Head Gasket

[kk2006]

Hi

Can somebody help me with my fiesta 1.1 engine it has the signs of a blown head gasket with the creamy slugde and alot of fumes some people say its a common on a fiesta but i dont trust it can somebody tell me what i should do and some more signs

Thanks

[taff1949]

valve stem rubber seals and engine running below ideal temp,common on that engine,replace seals and thermostat, and roberts your mothers brother.

[Toureman]

Hi,

Is the creamy sludge underneath your oil filler cap? if so this could just mean your engine is not getting hot enough, do you just do short journeys?

Where are the lot of fumes coming from? you do not usualy get a lot of fumes with a faulty head gasket unless oil is seeping out from the head gasket onto the exhaust.

If you have oil in the coolant in the radiator it could be the head gasket.

How does the car drive? OK or not?

[jake-the-peg]

Just bought one just like that for a tempory car and found exactly the same sludge.

I was worried too until I checked it out and heard the same.

I've been running it now for about 1500 miles and the coolant level hasn't dropped at all so I'm pretty sure it's not the head gasket.

Apparently the rocker cover metal is rather thin and they tend to get a lot of condensation.

Don't panic unless the coolant level starts to go down.

Oh and if it's anything like mine it runs very cool as well.

[kk2006]

yes the sludge is under the oil cap and the high amounts of fumes come from the exaust itys a project car so it doesnt move but does get quit hot and the water slightly drop somtimes