Hi all,
Had head gasket checked via compression/pressure test and chemical test (I am guessing he tested for hydrocarbons)
Drum Roll.........
Head Gasket is fine. he told me that the coolant hasn't been replaced in years, so it is full of corrosion, and it is brown aswell, and he told me this corrosion blocked the coolant from entering the radiator. Told me I need a coolant flush, new rad, and new thermostat.
He quoted me 230 quid, TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY. Wow, and all I paid for the HG test was 12 pounds. I am just going to buy a rad/thermo of ebay for about 40 or so quid and do the job myself. I am going to attempt the water hose method to flush the system.
What I noticed when surfing ebay is that all the radiators are for only 11 blade fans. Mine is 6 blade, yet the 6 blade compatible radiators are for air con aswell, but I do not have air con. What is up with that? Will an air con rad work in my car?