on October 19, 2017, 6:49 pm, in reply to "reliable test for head gasket falure diesels"
Blue-point do a Combustion leak detector kit .
You fit a tube/cup container in place of the rad or header cap and in the cup/tube a fluid is poured and if any combustion gases enter the coolant the fluid changes colour, different colour for petrol engine as to diesel engine.
I would guess this kit will be available by other supliers but ask if it will do petrol and diesl engines.
You could also use a coolant pressure tester and see what the pressure gauge reads like. I.e does the needle bounce up and down as the pistons pressureises the cooling system
HTH,
Ian
Message Thread Reliable test for head gasket failure on diesels # - andrew pethig October 19, 2017, 12:42 pm
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