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Mg Head Gasket
October 28, 2010
Your Resolved QuestionShow me another » Mg zr issues with overheating and HGF Failure please help? I have an MG ZR 1. 4 with 64,000 miles ont he clock. It broke down at 63,000 on the motorway with Head Gasket Failure, the coolant was completely empty when it broke down but I had only filled it a few days previous. I got towed to the garage and they confirmed the head gasket was gone. Advising it would be around £860. 00 to sort out. The garage called later in the week and advised that the head gasket had been done at least once if not twice before and that they needed to put a head saver on it as the head was that badly worn and they they would also have to replace the valves which were also in a bad state. I have had the car back a month and I am still having lots of trouble with it and I am worried the head gasket si going to blow again, the followign things are happening: 1. )The coolant level drops extremely quickly I am currently topping up every two to three days. 2. )The engine makes a peculiar ticking noise 3. )It is very slow getting from 0mph to 20mph feels like I have to rev the engine to get going.
4. ) there is NO mayo on the disptick or oil filler cap.
5. )White smoke comes from the exhaust not excessive but more on a cold day. Please can somebody advise me on what is best to do, I had only had the car 6 months when the gasket went and its cost me a small fortune to sort out. I could have bought a new car for the money ive spent. Gutted ;-(. Somebody did say I may be better off just getting whole engine replaced but with something other than the old rover engine thats in it? Any help would be great , I'm a 23 year old girl without a clue. Thanks The garage advised they would not gauruntee the work, I have all the receipts so do I have the right to go back and say I want it done properly as I think they will send me away. Should I contact some sort of ombudsmen? Thanks Can I replace with a different make of engine? Thank you. Essentially — Get rid of it – the MG ZR is basically a Rover 200, Rover decided in their wisdom to construct the engine of aluminium. My Rover went at 47000, I put a younger engine in with 30000 miles which I got from a scrap dealer and sold the car, apparently it did the same again 18months/15000 miles later. I had a lot of problems getting an engine as it is a very common problem. From what I've heard the radiator is too small for the car/engine which may be the cause of the problem. Personally I would never buy another Rover.
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