Guest Cally ann Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Ok so I have a 1990 1.6 Efi I seem to have oil or something in my water tank but when I checked my oil it's not milky! Does this sound like my head gasket is going or something else ? I'm not very good at this as much as I love cars I'm a woman just starting so I have my Haynes and a few tools. Should I just take her to a garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ANDYA Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Few other things to check; Is the car running hot? Is it using coolant, are you having to top it up? Once warm, is there any white smoke from the exhaust? Is there 'mayoniasse' under the oil filler cap? Look at the oil on the dipstick, is it more like chocolate than oil? Sorry if this sounds more like a recipe than car advice. If the answer is yes to any of these, a visit to the workshop may prevent further, more expensive damage. Good luck, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ANDYA Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Found these on Amazon; http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B009XBMESI/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new they can test the coolant for oil. They look expensive to me, perhaps the garage would be cheaper, faster and easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshlad Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Try steel seal it reckons it can repair head gasket problems in minuets, never tried it myself as changing a head gasket on the cvh is easy but id def like to try it to see if its really that good http://www.steelseal.co.uk they even offer a money back guarantee! cant be bad Edited February 11, 2015 by welshlad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Overheating, and steam not smoke from the exhaust usual signs on the cvh engine. Go and have it checked out my advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cally ann Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Oh wow thank you! I will check for the signs you are all amazing I'll check tomorrow and get back to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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