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head gasket prob

I have a peugeot 306 (2000) and it has been making a gurgling sound, has lost power several times and has an oil leak. My local garage has said it might be the head gasket but will cost about �400 to replace.

As I can't afford this I asked if it needed to be done immediately or is this something that could wait - they said I could just put up with the leak and leave it until the oil was dripping more. After reading other comments and postings, I'm worried that I may be causing more damage and should be replaced.

Was the garage advice wrong? Is their quote correct?
Any help appreciated please.
23:10 Thu 29th May 2008
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Hi, the longer you leave this the more damage you will do, the head is alloy & you have every chnce of warping the head, you should be able to get the head gasket done for about �200, Ring around.
11:32 Fri 30th May 2008

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