Phil Tomlinson
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Hi
I own a 1997 BMW Z3 with the 1.9 litre engine
I am looking for advise on an overheating issue.
A couple of years ago the engine overheated and blew the plastic pipe connection off the back of the engine.
This occurred in stationary traffic on a very hot summers day.
I repaired this and it ran for the summer with no issue
This year the car again overheated in crawling traffic but when the roar opened up the temperature returned to normal
On the way to the MOT centre the car ran perfectly but at the MOT centre the car overheated on the ramp and the MOT centre failed the car and said it was a head gasket fault and would be £1300 to repair.
I filled the engine with coolant and drove home with no issues.
Tried again a few days later and same issue.
Can anybody please suggest a garage in sheffield i could use to check the issue or suggest what itests I should do to check if it is the head gasket.
I am not a mechanic but what they are saying to me does not make much sense.
Welcome any help
Regards
Phil
I own a 1997 BMW Z3 with the 1.9 litre engine
I am looking for advise on an overheating issue.
A couple of years ago the engine overheated and blew the plastic pipe connection off the back of the engine.
This occurred in stationary traffic on a very hot summers day.
I repaired this and it ran for the summer with no issue
This year the car again overheated in crawling traffic but when the roar opened up the temperature returned to normal
On the way to the MOT centre the car ran perfectly but at the MOT centre the car overheated on the ramp and the MOT centre failed the car and said it was a head gasket fault and would be £1300 to repair.
I filled the engine with coolant and drove home with no issues.
Tried again a few days later and same issue.
Can anybody please suggest a garage in sheffield i could use to check the issue or suggest what itests I should do to check if it is the head gasket.
I am not a mechanic but what they are saying to me does not make much sense.
Welcome any help
Regards
Phil