head gasket?

[ibizaboy1.6]

i have recently changed the oil and oil filter and coolant, and went to check the coolant bottle today to find the dreaded mayonaise in the water bottle, does that indicate that the head gasket has gone? any1 know off a rough price? its a mk2 ibiza 1.6s (abu) cheers lads

 

[myseatcupra]

i would say thats the sign of doom. get a compression test that will tell you for sure. do a search someone did the head on his 1.4 and hes list the parts he changed that will give you an idea of what you need to get. obviousle you'll need bit for a 1.6

 

[ibizaboy1.6]

am in two minds of what to do! keep it or get rid! have had it for three and half years and iv easy had my moneys worth out of it. just dont think i can let it go, this is the first major thing thats gone wrong with it in the time iv had it!

 

[myseatcupra]

if you like the car just get it fixed. cost you less than getting a new car

 

[Fl@pper]

if it was water in the oil you could put it down a bit to condensation etc this time of year but oil in the water is uaually a bad sign

not as expensive as you might think - not a hard one to do

 

[dirtbiker]

I'm the guy that did the head gasket on my 1.4 (due to cambelt failure)

The post with the required parts is here

It's really not complicated and the only specialist tools you need are a torque wrench and a triple-square driver to remove the head bolts.

All in all I reckon it probably cost me around £150 for the parts mentioned in the topic above so not too bad on the wallet either.

 

[myseatcupra]

there you go hes ya man lol