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Hi all new here and I have no experience with cars what so ever ?
So 2 weeks ago I bought a Peugeot 207 , 1.4 with full service history on 66,000 miles for £600 .
Seemed to cheap at the time ( hindsight is a marvellous thing ) ...
I checked the cap on the engine and there was no mayo so thought this was a good thing ( only thing I knew to check for )
Upon getting home and looking through the folder I Noticed in with the documents was a new thermostat receipt for the day before I bought it.
It was fine for a week and the one day last week it flashed up stop and the temperature was at full . I immediately pulled over . After an hour I lifted the bonnet and checked the water/coolant bottle and it was empty . I thought maybe it hadn't been topped up so I refilled it and drove home . Checked the car again and the bottle was empty . I then thought maybe the head gasket may have gone ? Checked the cap again and there is a small amount of mayo .... checked the dip stick but there was no mayo on that .
I did notice however ( not when I bought it tho ? That the water/coolant tank is a brownish colour and is a little greasy inside ?
A mechanic was supposed to turn up yesterday to have a look but didn't show up .
I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas at what I'm looking at ?
Many thanks
So 2 weeks ago I bought a Peugeot 207 , 1.4 with full service history on 66,000 miles for £600 .
Seemed to cheap at the time ( hindsight is a marvellous thing ) ...
I checked the cap on the engine and there was no mayo so thought this was a good thing ( only thing I knew to check for )
Upon getting home and looking through the folder I Noticed in with the documents was a new thermostat receipt for the day before I bought it.
It was fine for a week and the one day last week it flashed up stop and the temperature was at full . I immediately pulled over . After an hour I lifted the bonnet and checked the water/coolant bottle and it was empty . I thought maybe it hadn't been topped up so I refilled it and drove home . Checked the car again and the bottle was empty . I then thought maybe the head gasket may have gone ? Checked the cap again and there is a small amount of mayo .... checked the dip stick but there was no mayo on that .
I did notice however ( not when I bought it tho ? That the water/coolant tank is a brownish colour and is a little greasy inside ?
A mechanic was supposed to turn up yesterday to have a look but didn't show up .
I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas at what I'm looking at ?
Many thanks