cant believe it!!!!!!

Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:19 pm

thought and mechanic thought head gasket was gone but it was the f****g profile gasket @ 108000 miles bolox i didnt even bother checkin this was replaced when i bought it cause of milage. would this be original one as the replacements dont suffer problems apparently

Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:42 pm

profile??????elaborate

Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:15 pm

whats a profile gasket @108000 miles?

Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:26 pm

I think it sits between the desmond valve and the thripple sensor.

Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:56 pm

Its probably got to do with the DAC valve (drivers a c***t)

Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:56 pm

of course! how silly of me , underneath the thripple sensor, is that the sensor beside the moople switch?

Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:12 pm

http://www.esatclear.ie/~bpurcell/318is ... filegasket

Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:18 pm

failure of a seal in a 318is engine. usually deteriorates @ 40k miles and replacements werent faulty so i didnt think it was this the link in the above post describes it well

Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:46 pm

ive seen one or two double posts, but a QUINTUPLE post!!!

deleted the quintiple posting and reduced it to one LOL !!!!

Iain