peugoet - 206 cylinder head gasket

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Fri 11 Feb 2011 14:45
peugoet - 206 cylinder head gasket - stevenh82

hi, my cylinder head gasket has failed and its boiling the water,a grage i phoned and they said that they will need to skim the cylinder head,theyve not looked at it yet but insist it needs it done.is what theyve said correct or should i go else where?

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Sun 13 Feb 2011 19:38
peugoet - 206 cylinder head gasket - tdc

As it`s highly likely to be wharped/corroded they have to broker this into the estimate/quote.

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Sun 13 Feb 2011 20:06
peugoet - 206 cylinder head gasket - Peter.N.

Failure of the head gasket will not in itself cause overheating, what does is the pressure of combustion gas in the cooling system blowing the water out of the overflow or filler cap, if that is what is happening, yes the gasket has failed, if its boiling while still full of water it could be the water pump or a radiator blockage.

As tdc says, if it has boiled its highly likely that the head has warped, its always best to get it skimmed anyway if removing the head, just in case, as the cost of skiming is considerably less than having to take it off again.

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