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Submitted by scottland on Sun, 2010-06-06 10:45
hey guys my mums car is taking alot of water but there are no leaks and also every now and then it makes a gargling sound any ideas?
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dodgy
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Cracked head that is leaking
Cracked head that is leaking directly into combustion chamber.
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Faulkner Family
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have you checked the oil
if it is milky then it has done a head gasket mate if not must be a leak some where good luck
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pweter
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too far down the ramp...
too far down the ramp...
fish nut
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if its gurgling look under
if its gurgling look under the dash on tne passenger side for leaks coming from the heater box, the heater core could have a leak going in the car?
PilbaraBrad
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head or head gasket would be
head or head gasket would be the fist pic
but
are you sure you cant see any water leaking anywhere?
what is the colour of your exhaust?
what does the oil look like?
cudbfishn
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Take it to a radiator joint
Take it to a radiator joint and they will do a gas check.
They put a thing onto your radiator and it tells you if there are exhaust gasses in your radiator. is it is then its a head gasket. if you ask em nicely it wont cost you anything.
PJAY
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if its gurgling it could be
if its gurgling it could be too much choke??? lol.........agree sounds like a head gasket.
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woody
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yep sounds like head gasket
yep sounds like head gasket leaking exhaust gas into cooling system......it then pressurises the system forcing coolant into expansion bottle/header tank and out the overflow as you are driving along. Gurgling sound could be bubbles of exhaust gas in the expansion bottle.
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bunji
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Yep unfortunatley with the
Yep unfortunatley with the limited info thats my diagnosis as well get it to a shop asap
dagree
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Had similar issues
One with the landcruiser and it ended up being a head gasket. Other was with the daughters commodore and thought the worst (head gasket)... Took it to get the sniffer test as cudbfishing mentioned and test was negative.
Ended up being a small crack in the radiator tank (hidden behind a mounting block).
Best advise is (As cudbfishing said) take it to a radiator place, or mechanic, and get the relevant tests done before it gets worse.
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scottland
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cheerz guys
going to take it a radiator place lets hope it aint the gasket lol
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Faulkner Family
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before you go to a mechanic
before you go to a mechanic check the oil for any milky looking substance on the dipstick and also look on the radiator cap for any oily residue. they are 2 easy ways to check without spending money to get it checked
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scottland
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aiight ill do that tomorrow thanks alot guys
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dagree
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Also try
Removing the oil filler cap when the engine is warm and look for the same milky looking substance Russ mentioned. If you know anyone with a compression tester this "could" also give you an idea if a head gasket is blown but it depends on where the split in the gasket is.
Unfortunately the cruiser had none of the above, or The Faulkner's, symptoms but the radiator sniff test proved the worst.
Good luck scottland and hopefully it's only something minor.
Cheers,
David
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cudbfishn
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You can do the head gasket
You can do the head gasket without getting oil in your water or water in your oil, but its usually easy to see. Depends on where its cracked. Test will tell all.
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The gurgling sound could be
The gurgling sound could be your stomach lol. Definatly head gasget cheif.