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[Acehole]

Hello again, induction all sorted now car is ticking over nicely, thanks for all the replies.
However new/newish problem, noticed over the last few weeks some gunk in the water bottle and i am starting to use some water, no gunk on the dip stick or in the oil?
Any ideas as to the fault or impending failure.
Who would be the most local to me in Nottingham to drive it to for an inspection? Any recommendations appreciated.
Thanks
Acehole

[stockhome]

Sounds like a possible HGF

Unit 4 is in Burton

Edited by stockhome, 16 September 2012 - 08:39 PM.

[olliecast]

As above, potentially hgf.  Could get a sniffer test done.
Can you post a pic?

[Acehole]

could possibly post a pic tonight, easy to describe though, as above, mayo looking type gunge in the bottle, water that is in there is not oily at all and both the dip stick and inside oil filler cap etc still spotless?
maybe me being optomistic about hgf but could it be anything else? will try and get it booked into unit 4 for an inspection.
Acehole.

[Acehole]

Well sent an e mail to unit4, hopefully will get a reply and gav can have a look at the car for me and hopefully diagnose/fix the problem
Should the worst come to the worst and it is HGF what upgrades are available for a s2 111s ?
more in the engine bay than exhaust, I have just put an hurricane induction on.
Acehole

[DJWilma]

Not really much to do on a vvc engine with the existing vvc mechs a piper exhaust cam does help then a little but the main benefit would be porting the head. Should see just over 170bhp but a nice amount of torque.

The main issue is the vvc mechs dont like to be revved so it limits power.

Anything more powerwise and it's solid cams and how deep your wallet is

[John FISH Curtis]

Acehole, on 17 September 2012 - 07:04 PM, said:

Well sent an e mail to unit4, hopefully will get a reply and gav can have a look at the car for me and hopefully diagnose/fix the problem

Don't e-mail Gav, call him!!!!!

[scatty]

ha ha....


   gavs computer is loading....

Edited by scatty, 17 September 2012 - 09:31 PM.

[Acehole]

Hello,
Made the call to gavin, seems like a nice bloke on the phone.
Dropping car off monday morning, ready for the bad news.
Acehole

[scatty]

Gavs the man!!!!!!!!

[lummo]

Acehole, on 18 September 2012 - 10:02 AM, said:

Dropping car off monday morning, ready for the bad news.

I've got gunk in my expansion tank also.

Had pressure test & sniffer test done - didn't find anything. Car's running fine.

It's been like this for about 2 years now, so don't despair just yet!

[Mutley00]

When I had my Elan Sprint, it had a breather pipe from the crank case that went into the airbox that covered the carbs. Condensation continually gathered in the crank case and when it was pulverised with oil, a constant supply of 'mayo' used to trickle into the airbox and in bad cases entered the carbs. Now my knowledge of Elise engines is nothing like that of the Lotus Twin Cam, but my Elise has had mayo in the header tank for about a year with no rough running (& an HGF failure test found nothing) so I'm hoping that as I dont think there is a breather pipe from an Elise Engine, its just a bit of condensation thats accumulating from the crank case.

As I said I know very little about the Rover engine, so if those in the know think I'm talking b******s please say so and I'll withdraw the post and remiss about when engines were far simpler to explain and repair!

[longbelly]

I had the same in my S2 111S, had the system flushed and compression test etc, no HGF and no more gunk....

[olliecast]

whats the verdict then?

[Acehole]

Hello,
Took the car to unit4 on Monday of this week, leak in the head gasket, hoped to have car back today,
However after rebuild still leaking water. Hopefully Gavin  can sort it on Monday, surprising how you miss the brum pop pop pop when the car is gone
Acehole