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toyota avensis diesel 2008

  • 09-12-2012 2:24pm
    #1
    edwalsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭


    toyota avensis acceleration poor,using half pint of water every day.milage 111000 mls.suspect cylinder head gasket,would appreciate any hints.


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  • #2
    Wicklowandy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 801 ✭✭✭Wicklowandy


    Be careful with these cold nights and water instead of coolant....

    Same happened to me in an 07 tdi octy two years ago, was using/losing smallish quantities of water every day or two. I was really busy and kept postponing bringing it to garage. Couldnt see any puddles under it.

    Then the cold snap hit. And there was no g12 in it. It all froze solid, and thankfully i realised.

    Took the garage til the new year to thaw it all out. Turned out only to be a weepy waterpump, so wasnt losing anything when not running.

    I was lucky, if id ran it, it would have cost a lot. Book it in.


  • #3
    sumo12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭sumo12


    edwalsh wrote: »
    toyota avensis acceleration poor,using half pint of water every day.milage 111000 mls.suspect cylinder head gasket,would appreciate any hints.

    Check water pump for leaks other than that I think you've already diagnosed it.


  • #4
    edwalsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭edwalsh


    many thanks


  • #5
    PADRAIC.M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭PADRAIC.M


    Check is there a a dark smokey stain on the coolant bottle and also if you had access to a pressure tester, if the coolant system goes above 9kpa (17psi) it's usually head gasket.


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