05 astra 1.4....blown head gasket

gym bunny

hi lads,heres my problem bought the 05 astra 3 weeks ago, 2 weeks in the coolant light came on brought it back to the garage and they replaced the water pump they said it was leaking,so off i go home, today only 6 days later driving on the motorway the light comes on again pulled in pop the bonnet and white smoke is flying out, the tank with the coolant in it is bubbling like mad so rang the garage and told them come get the car,with that a random nice guy pulled up to help he was a mechanic took one look at the oil cap and said you blew a head gasket.....the car is under warranty my worry is how will i know if they propely fix the car this time or just do a slap it together job...im a girl and have no idea about cars...they said the fully serviced the car and had it nct when they delivered it first day.....sorry this is long any advice would be great

msg11

gym bunny wrote: »

hi lads,heres my problem bought the 05 astra 3 weeks ago, 2 weeks in the coolant light came on brought it back to the garage and they replaced the water pump they said it was leaking,so off i go home, today only 6 days later driving on the motorway the light comes on again pulled in pop the bonnet and white smoke is flying out, the tank with the coolant in it is bubbling like mad so rang the garage and told them come get the car,with that a random nice guy pulled up to help he was a mechanic took one look at the oil cap and said you blew a head gasket.....the car is under warranty my worry is how will i know if they propely fix the car this time or just do a slap it together job...im a girl and have no idea about cars...they said the fully serviced the car and had it nct when they delivered it first day.....sorry this is long any advice would be great

Just ask for proof, receipts that the head was sent of to get skimmed and for parts. Also, make sure they find the cause of the failure or it's just going to happen again. Also it's not a nice job to do so it's in there interest to get it right because it will end up in the garage again.

Nissan doctor

They should have tested the head gasket after the water pump failure IMO.

Otherwise, as above, if they are going to fix it, ask for proof that the head was pressure tested and skimmed. It will also need new head bolts, chain cover and sump gasket as well as the head gasket itself. They also need specific tools to set up the chain timing on that engine so also make sure they have all that.

gym bunny

thanks for the replys...so heres an update cars in the garage now being fixed but the guy was inclined to say if it happens again even within my 3 months warranty hes not fixing it his reason,he thinks it was my fault it happened because i didnt pull over quick enough when the coolant light came on the first time when i know did i pulled over whitin 2 mins i drove up and round a roundabout into a drive and stopped,am i entiled to an extended warranty or even a free tank of petrol because the car went back twice whitin having it 3 weeks only.
thanks again

Nissan doctor

gym bunny wrote: »

thanks for the replys...so heres an update cars in the garage now being fixed but the guy was inclined to say if it happens again even within my 3 months warranty hes not fixing it his reason,he thinks it was my fault it happened because i didnt pull over quick enough when the coolant light came on the first time when i know did i pulled over whitin 2 mins i drove up and round a roundabout into a drive and stopped,am i entiled to an extended warranty or even a free tank of petrol because the car went back twice whitin having it 3 weeks only.
thanks again

Your being taken for a ride.

If the coolant light came on that means it was leaking coolant when he sold it to you and the only way the same problem will happen again within a short time is if he doesn't fix it properly!

msg11

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Your being taken for a ride.

If the coolant light came on that means it was leaking coolant when he sold it to you and the only way the same problem will happen again within a short time is if he doesn't fix it properly!

Taking you on a field day. I hate getting this from customers, but stand your ground say to him. I bought it from you faulty, you said you fixed it you didn't. If it's not fixed this time properly I want my money back also throw in the small claims court.

Sounds like a right crook, he more than likly got sold a dud himself and is now realising it's a dud and wants too make sure your stuck with it.

Seek advise from the legal forum, right about now I would ask for my money back. Head gasket problems on cars are not fun at all and take ages to fix and if not done right will keep blowing over and over.