The good news and the bad news

[T5frankie]

The good news is i fitted my 3" maf with 3" piping all the way to the turbo and can say it pulled like a mother ££££er
Bad news is i got about 3 miles and i the head gasket went on me, big clouds of white smoke everywhere,


all i can say is ££££££££

[graemewelch]

You expect anything else when buying a engine from niles. Everything about the bloke is dodgy.

[T5frankie]

You expect anything else when buying a engine from niles. Everything about the bloke is dodgy.

to be fair i didnt know it was niles, it was andrew watson to me, i didnt know until later

[stribo]

Too much boost again? (serious question) Gutted for you mate, I guess the rebuild didn't include something like a Group A spec (I know they're available for Fords, don't know about Volvos) head gasket.

[artfulflounder]

Gutted mate

[V70 Graham]

Sorry to hear that mate, when will you get time to look at fixing it ?

[stribo]

Just as a thought mate, are you sure it's head gasket, and not the turbo?

[cherry1809]

Ooh, that's harsh bud

[T5frankie]

Just as a thought mate, are you sure it's head gasket, and not the turbo?

i thought it was the turbo, but got water in my oil, and its running very rough

[Nealevo]

gutted for you mate, but doesnt white smoke indicate a turbo failure?... i know it did on my Meastro, Montego, renault 5, Renault 21, RS turbo and subaru.


ignore that i just read the comment above..

[graemewelch]

i thought it was the turbo, but got water in my oil, and its running very rough

Dont worry frankie 850's never blow headgaskets. Itll just be condensation. Arnt the gaskets triple metal. Prob stretched head bolts. Lifted the head under boost

[AndysR]

How do you know it's the head gasket? You could have melted a piston if it was running lean as a result of your intake system changes...

[Jamest5r]

Mate not good at all sorry to hear that, but should of given it more than 3 miles to adapt a bit before flooring it

[AndysR]

Either that or split a liner if the boost was really high...

[graemewelch]

How do you know it's the head gasket? You could have melted a piston if it was running lean as a result of your intake system changes...

A compression test should give some answers. Only a hrs graft to whip the head off anyway

[Nealevo]

i was about to say wasnt this what happened to Andys car??

[stribo]

Either that or split a liner if the boost was really high...

Doubtful on a 2.3.

[T5frankie]

Dont worry frankie 850's never blow headgaskets. Itll just be condensation. Arnt the gaskets triple metal. Prob stretched head bolts. Lifted the head under boost

it did hit 27psi breifly lol

[AndysR]

Doubtful on a 2.3.

You'd think....

[T5frankie]

How do you know it's the head gasket? You could have melted a piston if it was running lean as a result of your intake system changes...

because typical blow, white smoke out the back, rough running, water out the expansion bottle and water in the oil