2002 Renault Clio Problems? HG Failure..?

[vail3r]

I bought a 2002 Renault Clio 1.2 Extreme Last week on the 6th March, 50k Miles and seemed in very good condition when I got it. The place I got it from is a reasonable sized used car centre, so it's not just a guy in a little shed with a load of cars.

The first problem I had was the car would not start as the immobiliser didn't seem to recognise the key and took a good few attempts to start the car. I put this down to a little niggle and maybe £100 for a new key that I could get sorted later down the line...

However last night the car suddenly decides it doesn't want its coolant and it starts to overheat, luckily I was about 60 seconds from my house so I got home before it died. Took it to my friends garage today and found the leak, no big deal but it looks like the head gasket has gone / is on its way out.

SOOOOO...

I took it back today, the guy I spoke to in the garage says he will have a look at it and ring me tomorrow, but he mentioned that if the HG has gone then it is probably my doing as I let the car over heat..

Is it likely to be my fault? What should I be expecting them to do about it?

 

[[TW]Fox]

He might have a point - once a car begins to overheat you must shut the engine down immediatley, as continuing to run the car can result in you doing serious damage to the car.

 

[Joshy]

Did you tell the dealer that you contiuned to drive the overheating car? If so, Major Fail on that one!

Was a separate coolant leak found separate from the "Head Gasket" issue found?

 

[vail3r]

Did you tell the dealer that you contiuned to drive the overheating car? If so, Major Fail on that one!

Was a separate coolant leak found separate from the "Head Gasket" issue found?

Yeah coolant is coming from somewhere else. Not sure exactly were though. It's not just a pipe though.