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Hola,
Interesting that two garages gave two different results.
Is it the 1.6 or the 1.8? Have you got access to a ifrared thermometer? Any idea what caused the headgasket to fail initially?
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1.6.
I know, it's hardly a difficult one to get wrong. Either it is reading positive on the sniffer or it isn't. I suspect one could be covering their backs in terms of the warranty and the other did a sniffer in about 30 minutes and got it back to me... Hardly in-depth! Ergo the desire for a third opinion. Infrared thermometer as in one of these? No but could definitely get one. What for?
No, although we have had coolant pressure problems for awhile.
A lot of mechanics don't seem to want to work on old cars like this.
Thanks, as always, for any help!
Jw89
Dodgy mechanic no.1 said he had replaced thermostat and water pump... Although funnily enough not when he did the head he decided to get it back in a few weeks lager and charge me another £300. When I mentioned the overheating he claimed it is fine to replace the 85c(which I think this is) with a 87c or whatever and that could be why it was overheating. I had the thermostat out previously and it was fine. With him saying it had been replaced I didn't check again but on the back of the 'any thermostat would do the job' comment I'll get it out again