:headvswal HI everone can you help i have just put a deposit of £500 on a 300 twin turbo, manual j plate 63000 miles on the clock, but i was talking to a friend about my lovely new car and he said that when the head gacket goes (and it will go he said) your looking at a bill of about £2000 as the engine has to come out, is this true, i love the car but do not have a big bank balance i can run it ok but need some advise please

:headvswal HI everone can you help i have just put a deposit of £500 on a 300 twin turbo, manual j plate 63000 miles on the clock, but i was talking to a friend about my lovely new car and he said that when the head gacket goes (and it will go he said) your looking at a bill of about £2000 as the engine has to come out, is this true, i love the car but do not have a big bank balance i can run it ok but need some advise please

 

yes if a head gasket goes you are looking at a pretty big bill but not £2k and theres a much chance of the HG going on a 300 as any turbo car :)

 

if the car is low mileage, been well looked after and well serviced then you should be fine ;)

 

Mike

Sounds to me like you mate is a tiny bit jealous.

 

Daveman

Has Any One Had On Go And How Much Is It At A Good Garage To Have Done

yes if a head gasket goes you are looking at a pretty big bill but not £2k and theres a much chance of the HG going on a 300 as any turbo car :)

 

if the car is low mileage, been well looked after and well serviced then you should be fine ;)

 

Mike

Cheers mate just a bit worried

Has Any One Had On Go And How Much Is It At A Good Garage To Have Done

 

if your new to 300's then i wouldnt recommend doing it yourself but give one of the garages on here a bell to get a guestimate on how much it would be??

 

also it sounds like you may think its got a problem already?? if so then walk away, theres plenty of decent 300's for sale

 

Mike

if your new to 300's then i wouldnt recommend doing it yourself but give one of the garages on here a bell to get a guestimate on how much it would be??

 

also it sounds like you may think its got a problem already?? if so then walk away, theres plenty of decent 300's for sale

 

Mike

No its not a problem i have a 3 month warrenty with it just a worry guts , sorry to trouble you but can you answer any of these questios for me

1, mpg been told 16 on avarage

2, service intervals 6000-10000 miles

3, standard bhp 300 ?

and 4, is it safe to up the bhp without loosing reliability if so any ideas for a cheep way to gain just a little

No its not a problem i have a 3 month warrenty with it just a worry guts , sorry to trouble you but can you answer any of these questios for me

1, mpg been told 16 on avarage

2, service intervals 6000-10000 miles

3, standard bhp 300 ?

and 4, is it safe to up the bhp without loosing reliability if so any ideas for a cheep way to gain just a little

 

No probs

 

1 - Yeh i would say as an average 16 is about right but all depends on how its driven!! on the motorway at 80 you can see mid 20's quite easily but driving it hard can easily see single figures ;)

2 - a full service yes every 6000 miles but an oil change every 3000 miles to be safe

3 - standard is 280

4 - increasing the oem BHP is always going to not help reliability but if you stick to the first few minor mods ie free flowing exhaust, decent air filter then you can if your still not happy for a decat, chip and boost controller to increase the boost from 9psi to 14 psi which is a big difference and you should see an increase to around 350-370

 

Mike

No probs

 

1 - Yeh i would say as an average 16 is about right but all depends on how its driven!! on the motorway at 80 you can see mid 20's quite easily but driving it hard can easily see single figures ;)

2 - a full service yes every 6000 miles but an oil change every 3000 miles to be safe

3 - standard is 280

4 - increasing the oem BHP is always going to not help reliability but if you stick to the first few minor mods ie free flowing exhaust, decent air filter then you can if your still not happy for a decat, chip and boost controller to increase the boost from 9psi to 14 psi which is a big difference and you should see an increase to around 350-370

 

Mike

Thank you so much for your help, i am getting it friday cant wait now :xxx:

P.S how do i find garages on here as i am new to this sorry to trouble you enjoy your bank holiday

if you go to the traders section, they should be in there :)

 

also well worth spending £20 and joining the club ;)

 

a world of knowledge on here lol

 

Mike

We carry out headgasket changes from £600. Plus head testing about £60 so £660 all in.