has head gasket blown again on rover 200??? help please!!

[jdh1975]

i am unfortunate to own a rover 200 series 1.4 , 6 months ago i had the head gasket replaced (what a surprise). Tonight though the engine started to idle erraticly (lower than normal tickover) and very lumpy, i can hear water slooshing around the dashboard area when im driving, there is a lot of white steam coming out of the exhaust and weirdly the water expansion bottle looked bone dry till i removed the pressure cap and it filled up to normal level again?? no mayo in oilcap or pressure cap, heater is still blowing hot.
Could this possibly be a headgasket problem again so soon after replacement??

[cazzz1975]

well its either

head gasket (again) or the head itself is cracked. either way you will have to replace the gasket anyway, I would take it to a different garage this time as well.

[cazzz1975]

it shouldnt go after 6 months so they have not done a good job.

[ChuckFickens]

with a K series engine,,,,, yep, it's possible! the heads are prone to warping on them if not properly serviced, if the gasket was replaced and the head has warped it will just keep going over and over again. (add to that the fact the cylinder liners move sometimes and the head will never seal again if they do!)

The water sloshing about the dashboard is more likely just a leak though.

[jdh1975]

Thanks for all the advice, i know deep down that the k series engines are s*@t , but i was just hoping that the inevitable hadnt happened again, it seems however that my hopes are dashed and im skint, can afford repair or replacement gasket, wont be able to get to work on mon too.....thanks rover!!!