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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 970   
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Head Gasket… Sounds like it and because your oil pressure is instant on start up it’s more common to have oil in water. Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
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10th Feb 2022 2:50pm |
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| Smifflie Member Since: 19 Oct 2015 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 23  
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Thank you for your reply. Looks like another mucky job on it's way.
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11th Feb 2022 11:34am |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5293 
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Sounds like that's early signs of head gasket failure, My rover metro started going that way, when the headgasket started to fail. What may happen, when the car is up temp, you may start seeing thick steam coming out of the exhaust.
id jump on it before it gets worse, Check the head to see if its warped, Not sure if these do suffer from that. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025 " we will work something out" |
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13th Feb 2022 2:02am |
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| Smifflie Member Since: 19 Oct 2015 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 23
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Hmmm, my other half hasn't seen steam from the exhaust as yet but he's planning on getting the head skimmed as well as a replacement gasket. I remember having a Triumph Spitfire soft top sports car years ago where the flange gasket kept breaking down. Sounded like a piece of cardboard flapping in the spokes of a bicycle to start with and ending up more like a cement mixer on the go. Thanks for your reply, looks like it's going in one direction with this problem.
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13th Feb 2022 5:57pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2343 
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You'll only get steam if the gasket breaches between a waterway and a cylinder. Oil in the water is indicative of a breach between waterway and oil way with regard to head gasket failure.
HTH Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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13th Feb 2022 6:22pm |
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| jddisco200tdi Member Since: 22 Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 21  
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I would also have a look at the radiator, as the engine oil cooling goes thru it. Regards
John D - Defender 110 2.4 |
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14th Feb 2022 1:53am |
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| Smifflie Member Since: 19 Oct 2015 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 23
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Really appreciate all of your replies. I'm now off to speak to my favourite mechanic on Monday.
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20th Feb 2022 9:24am |
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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 970
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Good shout but you would see oil in the coolant and coolant in the oil normally if this were the fault, oil pressure is greater than coolant on start up and coolant pressure remains higher than oil pressure on a hot engine once turned off. Still worth a check though as odd things happen Ride like you stole it!! If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
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20th Feb 2022 10:42am |
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