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Matt
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2.3 head gasket
« on: May 6th, 2006, 1:23pm » |
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hi all
well ive seen a lovely 1998 2.3 estate on ebay not to far from me it's in great condition apart from a blown head gasket. i will hopefully (fingers crossed)be the only bidder on it and collect next week end if all goes well
i do not plan to break it up, just repair the damage and get her back on the road  (im still after bobtheyobs's cossie too  )
any advice on stripping the engine down and advice on what may have blown the gasket is most welcome
wish me look
Matt
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #1 on: May 9th, 2006, 12:26am » |
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #3 on: May 9th, 2006, 8:24pm » |
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Hey
ive got all the 2.3 stuff downloaded on me pc and ive lost count of the times ive been through them 
thankfully i won the bid and should (if all does well) pick her up this sat. then she'll go into hiding in my garage while it's being worked on (i'll take some pics at the diffrent stages)
any trouble area with these cars? like bolts that snap off or springs that fly off as soon as you look at them?
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Re: 2.3 Estate (blown head gasket)
« Reply #4 on: May 13th, 2006, 2:10pm » |
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hey all
well i picked the car up to day, and she's a beauty, rear bumpers cracked but otherwise it's in very good nick, it's got just over 114000 miles on the clock and starts first time (runs smooth for aswell but not for very long when it starts heating up) ive got almost all the bits now for a full engine strip down and rebuild
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #5 on: May 13th, 2006, 2:14pm » |
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VERY nice car you have got there, good luck with it, keep us updated 
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #6 on: May 13th, 2006, 2:21pm » |
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Cheers dave, it's a lot of car for £650 
i plant to take lots of photos of the strip down and rebuild so if any one needs some advice i hope the'll come in handy
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #7 on: May 15th, 2006, 6:16pm » |
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well the new gasket set arrived to day, and apart from maybe a new thermo stat (hope thats all i need) i have everything but the chain tensioner plunger
this is what £70 gets you
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #8 on: May 15th, 2006, 6:27pm » |
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Thats good money, was that a main dealer?
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #9 on: May 15th, 2006, 6:57pm » |
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hi dave
i got it from this shop on ebay
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/PERFORMANCE-PARTS
the kit is very high quality and arrived in very good time, id recomend them
matt
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #10 on: May 16th, 2006, 9:11am » |
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Ta, good shop that. Baz getting a bargain gasket set for his 24v has got me jealous
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Re: 2.3 head gasket
« Reply #11 on: May 16th, 2006, 8:07pm » |
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seeing the quality of this kit, ive very tempted to get one for my cossie, i plan to do some rather extensive work on it so a head gasket change may aswell go on the list
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