996 coolant prob.

[ssray]

My mate has just had a recon lump put in his carrera 4,he has had a bit of prob with coolant level going down, the garage that tested it said that at 4k it was pressurising the system- £400 for a new header tank-thanks, now as i understand it the only place that can produce any pressure is the engine or a partof it that is not working correctly i.e a seal that over 4k is failing causing fluid loss.
Is he(not being the most mechanicaly minded) being fed crap or is this something that usually happens.
Cheers
Ray

[sportsandclassic]

£400 for header tank.,,,,,,,,??

£130 for parts and 2 hours labour........??

where abouts is the vehicle if anywhere near cheshire run it up and i will give you an opinion...

Thanks


mike

sportsandclassic

[ssray]

I`ll get him to e-mail you if he gets no joy from the `professional` he`s dealing with
Cheers Ray

[sportsandclassic]

No problem...

Thanks

mike

[slippydiff]

sportsandclassic said:

£400 for header tank.,,,,,,,,??

£130 for parts and 2 hours labour........??

where abouts is the vehicle if anywhere near cheshire run it up and i will give you an opinion...

Thanks


mike

sportsandclassic

Yes but Mike, AN OPCs got to be charging £100 sheets an hour : - £200 sheets, plus the header tank £130 sheets, plus they'll no doubt stitch you up for a few litres of anti freeze. Slap your Vodka and Tonic on top and Bobs your fathers brother £400 Sheets...........

[sportsandclassic]

my understanding from reading the post was a garage .....didnt associate this with OPC ....

woops.

Why would you have a opc do this work anyway..... (pants are coming off baby)


Mike

[slippydiff]

sportsandclassic said:

my understanding from reading the post was a garage .....didnt associate this with OPC ....

woops.

Why would you have a opc do this work anyway..... (pants are coming off baby)


Mike

He's lucky they didn't tell him the engine needs to come out to do it