I have a Rover 416 Sli. It is N reg. A while ago it started overheating and when I took it to the garage they said it was okay. They had done a balloon head gasket test and it was okay. There was still water in the expansion tank. The guy said the fan was cutting in. So I took it away and the next day it overheated again and I stopped, waited for the fan to cut it but it just went on getting hotter. I stopped the engine and there was an explosion under the bonnet. Water was going everywhere. I took it back to the garage who fitted a new thermostat.
Since then the temperature guage has remained normal BUT when I start the car I heard gurgling.
Now there is no overheating but after even a relatively short journey when I stop the car water pours out from underneath even though there is still water in the expansion tank . When I took the cap off the radiator lots of bubbles came out. Took it back to the garage who now say it is the head gasket, but the engine sounds fine and there is no sing of oil and water mixing, just this leakage of water and bubbles. Any ideas?
Since then the temperature guage has remained normal BUT when I start the car I heard gurgling.
Now there is no overheating but after even a relatively short journey when I stop the car water pours out from underneath even though there is still water in the expansion tank . When I took the cap off the radiator lots of bubbles came out. Took it back to the garage who now say it is the head gasket, but the engine sounds fine and there is no sing of oil and water mixing, just this leakage of water and bubbles. Any ideas?