JonRobinson82
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So as the title suggests I'm wondering what damage has occured. The top hose on the rad popped off (for the second time) while on my way to pick up my usual bottle of oil to satisfy a persistent very slow drip from somewhere (can't bloody find where) and by the time I'd got home the temperature gauge had dropped off and my Torque app was reporting around 140-150 Celsius coolant temp. It was hot. Everything was rattling and tapping where I assume the oil had basically turned like water. I let it cool a little but wasn't able to let it cool completely as the car is used too damn much. Anyways got the hose back on and turned car on and very very slowly added water to slowly cool the car without cracking anything.
Now I have an intermittent rough running. At times (usually after deceleration in gear) it sounds like a bloody Subaru WRX like on 3 cylinders or sumat, and at times runs fine. It still has hesitant acceleration which it has had for quite a while, and is losing some coolant somewhere though not through a leak and not producing noticeable steam from exhaust. Coolant bottle smells slightly burnt and slightly of petrol, and at one point but only one point slight mayo on inside of oil filler cap. Other than that it doesn't appear to be using any more oil than usual. It heats up and cools down fine and the fans cut in nicely and the heaters work.
Question is how likely is it that the head is damaged rather than the head gasket? And can I get away with driving it gently while I sort out parts etc to fix whatever needs fixing?
Now I have an intermittent rough running. At times (usually after deceleration in gear) it sounds like a bloody Subaru WRX like on 3 cylinders or sumat, and at times runs fine. It still has hesitant acceleration which it has had for quite a while, and is losing some coolant somewhere though not through a leak and not producing noticeable steam from exhaust. Coolant bottle smells slightly burnt and slightly of petrol, and at one point but only one point slight mayo on inside of oil filler cap. Other than that it doesn't appear to be using any more oil than usual. It heats up and cools down fine and the fans cut in nicely and the heaters work.
Question is how likely is it that the head is damaged rather than the head gasket? And can I get away with driving it gently while I sort out parts etc to fix whatever needs fixing?