ok as some of you may know.
i had a slight coolant leak, which due to topping up for
2 months resulted in little to non anti freeze without me realising.

i went to use the car, EVERYTHING was frozen !
(this includes me staring in disbelief)

after thawing it out and watching it drip lots.
i went to start it, bad noise followed by no firing at all !

damage was ..... ! .....

-broken coolant pump gasket
-broken themostat gasket
-broken head gasket
-stripped smooth then snapped cam belt (from frozen pump)
-broken inlet manifold gasket
-cracks and HOLE in exhaust side of cylinder head ! (PIC BELOW !!)



after lots of gaskets and a new head from Tony M (thankstastic) i was sorted, and all in time for delivery work the day after at 5pm. haha

i know the frost is gone for this year probably,
but thought people could learn from my rather large mistake !

and its interesting how much damage was done !

enjoy

aran.

anti-freeze sales gone up yet ??

I think it's underestimated just how important the coolant is and not just for the anti-freezing properties but for the health & lifespan of the engine

interesting? id say bloody scary, that must be a weak point in the CH. rather concerning if you ask me.

I wouldn't say it's a weak spot. It's simple physics. The water froze and expanded and that is the result.

EXACTLY !
its deffinetly not a weak spot.
just the same as when you freeze an egg the shell cracks.
and when you freeze an engine the head cracks. :idea:

with antifreeze in there, your engine wont oxidise/rust on the inside of all those passages, and it will keep cooler in summer and will keep a little warmer in winter. and it WONT FREEZE !
ACE !

i just find it impressive the amount of force ice can produce !