Froth in coolant?

[DannyBoyGolf]

Hi all,

Seem to be having a nightmare with my BKC 1.9tdi now.

Had been losing coolant every other day from the temp sensor housing due to a crack in it. Have now replaced this & yet I still seem to be losing coolant.
I top it up regularly as I don't have loads of money to get it in to a garage, but the other day my temp gauge went in to the red while i was on the motorway so I stopped straight away & let it cool, topped it up and then when I got home, ran it to temp for about 20 mins with the lid off & topped up as needed.

While it was running there was a fair amount of white froth in the coolant resevoir, can anyone tell me is this the sign of a head gasket failure? Car is stressing me out lately

[bill.wj.wilson]

Get someone to do a sniff test, the chemical shows if exhaust gas is in the system via colour change, that'll tell you if its the head gasket.

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[j_mack]

Don’t like to be the bearer of bad news but there’s a good chance it is, get it tested as I consider it highly unlikely it’s making you a latte


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[DannyBoyGolf]

Thanks both, I've arranged to get the sniff test done this week. Will let you know my findings.

If it is the head gasket, any ideas on average repair costs?

[j_mack]

Never had one done since I blew the head on my 106gti years back and to have it properly skimmed, shimmed up with a thicker gasket etc was close on 600


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[bill.wj.wilson]

Expensive as you'll need the head skimmed and unless its new, a cambelt kit, around a thousand pounds. Maybe more. If your handy around a spanner you could save a few quid on the labour but parts will still be about 3-4 hundred at a guess.

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[DannyBoyGolf]

Got a feeling I'm gonna end up scrapping her

Already got MIL on for EGR valve, tensioner pulley bouncing & the exhaust is blowing near the CAT

[j_mack]

Ouch that’s not good, if the shell is decent may be worth fixing


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[DannyBoyGolf]

Ha, they're just the mechanical issues i posted...

[j_mack]

I’ve just had my Gti resprayed thanks to mk5 rust lol you don’t need to tell me how bad they can be


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