gunk problem

[modified ibiza]

need help iv serviced my car and put a bottle of engine flush through her and the gunk went but now its cum back . how can i get rid of it

 

[Reuvers]

gunk meaning oil?

catch tank

 

[phil-sparky]

gunk? as in white gunk! if so then possibly headgasket, any loss of power or anything?

 

[shantybeater]

if you mean blackish oil, its just the oil burning because of the high temps....1.8T engines do suffer from sludge build up but regular oil changes will keep on top of it....I've wanted to use engine flush for a while but havent got the bottle incase it causes more bad than good.

If your problem is the above ^^ then its most likely expensive

 

[modified ibiza]

its only a 1.4 .no its not blackish its more yellow

 

[Adam R]

does it look a bit like mayo ?

 

[modified ibiza]

yeah abit its not in the coolent bottle though

 

[shantybeater]

yeah id think you have headgasket issues, take it to a garage and get it looked at..you will get a bit of white stuff in the mornings because of condensation, get some pics up

 

[Adam R]

yeah abit its not in the coolent bottle though

sounds like head gasket failure

 

[Bogwoppit]

How long are the journeys that you do in the car?

 

[truCido]

and how much gunk are we talking about? a little bit on the cap or quite a bit?

Are you losing coolant at all?

 

[Riko]

get it checked out by all means, but I had this on my old 1.4. It's down to the car only being used for short journeys so it's the way the oil heats and cools. don't think induction kits help as mine got worse when fitted.