just changed my punto headgasket had it skimmed and put new seals and gaskets into it, ive topped up the radiator with only water and is losing it, is there a special coolant for it to help it?
Its a 1.2 16V

You would be better with the specified coolant, paraflu, although any that will do for alloys engines will do.

However, it will not solve leakage issues.

Head gasket failure is usually a consequence of some other failure of a cooling component.

Have you identified the leak?

Cheers

SPD

headgasket has just been changed, i havent found out where the leak is though.

Azzam said:

headgasket has just been changed, i havent found out where the leak is though.

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Its imperative that you find that leak before you do any more damage.

Cheers

SPD

i took it for a spin today, was QUICKER than i expected for a 1.2, very nippy and a i was keeping a eye on the temp gauge and its not going above the half way marker and my fan heater is blowing Red HOT Air when i turn it on, do you think it might have ironed out the creases by itself?

Its possible the air bubbles got pushed through causing the coolant level to drop.

It all sounds good but leaks don't fix themselves. You need to be 100% sure its all solid or that head gasket wont last long. They usually fail because the "water" level has dropped. Go over everything really carefully if necessary loosen pipes at high level to see if coolant comes out.

When its all checked out, you MUST put proper coolant in and properly rebleed the pipes. Don't leave it because iron and aluminium react; leading to corroded galleries, blocked rads and another blown head gasket quicker than you'd expect.

Azzam said:

do you think it might have ironed out the creases by itself?

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Nope, that just doesn't happen.

Might just have been an airlock, but as mentioned, do make sure the system is filled with the correct coolant and then fully bled.

Cheers

SPD