1999 Vauxhall Tigra Gasket

1999 VAUXHALL TIGRA
75,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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LARDY
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Hi my car was juddering while driving and stalling, i took the plugs out and there was loads of oil in the plug holes, ive been told this could be the head gasket is this right? i thought the oil would have gone in the water is this right? if not sorry for my ignorance

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Dawn
Nov 7, 2008 at 4:52 PM
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DAVE H
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there is also oil holes through the head .. so you can get oil seeping into the cylinders from the head gasket ..more often than not you get water seeping as well so you get a muddy gunge forming in the water expansion tank .. and also in the oil filler cap ..the juddering is the combination of oil and water stopping the spark from lighting the fuel ... hance incorrect running .. hope this helps .. to sum up your head gasket is broken ?
Nov 13, 2008 at 7:03 PM