Head Gasket DIY on 1.8t AUM Help Needed please....

[barry2366]

Any help welcome, i have looked everywhere to find a DIY giude to fix head cover gasket, pictures, videos nothing.how long would the job take start to finish? not long ago done rocker cover gasket now another leak has appeared and my mechanic says he is 95% sure its head gasket as i have already done rocker cover..

[itavaltalainen]

Before stumbling onto head gasket have a look where the leak is coming from. Not uncommon that rocker gasket still leaks after replacing.

Thought Haynes manual covered head gasket change pretty well??

[brianpologti]

I check the rocker gasket again , where's it leaking from? At a guess I say left rear, if that's the case have you checked the boost hose that runs down the back of the block ? On the aum they changed to a clip/o ring, and the can leak , but you can change it to an agu one quite easy,

[barry2366]

thats spot on top left, when we looked when on the ramp whats the easiest way to get to the boost pipe? still learning any chance of a picture? cheers for your help..

[Dalo Harkin]

Its the pipe between the pancake pipe (behind the drivers wheel) and the one that runs down to the left (if your stood looking into the bay) off the top of the turbo 

[barry2366]

cheers guys, after taking cover off again i can see the oil leaking out i have sanded both sides down so there is nothing in the way do i just put lots of sealant all the way round on the base and the cover

i managed to snap 2 of the rods thinking the cover wasnt tight enough using a torque wrench (wont do that again)

[Chris.]

Rare for a 1.8T to bust a headgasket.