I just picked up a dx d22 (single cab) with 140,000 for 8k with a roady, should have known the deal wasto good to be true. Car also came with a roady.
The next day driving home from ballarat at 110km/ph the heat jumped started soaring, so i backed iff the throttle a bit and it dropped back down so i was keeping an eye on it. Went of for another 5 mins started to rise again so slowed more and it peaked just before i got to the servo. It would not over heat in traffic. I opened the bonnet to find the overflow bottle hose from rad had been blown off the overflow bottle looked like skinny milk.... radiator was bone dry by this point. Its at the mechanics now he did a leak down test and suspects its either head gasket or cracked head...
If its cracked the head, am i better off buying a brand new one or getting mine recod?
Also while the head is off, is there any ither preventive maintenacne i should do?
Cheers in advance
The next day driving home from ballarat at 110km/ph the heat jumped started soaring, so i backed iff the throttle a bit and it dropped back down so i was keeping an eye on it. Went of for another 5 mins started to rise again so slowed more and it peaked just before i got to the servo. It would not over heat in traffic. I opened the bonnet to find the overflow bottle hose from rad had been blown off the overflow bottle looked like skinny milk.... radiator was bone dry by this point. Its at the mechanics now he did a leak down test and suspects its either head gasket or cracked head...
If its cracked the head, am i better off buying a brand new one or getting mine recod?
Also while the head is off, is there any ither preventive maintenacne i should do?
Cheers in advance