First off I'll introduce myself (first post). My name is Karl and have just got a nice shiney surf for my wife. I am quite into 4x4's but have limited knowledge about surfs. I was under the impression that 3ltr's are not prone to head failures so went for a 3ltr.
I got it from a famous auction site and upon collection it all checked out and looked a nice motor so handed over the cash and went on my way.
A good few days later I notice water dripping underneath from what turned out to be the expansion bottle.
What appears to be happening is a lot of gas/bubbles are pressurising the coolant and forcing out the water, also with the rad cap removed a lot of foam forms and oozes out. I know It points to a head or head gasket failure but none of the other usual signs are apparant (emulsified oil, water vapour in exhaust) so I just want to make sure before I start fixing it.
I should also add the truck performs very well with no sign of overheating on a long journey (despite loosing a bit of water), the engine sounds very sweet and delivers all the power a big truck should.
Has anyone had any of the same symptoms on a 3ltr and what did it turn out to be?
I got it from a famous auction site and upon collection it all checked out and looked a nice motor so handed over the cash and went on my way.
A good few days later I notice water dripping underneath from what turned out to be the expansion bottle.
What appears to be happening is a lot of gas/bubbles are pressurising the coolant and forcing out the water, also with the rad cap removed a lot of foam forms and oozes out. I know It points to a head or head gasket failure but none of the other usual signs are apparant (emulsified oil, water vapour in exhaust) so I just want to make sure before I start fixing it.
I should also add the truck performs very well with no sign of overheating on a long journey (despite loosing a bit of water), the engine sounds very sweet and delivers all the power a big truck should.
Has anyone had any of the same symptoms on a 3ltr and what did it turn out to be?
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