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2 simple basic things to check while you wait for your FP test kit to arrive
* take of the oil filler cap, and inspect it for any white cream
* take off the radiator cap with engine cool, and running and see if there are bubbles
either of these would indicate a failed head gasket, no tools needed
2 simple basic things to check while you wait for your FP test kit to arrive
* take of the oil filler cap, and inspect it for any white cream
* take off the radiator cap with engine cool, and running and see if there are bubbles
either of these would indicate a failed head gasket, no tools needed
why do you think the cylinder head gasket may have failed? the problem arose suddenly, within a few minutes. I arrived at the paddock after a leisurely half hour ride and turned off the car. I said goodbye to some friends and I would have gone home .... there the problem started.
2 simple basic things to check while you wait for your FP test kit to arrive
* take of the oil filler cap, and inspect it for any white cream
* take off the radiator cap with engine cool, and running and see if there are bubbles
either of these would indicate a failed head gasket, no tools needed
after the checks, suggest me, except the one with the car running (it doesn't start anymore, not even badly), and I didn't find anything ....
With the renix I don't know but on 97+ there is a so-called shrader valve on the fuel line (in the engine bay part of the line) that you hook this up to.
But you might have to wait until renix folks in the US wake up and point you where to hook the gauge to.
I tried it early this morning, I think I did everything correctly and this is what I got. after I tried to turn it back on and it magically works !!
but I don't trust ... basically I didn't do anything the other day when he didn't even leave. something that works at times there must be ...
I'm awake now!! 1.5 mugs of coffee ingested.
Steve, that pressure appears low. 31 is the lowest you should see, and 39 highest.
Do you have any starting fluid you could spray into the throttle body and see if it starts?
08-11-2022, 06:28 AM
