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Old 22-03-17, 12:47 PM   #74
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how did they diagnose it? did they do a proper sniff test with the die? you can get these kts yourself from amazon for less than £25. Think they call them block testers, by dr headgasket.

i thought id got HGF but it turned out to be the oil cooler gasket was letting coolant contaminate the oil. Still havent gotten around to sorting it yet as cant seem to find the gaskets. will probably end up getting one of those make you own gasket kits.
I left it with him but he said there was a huge amount of pressure in the coolant system and mayo in the engine, you could see it on the dipstick and where you put the oil in. Very think and gungy. He used to run the MGR garage in Northampton for 25 years so knows the cars I'd like for think.
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