225 maybe head gasket failure

hi guys can somebody give me some advice as to what has caused this to happen the car is a 225 cup took my car to the garage a couple of days ago to get the cambelt and water pump changed and when i got the car back i looked at the expansion tank and seen all this froffy stuff in there and when i took it for a spin i could smell petrol and i noticed when i started in the morning it would run rough for a few seconds and the car got really hot. but the temperature gauge didn’t move it just stayed where it always has so i took it to a renault specialist near me and he said it looks like coolant has mixed with oil. your head gasket has gone i thought [emoji189] nightmare so i got in the garage now so they can do some pressure tests and see what’s going on could the garage have over tightened the belt by any chance and thus causing the head to lift. i welcome all feed back thank in advance jason.


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so guys i thought [emoji189] i would update this post so just got the car back recently from being in the garage (reno tech) local garage where i live so they did some investigating with oil being mixed in the coolant and turned out it seemed to be the head gasket in the end. so they stripped engine down and said there seemed to be a very small leak. so i agreed to get the work done but car is running amazing now iv noticed a lot more power in the top end and low end and it just purrs it’s like a brand new car again what a difference while they did the head gasket i also had a new cambelt kit new auxilary kit and a new expansion tank fitted when they were doing the head might as well makes sense really happy with the way things turned out car is running amazing looking at getting a de car fitted and not sure on what map to go for stage 1 or stage 2 iv got an itg kit fitted in the bumper and also got a brand new 70mm airtec intercooler to be fitted so just need de cat and new injectors and a map thanks in advance jason.


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hi ian thanks for reply [emoji4] ye car is running really well very smooth it’s had a remap already cars got full miltek exhaust except de cat and an itg kit and is running 235 bhp i got a print out when i purchased the car so just need injectors and de cat and iv got an 70mm airtec intercooler to go on should be looking at 270 280 bhp surely thanks jason [emoji4][emoji1303]


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hi guys took my car for an mot on friday and it failed on emissions it has a full miltek exhaust except for the cat the cat is standard is this up to the garage to pass this with his discretion or are they just being picky i will put a photo of the exhaust i have thanks in advance jason


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hi mat the garage have had the car all weekend i will phone them on monday for a copy. the cat is standard could there be a leak in the manifold or the standard cat because the head gasket was only done a month ago so that would explain the leak maybe now that there’s more power coming from the engine thanks jason


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am quit surprised the the garage never checked the manifold or the cat or had them pressure checked when they did the head gasket i guess that would explain the emissions must be a leak [emoji848]


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garage said it was emissions then they asked me if it had been decated andi said no it hasn’t just has the full miltek exhaust with standard cat so am confused [emoji2369]jason


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i took the car into the garage on friday they didn’t phone me on friday tea time. so i thought they must have been busy so i phoned them saturday morning and they said it failed on emissions then they asked me if it had been decated and i said no which it hasn’t this is the same garage that did the head gasket a month before so am a bit confused because all the other garages it’s been to it has passed with the miltek exhaust and standard cat so i don’t no what’s going on with this garage. if the cat is leaking or the manifold shouldn’t they have checked these when the head was of jason


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i think i might have to if they don’t pass it. it just seems a bit fishy to me if it is leaking from cat or manifold they are responsible because there back tracking on them selfs cus the turbo has got to come of again to get to the cat or manifold. jason


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that’s what i’m thinking [emoji848] ian it’s got to be something they have done cus there the ones that’s had the head off last time.


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it drives ok seems to get full power can’t hear any exhaust blows. but i did notice the other night when i went for a spirited run i could smell burning in the engine bay and when i stood by the passenger door you could smell it like it was over heating new water pump and auxiliary kit was done at the same time as the head gasket and expansion tank is new but temperature gauge never moved.


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might be exhaust gases escaping into the engine bay that what i could smell.


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that’s what i was thinking [emoji848] ian if they had the head off or maybe a loose bolt on the cat or manifold or maybe the cat could be blowing and they didn’t think to check it while the head was of i don’t really fancy paying the labour again to take the turbo of just to get to the cat or manifold which they should have checked the first time round.


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when i was in the engine bay last week as well one of the coil packs was loose on top of the spark plug so i had to tighten that it almost was coming if that’s how loose it was so i tightened that up just gives you an indication doesn’t it.


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i think what agreen said makes sense because when the garage phoned me and asked i it had been de cated he said the cat is a nightmare to get to sounds like the garage shot himself in the foot there.


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maybe that what the garage meant ian when they phoned me and said the cat was a nightmare to get to thanks for all advice. jason [emoji1303]


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just spoke to garage this morning guys it has passed the mot something to do with the cat he said it looks like it’s been welded or something so they put some paste on it to seal it to get it threw the mot. but i think [emoji848] it could be that bottom bolt by the cat that they were struggling with i suppose there not gonna tell me the real truth. when they did the head it took them 3 weeks to do it. i did mention getting it de cated and they said it’s a bugger to them threw but that’s what id love to do and then some 630 injectors and a remap CGR decat maybe.


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i’ll post a copy of the mot. what it failed on and the emissions test you might have to zoom in a bit tell me what you think.


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this is the second sheet emissions test.


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i don’t get either ian but it has passed so all is good i guess whoo laughing laughing laughing....


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i’s it possible to fit a de cat and have it mapped so it can pass an emissions test. or would it be better to fit a sports catalytic converter down pipe i know these are a lot bigger and more expensive probably more awkward to fit as well when it comes getting to the bolts decisions decisions.


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that does sound better and a lot easier i guess is that what your doing adgreen.


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