again, they said that doesn't necessarily mean all is OK with the gasket.
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So your garage is claiming that combustion gases are pressurising the cooling system and injecting coolant into a cylinder (or cylinders) yet there is no carbon monoxide in the coolant?
I'm sorry to say this Lewis but your garage appears to have guessed at a diagnosis (head gasket failure) then is desperately trying to find reasons to confirm it. The problem is that those reasons are eluding them.
I fear that you are about to waste another chunk of money after the fuel pump and sparking plugs which I suspect were perfectly ok.
Simon