SV: Cylinder Head Gasket

["Roland Johansson" <scirocco@mail.bip.net>]

I never heard of a head gasket leaking oil all around but what I
learned myself is that a leaking valve cover can make oil all
around the head gasket. If you have clean oil you most likely
will not see oil traces on the head but on the gasket its
gathering.

Wash your motor carefully, drive for 5-10 minutes and take some
light/white towel and "walk" around the cylinder head just under
the valve cover, if you get oil on it, you have your problem.
Much easier and less expensive



Roland Johansson
Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82
Http://hem.passagen.se/toker


----------
> Från: Joshua Strait <joshua13s@hotmail.com>
> Till: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Ämne: Cylinder Head Gasket
> Datum:  den 9 april 1999 18:00
> 
> What causes the head gasket to leak oil?  Is it just age or is
the 
> head warped?  The gasket is wet with oil around a good part of
the 
> engine.  Is the replacement of the head gasket as straight
forward as 
> the Bently makes it out to be?  How should I go about cleaning
out the 
> threads? Can I just use a new head bolt to chase the threads
or do I 
> need an actual tap to do it?  Also, what type and size are the
head 
> bolts?  Any help or advice would be great.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Josh Strait 
> 1988 Scirocco 16v (black) 
> 
> 
>
_______________________________________________________________
> Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit
http://www.msn.com
> 
> --
> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" to
majordomo@scirocco.org.
> If you experience other problems, email:
scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org



--
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" to majordomo@scirocco.org.
If you experience other problems, email: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org