Hi,

The car overheated a few times last month whilst being driven by my father, thought the system may have been suffering from an airlock etc but I had a sniff-test performed and it came back with gases detected.

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.meaning of course head gasket failure.

Ive been reading around posts from the past and many people have said not to trust the sniff test as a definite method therefore meaning it might not be my head gasket etc.

Theres no mayo to be found but Im stuck as to what to do now.

I love my car but I dont have the time, money

(especially at the moment) or general means, due parking my car on the road near London, Im not mechanically gifted really, although I love to have a crack at trying to do most things myself.

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.this however seems beyond my abilities.

Overall though, what do people recommend I do in first def confirming it is the head gasket, let alone go about fixing it.

I read someone said its easier to fit a new engine??.

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.has anyone had good experience of doing this? Sounds far fetched to me but Ive been told its cheaper.

Other advice was to sell the car as is.

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.like I said Im not really in the financial position given Ive been told the bill from a garage could be

£500+ and the cars only prob worth

£1200 maybe, I love my MR2 and its mint all over so perhaps this is best, im torn.

Any advice or thoughts are welcome.

Thanks.
