Kryptek49 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Hi all, I'm looking at buying an HR with around 60-80K miles. I've searched on the forum and it appears that people have gallery gaskets fail around this time - is there an average mileage this happens around though? If it's unfixed on a car of say 70K but shows no symptoms would you be able to use the potential repair to negotiate a lower price? Thanks for any advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack94 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I think it's just luck really as to exactly when they fail, but sooner or later they will so keep that in mind. If you're looking at a car which hasn't had them done then I'd definitely try using that to negotiate the price seeing as it's an £800 repair. Might not work but gotta be worth a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Think its just your luck as said just keep an eye on that pressure gauge! Before I sold mine it had 102,000+ on it and no signs of any issues (just keep spare cash is all I could advise or if possible go lower mileage) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave6188 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Hot idle mine was sat at roughly 15psi and the car had only covered 56k. Gaskets were knackered when it all got stripped down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryptek49 Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Thanks for the replies - I assume that once you've replaced the paper gasket with a proper gasket this won't ever be an issue again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G1en Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Wont need doing again once upgraded. Mines on 75k ish on paper gaskets and still healthy pressure. I pray to the gasket gods each night in the hope that mine are made from the 90gsm paper and not the 70gsm we use in the photocopier at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayd350 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 117k on mine and pressures are still good, this was also confirmed by Abbey pre uprev. I watch it like a hawk but i'm not currently worried. I'll get it done when i can find someone local enough to tackle it, don't want an 8 hour job turning into a 16h due to lack of experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbad Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Hi I just had mine done 7 weeks ago as the pressure was really low at 107k - all good now . But as has been mentioned earlier just keep a close eye on it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker1986 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) Ours is currently on 68k and no issues, hoping to get it pre-emptively dealt with later in the year when it gets serviced assuming doesn't cause any issues sooner! Edited June 24, 2018 by hawker1986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenWomble Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 got my HR and hot idle was about 30, while i had it that dropped to 15, which is still safe by nissan spec. stayed stable like that for quite a while. but i got the gasket done anyway and sure enough a bit had cracked. hot idle is now back up to 30psi. my zed was over 100K when i got it and now has 160K. sure it's a cost most HRs will need at some point, but for the smiles it's put on my face well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cimanu Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 My hot idle was at or just under 30, had the gaskets done at 90k and they had started to rip and break up, bang on 30 after that and mint since ofcourse. I just had it done so I could forget about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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