2001 Ford Fiesta oil in water

2001 FORD FIESTA
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HYWEL
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Engine Cooling problem
2001 Ford Fiesta 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual

we had aproblem with oil in the expansion tank and were told it was the head gasket had that done and the problem seems worse it is an 1800 turbo diesel please can you help
Jul 11, 2009 at 4:41 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

When you get oil in the water after a head problem you always find it so hard to clean all the oil from the system, diesels are worse for this, i would get a good quality coolant flush, have the radiator professionally cleaned, swab the hoses where possible, and flush the cooling system with a cleaner, ask your spare parts outlet what they stock for this job, start here.

mark (mhpautos)
Jul 11, 2009 at 5:12 AM
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