by OneStepForward » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:09 pm
Okay, let's rewind for a moment. Go back to the beginning ... So the garage are now saying it's a spark problem. If it is, they should be able to trace back to where the spark stops (if it's being produced at all!).
In another thread you were saying you/the recovery man could smell petrol in the oil. Were you actually smelling petrol in the oil, or was the smell just in the engine bay because you were turning the engine over a lot and it was flooding?
They need to rule out the head gasket first. You don't necessarily get water in the oil with a head gasket failure, if the break is between two cylinders (I've actually had this happen - not on a Steppy though!).