Help - head gasket

[quikishsilver]

Just taken of my rocker to start polishing it and on turning it over i found the dreaded white slime sat on the underneath of it.. my understanding of this is that there is an air leak getting into it..(maybe wrong please correct if i am). but whats really confusing me is that i have already replaced the rocker seal with a new one as the other had been on ages and had started to crack.. i no a blown up 1.4 my be a blessing to some so an upgraded can be done but id rather have the option of when i do it not when it blows up on me.. so any help would be gratefully recieved.:)

[slammed106]

its water getting into your oil mate... if its bad usually headgasket...

wipe it all out.. rebuild it.. check again in a few weeks..

also as its a quiky it`ll have a mild steel rocker cover as opposed to ally like the 16v`s so if your trying to mirror polish it give up now....

stu

[gazz]

Yeah, sounds like headgasket. Mine went about a year ago now :(

Not really that hard to replace it if you know a couple of things, and if not get a mate who does to help you ;)

[quikishsilver]

cheers guys i thought the rubber seal that goes over the bottom of the rocker acted as ur headgasket? engines ain't my big point.. and gazz i have no friends only my car..lol and to be honest in these situations she ain't that useful. (and i shant put a note saying like her humanbeing counterparts)..lol no offense ladies

[liaminllan]

ye defo sounds like your head gasket is leaking mate, get a garage to do it if your not competent

[joe106gti]

get it skimmed whilst your at it. is deffo the head gasket

[quiksilvercoxy]

the haynes manual tells you exactly how to do it mate. if you have any trouble pm me n i might be able to pop over next weekend. not too far from you. it is boston. lancs isnt it?

[shaun 106 gti]

these head gaskets go in the corner,mine went when i had my quicksilver,you will see when you take the head off