Vauxhall Frontera Head Gasket Problems

Problems mentioning the Head Gasket on the Vauxhall Frontera
Heater Blows hot then when temp rises it blows cold

14/01/09 Hi I came across your site and i hope you can help. I own a 2,2i Petrol 2000 Vauxhall Frontera. It has covered 68k full history. Never towed anything. A few months ago the engine management light came on then went off. I ...

2000 2.2 i Limited Petrol Manual
Posted: Jan 14, 2009
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Losing coolant.

on first driving my car all seemed ok,good oil pressure,low temp. then after a few longish trips it started to lose coolant and warm up.also oil pressure needle would fall to half way when not in gear ie; traffic lights.im not sure if the f...

1997 2.2 16v 4x4
Posted: Aug 21, 2009
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Thermostat

in the last couple of days the temperature dial has been rising, my husband put water in but it had only been topped up a week ago, today going to work i only got 5 miles along the road and the dial rose right up to red i pulled immediately...

2003 2.2
Posted: Jun 19, 2011
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Not starting

Hi I've just done the head gasket,had the head tested and skimmed put it all back together bleed the fuel system up turned the key and it won't start ! I've checked and doubled checked the timing ang that's right, the thing what concerned m...

2003 2.2 dti
Posted: Jan 1, 2013
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Oil in water

Hi this is the same car as the head gasket one!! It's been ok and running great for 3-4 weeks then I noticed a smell from the heater so I checked the water and it was jet black and was just like tar. Plz help

2003 2.2 dti 16 v
Posted: Feb 2, 2013
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