Headgasket work on a 2l 16v

[JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com (JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com)]

Anson and i just completed this on Sat.  My oem fiber let go on the #4.  I
upgraded to ARP undercut studs and the A3 2.0 metal gasket ($25).  I flushed
the coolant and the oil twice to get rid of the contamination.  Total time
after much goofing off and sears run for a deep well 12-point 13mm socket,
about  5 hours.  The cleaning process took awhile.

Joshua C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tobias >< [mailto:scirocco16v88@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 6:31 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Headgasket work on a 2l 16v



The stock gaskets seem to have plenty of trouble associated to them - and I 
found the one on the new motor to be leaking at the back right corner - 
little bit of oil atop the coolant and some white stuff.

If you leave the motor in and yank the head .. cleaning the surfaces is 
important right?! I don't suppose there is a good way of keeping the crap 
you scrape off from going into the oil and coolant passages.

Is it necessary to drain the motor completely, or enough to get levels below

the mating surface?

The metal headgasket to replace the paper one should that from an A3 2.0 
right? Apart from the guide pin hole needing to be drilled, can everything 
be left as is?

And finally, how much time should I allot for this?

Thanks.

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