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  1. Hi, I shouldn't really be surprised but my engine seems to have packed up again. Here's a brief history of what happened: I bought the car in Feb 13 and everything was fine until Sept 15 when the car started overheating. Eventually it packed up and I got towed to the local Halfords. Halfords replaced the head gasket, water pump, thermostat and timing chain/belt. Total cost £1.2k! The car never ran right afterwards and would stall on the clutch at junctions until the oil temp was up to half way. I took the car back but Halfords said there was nothing wrong, despite it being in for a week at one point. The MOT ran out in Feb this year and (despite me having to pay £500 for various suspension gearbox things) the tester said the engine was not right and the compression was not consistent over the 4 cylinders (140/140/140/120 I think but not sure if they were the exact figures). I took the car back to Halfords who again looked, said a fuse or the thermostat needed replacing, which they'd done and it should be ok. If it wasn't that it could be the cylinder liners dropping and the bottom end of the engine going which was nothing to do with their repair on the head gasket and if so it'd need a new engine. It's been running lumpy since and using a lot of water and oil. It finally started overheating again and now if I put water in the tank it simply comes out of the bottom of the engine. Does the problem stem from the repair or it is, like Halfords say, another problem and a new engine job. I've just about had enough with the car and have had a nightmare getting to work and back. Any help on the above would be more than gratefully received. Car is an 04 1.8 petrol 3 door. Alex
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