Thread: Am I about to have a TD5 headgasket issue

Weather is warming up & the age of the car is showing

Based on the dirt all around the engine bay it looks as tho the whole system could do with a really good clean up

TIME to rip out the radiator and clean it externally & ALSO time to get the cores inside rodded out at the same time



Preventive maintenance is always the best measure to avoid expensive issues

Hey Mike, Radiator is brand new after we stuffed the last one up the cape. (and even that one was perfect condtion - I had loads of them for some reason in the UK!)

Car is maintained to a ridiculously high level, and has anything changed as soon as it shows any sign of trouble.

Havent had the chance to clean it since Levuka the other weekend.

Rgds
Pete

Did the right colour coolant go in with the new rad?

Cheers
Simon

Yes, OAT coolant as required

Just to add, never gets hot either when in use.

I wouldnt worry, its just the cap venting, i have a new tank and cap and i still get a little weep like that, as long as the coolant level is ok and its not pushing it out like a geyser i wouldnt worry.

Thanks for the reassurance LoanRangie

I try to keep a really close eye on it and sort anything out straight away.

If there is any chance that it is going to give trouble I would rather just do it now and not wait.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Hey Mike, Radiator is brand new after we stuffed the last one up the cape. (and even that one was perfect condtion - I had loads of them for some reason in the UK!)

Car is maintained to a ridiculously high level, and has anything changed as soon as it shows any sign of trouble.

Havent had the chance to clean it since Levuka the other weekend.

Rgds
Pete

Throws that theory out the window then .....



(for you at least)

Pete,

Just done a head gasket on a Td5 2000 model 110 that had coolant leaks exactly like that for almost a year until one day going up a hill the heater went cold...
This one had the plastic dowels fail and cut them almost horizontally through, exposing a water port to compression gasses.
I would suspect that your radiator episode has possibly started the ball rolling, so I would pay close attention to pressure and unexplained water losses.

Don't panic just yet, but I would be concerned enough to keep a look out.

Also, on this one above, I fitted a new rad cap some months ago thinking that it may reduce the seeping down the side of the bottle, but obviously at times when climbing hills etc it must've still been pressurising enough to force it's way past the new cap.

It has a BD 140Kw chip also.

JC