2000 Vauxhall Astra OVERHEATS

2000 VAUXHALL ASTRA
41,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DESPENA
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the engine overheats very quickly in about 5mins there is no blockaga and it does not leak from anywhere (already checked) and it goes through water quite quickly need to top it up every few days help
Sep 10, 2009 at 11:22 PM
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DAVE H
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have the cylinders compression tested ... suspect headgasket failure !
Sep 11, 2009 at 4:35 AM
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