So sorry to read all this. Stay safe lad's and lasses

Ouch! Unlucky CD. I think I'd much rather have your (sorry) predicament than the sprinty though, that's gotta be a write-off. Hopefully yours will be okay (fingers crossed)

Agreed pinin,such a shame.Was a lovely sprinty and did look like a write off after with creases in roof and sunroof all out of shape.



Cheers mate,gives me alittle confidence that no major damage..was no water there at all tho...

Eitherway i will be at spa..in mine or something else italian

Hope all is good in the light of day cheers

Sounds like a very very bad day. Hope the things that are unknown still will turn out positive.

Fingers crossed for you coupedummy, hopefully its nothing serious.

Im sure will be okay, ythe coolant loss indicates something amiss but i'd say to run and hold pressure etc can't be serious, prob a smaller coolant hose thats popped or something, there are plenty to go at. If i can help at all, or you could use a spare pair of hands, pm me, and will do all I can for you mate

Good to meet you yesterday Reuben, such a shame it ended the way it did for you.

Fingers crossed it's nothing major! Sorry about buggering off like I did but couldn't really offer any help and was seriously late meeting the missus!

Coupe integrale did 3 of you get lost? You started followin me and the sprinty??

Doesnt look great atm...just tried starting it after checking shes got fluids and she wad cranking not firing....after about a minute of that it started abeit very rough ...few revs idles fine and revs freely. Oil pressure good aswell.
Lots of white smoke tho....
Reckon im losing compression and head gasket faluire gutted

Did indeed! I had no idea where we were going so set off after the next car to leave the hard shoulder... Unfortunately we were all doing the same thing! Luckily the post code for the pub was on here so satnav sorted us out.

Quite a sight to see you two coming over that bridge!

You will never blow the gasket pal,there very substancial and a 3 piece metal gasket at that.
The main concern will be the temps may have caused internal damage due to the heat.
I have seen these engines read 150 degrees on my scanner before and they have been ok.
You did all the right things so im confident youll get away with it.

Sorry to hear this Ruben, hopefully it's a simple fix and you'll be all sorted

V sorry to hear this mate, only just catching up on the forum - fingers crossed, I have a compression tester if you need it.

Fingers crossed for you.

fingers crossed mate the damage aint to bad

When my CHOD went on my Scottie (on the way to the AGM) the engine survived the temporary overheating - unfortunately the turbo didn't, and had to replace it about six weeks after. It just got cooked, and would never have passed an MOT..... . Not terminal though .

Good luck with yours,

Tim

Cheers guys...im being very impatient.. Started her up again just now as i got in from work...first time on the button..
What worried me was the long time it took to fire this morning...around 40 secs of cranking first.

Good oil pressure and sounds very normal....still water in the bottle so its losing under pressure

Fingers crossed.... Im going to do a compression test as soon as i get home when its light..hopefully tomorrow. If results are decent and even, CHOD i will be changing on the drive along with anything else leaking. Rad feels damp on the surface to touch.. Could do without a big bill really.

good luck buddy, let us know how it goes

Ok for the numbers... 6,9,16,27,38,42...

Oh compressions test figures..

150...130...100...100...135

Seems i have done some damage. she still runs well with oil pressure...so assuming just the head gasket
But seems i have also burst the oil cooler as well possible with the heat. Problem is i bought a braided set from matt but cant find them. Seems i have lost them...double dam

Gutted,i will still get something sorted for spa but maybe not be attending in this coupe...

sorry to hear mate, hope its sorted soon

glad to hear that its not terminal and that she will be back!

still gutted for you Reub, but with 4 months to go before Spa you should be able to rectify the situation. good luck mate

Wish it was that simple,im saving spends atm for Dubai/Maldives in April. I have the Stilo jtd available so will be there.

Reuben - I'm wondering if your engine has gone the same way as mine when I lost all my coolant

The head gasket was fine, but I'd damaged the rings (or bores) - compression was well down, but after I'd topped the coolant up, it didn't lose any (confirming the intact head gasket)

At this point, the cheapest fix (by far) was a decent secondhand lump, fitted by Motormech in a couple of days

If you decide to have your existing engine fixed, the bill could be just as big AND you'll be off the road for much longer

You need to find out if its the gasket or the rings - I'd put money on the latter

Possibly Nigel,lost coolant and cooked itself to the point it cut out.I was tired and dozy and just missed the signs..

How would i find out..would it mean removing the head?

Gutted for you fella.

If it does end up a new lump it may be end of the road...

Well that's not too far to go for a new lump

(Attempted injection of humour, in sad conversation)

lol @ truffle, always the comedian.

Gutted for you Reub, she's too nice to contemplate not fixing, surely?

Ah Reub this is bad news! If you need any help of any kind I'm only down the road, could be with you in 20 mins