It seems that the cylinder head gasket was the culprit when my Cooper S Sidewalk May 25th overheated during the MOT and began leaking water from the header tank. I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this. No garage was willing to work with me since their prices were too high.
Fall to Spring
I had a hard time doing the head, but it seemed to have gone smoothly; the engine started, but it was harsh.
I had to fix the slave cylinder since the clutch went when I was seated.
Seized were the rear callipers; they were
April 26th, scheduled maintenance appointment
Unfortunately, the front left spring snapped before reaching the road.
Finally lost since I don't have impact tools and had to have it collected (which took three weeks because the truck that was supposed to perform the collecting broke down).
It has spent the entire day in the garage now.... Because the harsh flowing won't go away, water is being forced out of the header.
Is there anything else that this sounds like? The garage is still going to look at it tomorrow, but other than "the head gasket swap didn't work" (it was all followed to the letter), is there anything else?
If the water pump is pressurising the header, it can be because the coolant is obstructed.
Is it possible that the tank cover is just not sealing?
Is it possible that there are air leaks causing it to rev up at startup and run rough afterwards?
Over the previous eight months, I've endured nothing but misery and wasted time trying to restore my beloved automobile. A broken spring prevented me from getting it to the shop in time, but I clung to the hope that I had salvaged my beloved vehicle by fixing it myself. Perhaps not now ππππ
I would very appreciate (need) any recommendations.