I keep filling the water up and it just seems to be vanishing into thin air, I no these cars are prone to head gasket failure but it has had a new one about a year ago, their is no white gunk under the oil cap or the dipstick, the car runs fine, just sounds a bit rough as it had a helicoil fitted as the thread had gone, is their another way the water could be getting into the engine, I have noticed that their is a lot of steam comming from the exhaust even when warm, any suggestions?

 

Thanks

 

 

Bloody crappy rover engines

If its the K series engine, i killed 1x 214, 1x216, always prone to HG failure, easy enough to fix, have you done a comp test.

On one of the 216's i split the side of the block.

If its the K series engine, i killed 1x 214, 1x216, always prone to HG failure, easy enough to fix, have you done a comp test.

On one of the 216's i split the side of the block.

 

If it was hg, would I get water in the oil?

i killed the head gasket of a 214 last year. if it was just the h/g you shouldnt get water in the oil, but if the engine has been more extensively damaged then you may do.

deffo yhead gasket, my mate had his done and within a year it was goosed again, you can get uprated head gaskets now

as above iv'e had head gaskets go before and no water in oil

 

had a rover 100 use to still drive it for a while after it was showing signs, just use to have trouble starting from time to time

 

defo consider a pressure test

I think its time to get rid, I think she wants to go back to a p10 primera 2.0, she never ever had problems with it. Could it maybe the matrix leaking, I felt down by the passengers footwell and it is soaking, mind you, a seal had come loose going through the fire wall, it may have been that.

If it was hg, would I get water in the oil?

 

Not always, you can get coolant into the cylinders. Depends where the HG fails. But as has been mentioned, the K-series is know for this.

my wifes got the 420 and ime waiting for the day to arrive:rolleyes:

k series end of - iv worked on thease engines for years hate em!

The most comon failure on the k series head gasket is the coolant seeps out the front right under the exhaust manifold.The sealing there is very small due to a large water gallery.over time it weakens and literally pushes the gasket out.If the head has been skimed before you can get a saver shim that is sealed to the head face using wellseal.

Its going for sale, she cant be arsed to spend any money on it, I cant blame her, she will be going for the p10 primera now.