Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 2000 has head gasket gone

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Fri 14 Mar 2008 13:57
2000 has head gasket gone - Tally
Hi All

On my way home on nights today i noticed what looked like a puff of steam from the front of my bonnet, i stopped and had a look and its was not water from the radiator but it looks like a bit of oil around the seal of the top rocker box and around the spark plugs,
does this indicate the head gasket has gone ? can i still drive it without ruining the engine ? and any ideas on the price to fix from a local garage not a dealer.

Thanks

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 14/03/2008 at 18:51

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Fri 14 Mar 2008 14:22
Ka 2000 has head gasket gone - DP
No just the rocker cover gasket. A bit of cork that costs less than a fiver even from a Ford dealer.

Literally a 5 minute job to change. Undo and remove the small bolts round the edge of the rocker cover, lift the cover straight off, extract the old gasket, clean both surfaces with a bit of lint free rag, fit the new gasket, pop the cover back on and nip up the bolts.

Really common problem on these engines.
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Fri 14 Mar 2008 16:55
Ka 2000 has head gasket gone - mfarrow
DP does mean nip otherwise you do what my garage did (had they never serviced a Ford OHV before?) and turn the cover inside out.
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