MG ZS head gasket change?

Car: MG ZS
Variant: 1.6 110+
Model Year: 2006
Categories: Engine & Drivetrain
hi a wee question from novice owners , we went to a local car dealer to get a valuation on our car to sell.
they asked has the head gasket been changed yet?
could someone please advise us on right age/mileage this should be done?
our mg is a 2006 reg 1.6 petrol and has done 33400 miles
thanks any help please
Posted: Jun 3, 2010 (14 years ago)
You don't replace head gasket til it fails . It's not a service item that should be replaced at a certain mileage / time like cambelt .They up rated the head gasket on the k series engines round about 2004 because of problems so your car should have modified gasket fitted .Sounds like they are using this to try and drive trade in price down . It was a very common fault on those engines but you don't go fitting parts that might fail until they are needed .
Posted Jun 3, 2010 (14 years ago)
This is from MG forum on head gaskets,



If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

The HG weakness is mainly on the 1.6 and 1.8 variants as they have larger bores and the HG was originally designed for the 1.4 (smaller bores). What size engine do you have?

Having said this, it doesn't mean it's going to fail. The reputation and hear-say has made this into such a massive thing. It's only a small percentage of engines which suffer faliures, it's just you always hear about the times when it does fail so it makes it seem worse.

Hope this helps.
Posted Jun 3, 2010 (14 years ago)
thank you :-) yes the dealer was trying to find things but couldnt mind u still only offered us £1500 ! cheers again
Posted Jun 3, 2010 (14 years ago)
Glad to help . He wasn't trying to buy car at that price , he was trying to steal it !
Posted Jun 3, 2010 (14 years ago)

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