Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
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Re: Engine gasket
Like I said in my first post it is the combustion pressure from the pistons leaking through a hole in the gasket into the cooling system channels of the engine block.
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29/Nov/2015, 7:51 am
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
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Re: Engine gasket
It is always best to have the head skimmed. This makes sure it is flat and not warped which would cause a gap between it and the gasket making the original problem continue.
It takes a special machine to skim the head so most mechanics would need to send the head away to be done.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
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1/Dec/2015, 7:01 am
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
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Re: Engine gasket
It will be a few hours because the timing chain for the camshaft needs to be put back on and reset when the head is put back on and this can be tricky.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
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1/Dec/2015, 2:24 pm
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
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Re: Engine gasket
What else do YOU think it is ?
Take it to another mechanic and ask them.
We do not have your Xtrail infront of us so we can only give you our best guess as to what the problem is based on our previous experiences and the symptoms you describe to us.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
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2/Dec/2015, 6:23 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Mate, you should NOT be proceeding with any repair based on just what you read on the forum, so like Kev said, we can only offer long distance overseas advise based on what YOU tell us is wrong with your car but at the end, you still need to follow the advice of the local mechanic who has the car in front of him to correctly diagnose the fault.
The last thing I want to see is you shelling lots of money based on our advice alone and then finding another problem!
Based on the posts you have made to date regarding your xtrail, there seems to be a number of problems you need to address, so it's impossible for us to pin point just one of them and tell you with absolute certainty that if you solve it, it will solve all others.
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2/Dec/2015, 7:18 am
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