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Chatter / Re: BBB 2025

« Last post by Head Womble on July 29, 2025, 07:43:36 PM »

Although I had posted that I couldn't make, I was planning to turn up for Saturday night to surprise Lynda.
However, and this is hard for me to type, my son passed away on Thursday, so I'll not be coming.
He was 31 years old and although he had epilepsy there were no visual signs he'd had a fit, we're now waiting for the coroners report to try and make sense of it.
Apart from being with my wife, there's no other place I'd like to be at this time than with you lot around the fire.

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Chatter / Re: Engine oil in coolant :(

« Last post by Vijay on July 29, 2025, 12:28:47 PM »

hello mate,

Exactly what a few people have said. HG's aren't really known to be an issue on my car but oil coolers are more so, especially the age of them now. Got the new part and hopefully get to change it over tomorrow

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Chatter / Re: BBB 2025

« Last post by Tony on July 29, 2025, 11:07:04 AM »

Cheers Dave, I don't know how I missed that! Now we just need an up to date one

Dave can't bring his drone but I'm charging Dom's drone batteries now.  I now have an operator's licence and Dom and flyer's license, so we can fly it legally.

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Chatter / Re: BBB 2025

« Last post by Tony on July 29, 2025, 10:56:10 AM »

If anyone has a working central heating pump they could bring as a spare for the pool that would be good.

Got a calpeda multistage pump that might do what you want, I'll bring it anyway.

Also if anyone wants 20kg of slightly aging KOH for free please let me know and I'll bring that too.

The KOH would be very nice Tony if you still have it.

All yours Dave!

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Chatter / Re: BBB 2025

« Last post by dgs on July 29, 2025, 10:13:18 AM »

If anyone has a working central heating pump they could bring as a spare for the pool that would be good.

Got a calpeda multistage pump that might do what you want, I'll bring it anyway.

Also if anyone wants 20kg of slightly aging KOH for free please let me know and I'll bring that too.

The KOH would be very nice Tony if you still have it.

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Chatter / Re: BBB 2025

« Last post by Tony on July 29, 2025, 10:02:50 AM »

If anyone has a working central heating pump they could bring as a spare for the pool that would be good.

Got a calpeda multistage pump that might do what you want, I'll bring it anyway.

Also if anyone wants 20kg of slightly aging KOH for free please let me know and I'll bring that too.

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Chatter / Re: BBB 2025

« Last post by Chug on July 28, 2025, 09:21:19 AM »

If anyone has a working central heating pump they could bring as a spare for the pool that would be good.

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Chatter / Re: Engine oil in coolant :(

« Last post by knighty on July 26, 2025, 02:50:52 AM »

no experience with your car, but had oil coolers go on work vans before

unless head gaskets are a common thing on those I think the oil cooler is much more likely

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Chatter / Engine oil in coolant :(

« Last post by Vijay on July 23, 2025, 05:57:24 PM »

Hey guys,

On my Skoda Octavia 1.9. Found some engine oil in my coolant expansion tank last week and been flushing the system out. There's a slight layer of "mayo" around the inside of the coolant expansion tank which I'll need to clean out. Read online to use dishwasher powder and simple green, so will give that a try. Engine oil looks like oil, no signs of mayo in that.


I'm assuming head gasket but a friend mentioned it could be the oil cooler. I just wondered if anyone has ever come across an issue with the oil cooler?

Any other suggestions?

Cheers



Vijay

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Chemistry and process / Re: Help! Reaction not happening.

« Last post by Sonex on July 19, 2025, 06:08:36 PM »

Thanks for the suggestion.  I just ordered a couple gallons of glycerine to use as you have suggested.  I'm curious myself to see if it has any effect.