My S-Reg Marea TD100 ELX Weekend (89,000 miles) has been playing up with difficult starting especially in cold weather, taking several times to start, having died on each occasion. In addition, diesel consumption has been getting progressively worse; the injector light was coming on particularly on long, fast runs and I have had white smoke and a very lumpy and "clattery" engine whilst cold..... I know, a long list of ailments.
I have had all the heater plugs changed and a normal service, which improved the starting, but didnt make it perfect, and I recently had the cam belt changed too.
On a recent run in cold weather, I felt the heater air go cold and then noticed that the engine temperature had gone sky high. I stopped, and the AA attended and said there was CO2 in the cooling water, suggesting the cylinder head gasket has gone.
Does anybody have any idea how much this will cost me to fix, and whether the head gasket is the source of all the problems that I have been experiencing? or is there more behind this.... Many thanks in anticipation.
I have had all the heater plugs changed and a normal service, which improved the starting, but didnt make it perfect, and I recently had the cam belt changed too.
On a recent run in cold weather, I felt the heater air go cold and then noticed that the engine temperature had gone sky high. I stopped, and the AA attended and said there was CO2 in the cooling water, suggesting the cylinder head gasket has gone.
Does anybody have any idea how much this will cost me to fix, and whether the head gasket is the source of all the problems that I have been experiencing? or is there more behind this.... Many thanks in anticipation.