UPDATE!

[Sparkey]

just to let you know tom, the head gasket has gone, it has to be re-skimmed, the radiator has a hole the size of a golf ball in it, the centre hose has to be replaced, the manifold gasket is blowing, the exhaust from the lambda section is blowing and the starter motor has died???? this is all german to me but doesnt that mean my car is f**ked!?!?!

 

[Tom]

I'm not really surprised

How did the rad get such a hole in it?!

 

[Sparkey]

Something to do with the coolant eating away at it, the garage guy said there was so much pressure in the tank due to their not being NAY water in it that it could have ruptured it anyway! think i made a boo boo!