96, Rover 214s head gasket

T i m · 2008-12-17T13:34:12+00:00

Hi All,A couple of weeks ago my stepdaughter picked up the Rover 216 from acousin of hers for 200 quid. I stuck on a new battery and sorted thebroken key fob and it seemed to be running ok.Then she tells us it loosing water [1] and pops it into my garage mateto be checked out. He notices the water pump leaking (only when it'srunning) and has changed it but now it looks like it's actually / alsothe head gasket (blowing all it's water out when hot etc).He says it's not the 'K' series engine but I just wanted a secondopinion from the panel re this 1.4 Rover engine please. Is itbasically ok? ie, if we whip the head off, have it checked / skimmedand re-fitted, is that likely to be it for a while (re this problemanyway)?Sorry there's not much info but I can probably get more if asked.Cheers, T i m[1] She's used to that with previous bangers and carries water andknows how / when to top it up etc.

Dec 17, 2008 22 Replies

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T i m 17 years ago

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T i m 17 years ago

Gurlz! ;-)

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Adrian 17 years ago

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