Gasket or Block??? - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

roomie · 16th August 2006, 05:20 PM

Hello people,
Got a snag with gunge in the radiator. GTR33 with an HKS head gasket, are these known to go or is it really as bad as i think and my block is cracked.

the car is running fine no overheat atall.... any suggestions

R32 Combat · 16th August 2006, 05:22 PM

Cracked head.

Marky_GTSt · 16th August 2006, 05:23 PM

What colour gunge ? and do you do lots of short trips ?

First job I think is flush out and see if it returns.... Do the rubber coolant pipes get very hard to squeeze ?

roomie · 16th August 2006, 05:30 PM

Gunge is biege in colour, I do only short trips and the collant pipes are pretty soft.

R32 Combat · 16th August 2006, 05:34 PM

It does sound like oil/water mixing..

Marky_GTSt · 16th August 2006, 05:35 PM

Losing oil or water ? oil colour ok ?

Sometimes very short trips that dont allow the car to warm up can cuase this, but its normally on the oil filler cap not in the rad, Sounds like its pushing oil into the cooling system......

R32_Combat is most likely right......

roomie · 16th August 2006, 05:37 PM

Cheers Fellas..

16th August 2006, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
roomie GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Somerset Posts: 21	Gasket or Block??? Hello people, Got a snag with gunge in the radiator. GTR33 with an HKS head gasket, are these known to go or is it really as bad as i think and my block is cracked. the car is running fine no overheat atall.... any suggestions

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16th August 2006, 05:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
R32 Combat New Users Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Berkshire Posts: 4,357	Cracked head.

16th August 2006, 05:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Marky_GTSt New Users Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Sheffield Posts: 3,048	What colour gunge ? and do you do lots of short trips ? First job I think is flush out and see if it returns.... Do the rubber coolant pipes get very hard to squeeze ?

16th August 2006, 05:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
roomie GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Somerset Posts: 21	Gunge is biege in colour, I do only short trips and the collant pipes are pretty soft.

16th August 2006, 05:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
R32 Combat New Users Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Berkshire Posts: 4,357	It does sound like oil/water mixing..

16th August 2006, 05:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Marky_GTSt New Users Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Sheffield Posts: 3,048	Losing oil or water ? oil colour ok ? Sometimes very short trips that dont allow the car to warm up can cuase this, but its normally on the oil filler cap not in the rad, Sounds like its pushing oil into the cooling system...... R32_Combat is most likely right......

16th August 2006, 05:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
roomie GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Somerset Posts: 21	Cheers Fellas..