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Since engine will be running during test, care must be taken to assure vehicle cannot go into gear accidentally.
This 9-piece piston ring service tool set simplifies engine maintenance, featuring 3 piston compressors, a ring expander, groove cleaner, and a master kit.The adapter is made of a special rubber mixture resistant to high temperatures and appropriately soft - thanks to which it fits tightly to the filler and the tester's tube guaranteeing 100% tightness during the test. The tester was created to eliminate suspected damage to the head gasket and the head itself in internal combustion vehicles with petrol, diesel and LPG engines cooled by liquid. Now I am wondering if such upward movement of coolant is expected for BMW X3 or if it is sure indication of a blown head gasket? Compatible with Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, Mercedes, Seat, Skoda, Smart, PSA, Volvo, VW. I spoke to a second garage (an MG specialist) who said testing emissions to determine whether the head gasket had gone was worthless and they never do it.
The first kit I got the liquid was contaminated and already green, but I was able to sent it back and get a good kit that worked like a charm. If you require bigger or smaller bung, our Advanced Testers fit a much wider range of cars, tractors and other machines. Rear crankshaft rear oil seal replacement tool for Iveco, Fiat Ducato, Peugeot Boxer, Citroen Jumper 3.If you have an expansion tank, hydrocarbons in the cooling system will wind up here as well, so testing there will be as conclusive as if you were actually testing off of the radiator itself.
Place tester with Large Engine Adaptor plate, on top of radiator opening, press down firmly to seal, and perform test.A change in the colour of the reaction fluid to yellow or green within a few minutes of the test indicates a defective head gasket or damage to the head itself. If there are combustion gases, the colour of the test fluid in the upper chamber turns yellow or green, it means combustion gas (CO2) leak into the coolant.