Re: [Tech] Head Gasket oil leak

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

Hey Christian,

What type and grade of oil are you using?  Even after resealing and
gasketing my motor, I still had a very small leak.  Switching to 20w50 got
rid of it.  Of course, you have to be careful in a cold weather climate with
that grade.  But it worked.


- Jan Folkson 
NYC, NY 

http://www.janfolkson.com

'86 16V
'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t


> Now that I have finally buttoned up the leaking oil cooler gasket leak, and
> am finalizing the car for the first Solo2 event of the season, I have a new
> leak. Damn.
> 
> I steam-cleaned the engine bay this morning and after I returned home I
> found the head gasket is now leaking on the exhaust side. I'm not sure if I
> caused this with the steam cleaner, or if it was just too dirty from the
> previous leaks to notice. Regardless, it won't pass tech next weekend as it
> sits now. Shazbot!
> 
> Is there any hope of this being simple, like re-torque the head bolts and
> make it go away? These are factory stretch bolts so I'm leery of that
> approach but at this point I don't get to play unless I fix it, so I'll try
> nearly anything.
> 
> If a new gasket is the only way to correct this, do I recall correctly that
> the metal gasket from a 93+ ABA is the way to go even on my 1.8L PL?
> 
> What prep should I pay particular attention to so I don't suffer a relapse?
> I only have about 10K miles on the motor since I rebuilt it, at that time I
> had the head decked and checked the block for cracks and warpage - looked
> good. It hasn't been run hot since then so I believe those are both still
> OK.
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts and advice.
> 
> Christian
> 87 16V - drippy
> 
> 
> 
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