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swiss tony
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Think head gasket has gone
« on: Sep 6th, 2007, 10:18pm » |
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Hi all in need of some advice/sympathy please.
My 95 2.5 tdi broke down yesterday, AA bloke said that exhaust gas was compressing the coolant system and he thought that the H gasket had gone. It has ben losing coolant for a while but it doesn't drop any.
Has anyone had this problem? how expensive was it?
any advice very welcome thanks 
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SCORPY_NEWBY
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Re: Think head gasket has gone
« Reply #1 on: Sep 7th, 2007, 9:44am » |
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There are 4 head gaskets on the tdi with seperate heads. They are one of the easiest gaskets to do because of the lack of timing belt there's no timing errors to worry about and the heads come off one at a time so there's no heavy lifting either. If you're thinking about doing it yourself don't be daunted and give it a go. If you're taking it to a garage don't accept a high qoute as its not that much of a job.  Hope this helps, Si
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swiss tony
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Re: Think head gasket has gone
« Reply #2 on: Sep 8th, 2007, 11:39am » |
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Cheers Si thats some welcome good news i will start investigating
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Re: Think head gasket has gone
« Reply #3 on: Sep 9th, 2007, 9:25am » |
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How did you get on Tony? just in case mine goes the same way..
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:I give up !  Too much for an old boy!  |
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swiss tony
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Re: Think head gasket has gone
« Reply #4 on: Sep 15th, 2007, 9:09pm » |
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Hi highlander, not done anything yet as someone else has told me that all 4 heads need to be skimmed identically for it to work well. So iam going to scour the site and ask for more advice before i take action. Will let you know how i get on mate
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Re: Think head gasket has gone
« Reply #5 on: Sep 16th, 2007, 12:09pm » |
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hi i had a similar problem on my vw passet although that was petrol he said common on these mate you need a new head, went to my local garage and they said get a new head and we will fit it. spoke to an old mechanic mate who said has it been pressure tested, no isaid then how do they know the rads not blocked, i had it tested and the rad was blocked, 4 hours with a hose stuck in there cured the problem. it is only a long shot but the test is not dear 
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Re: Think head gasket has gone
« Reply #6 on: Sep 16th, 2007, 12:12pm » |
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on Sep 6th, 2007, 10:18pm, swiss tony wrote:| AA bloke said that exhaust gas was compressing the coolant system and he thought that the H gasket had gone. It has ben losing coolant for a while but it doesn't drop any. |
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not the same problem though
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swiss tony
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Re: Think head gasket has gone
« Reply #7 on: Sep 16th, 2007, 2:10pm » |
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Had a look around and i think i will try a bottle of "STEEL SEAL" head gasket sealant, it may only be a shorterm quick fix but it will give me time to buy the tools etc for the proper fix. I think for £25 its worth a crack, will let you know how it gets on.
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