Rover 200.......Slimy film in coolant....

Doesn't sound good I'm affraid. Infact, sounds like identical symptoms to mine when my Rover suffered HGF. £200-£300 is about the going price for new head gasket and skim.

HTH

Start of HGF. Take it to local garage - for £10 they should 'wave' their exhaust gas analyser over you coolant header tank. The hydrocarbons are detected then you have HGF and should get the job done sooner rather than later.

This sounds like high pressure oil being pumped into the cooling system. The normal cause is head gasket failure, although the actual cylinder seal may be okay still. I have several of these cars in for servicing that exhibit this symptom, I tell the customer that if the symptoms get worse, ie the water level goes down or water gets in the oil or the oil level drops quickly then they should have the head gasket job. In other words see if it develops. Some of these run around for years with your symptoms!

MrCheerful

Mines being done tomorrow for the same thing - Rover 214 sli K series engine

Gaynor

Just for your info depending on who you are having do the HG change, but insist they use the latest one from Rover (comes with stainless dowels to replace the plastic ones)- there have been about 6 incarnations. And have the inlet manifold gasket changed too.

Tim..

Whilst perhaps this is tempting fate, why is it that this HG problem seems to mainly affect 214's, or are there just a lot more of them, or perhaps it's just my imagination ?

Andy

There are certainly a couple of posts a week with "My 214 has oil in the water/losing coolant/warped head".

I made a comment last month about the frequency of the postings!

Pete.

This is good advice heed it .

Mines all done now - seemed to go ok - there wasn't too much swearing from where I was standing! btw - do Freelanders have the same problem? - I noticed that they use the same headgasket.

Gaynor