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bad mechanic???

  • 30-03-2009 9:01pm
    #1
    tonybhoy72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭


    got a 96 astra ,11000 miles ago got head skimmed, new gasket, oil filter ,oil change new plugs and points etc now I have creamy gunk in engine, think gasket is gone again do I have any comebacks with guy who done it or not?:(


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  • #2
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,898 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Ask him.


  • #3
    old boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭old boy


    tonybhoy72 wrote: »
    got a 96 astra ,11000 miles ago got head skimmed, new gasket, oil filter ,oil change new plugs and points etc now I have creamy gunk in engine, think gasket is gone again do I have any comebacks with guy who done it or not?:(

    points on a 96 astra ????????


  • #4
    BeardyGit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭BeardyGit


    How much did you pay for the repair last time?


  • #5
    Tomebagel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,138 ✭✭✭Tomebagel


    if ur doing alot of short runs this will also cause "the gunk"


  • #6
    tonybhoy72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭tonybhoy72


    paid 500 € for repair


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  • #7
    firefly08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭firefly08


    if ur doing alot of short runs this will also cause "the gunk"

    +1

    Any other symptoms? Is it overheating, or loosing coolant? If not, and you normally just do short trips, I'd take it for a good long blast on the motorway about once a week. Get it up to around 70 MPH or more (don't speed though!). AFAIK that helps to keep the oil clean. Of course you should be changing the oil & filter regularly too - I think every 5-10K miles should do it.


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