Head Gasket?

[SarahD]

well i think its the actual head gasket thats leaking.....am gunna get one to be on the safe side.....
but theres a lot of oil under plug 3 and theres a bit of a chip on the head.... 

how much will it be for a head gasket, am i right in thinking its only a head gasket, timing belt and head bolts i will need to do it? is it a really hard job?

i am gunna degrease the engine and then see if i can see any oil anywhere...... think its just the seal tbh

are there any other gaskets gonna need replacing if i do change the head one

btw its a mk3 2.0 8v engine

[Agreeable Slick]

from the pictures, i wouldn't say it was your head gasket, there is no oil coming from the seal around there, and it would be a waste of money, like i said, it's probably your oil pressure switch on the housing of the filter.

Look there first.

[Mr Blue]

i took a look at your pics and it looks to me like the headkasket is blowing near the distributor cap area

[...joe]

i wouldn't do the head gasket until you've exhausted all the other problems. i don't think it'd go engine side anyway as the water and oil ways should be nice and thick. they normally go inside where the gasket is thinner.

give it a good clean and then find the source of the problem.

[SarahD]

i hope to god it aint head gasket

gunna degrease and clean everywhere and try finding where its coming from

need some ramps ideally to get underneath and give it a good clean

[...joe]

take it down your local jet wash, spray some engine de-greaser all over it and leave it for a while then start it up and keep the engine running. then blast away with a hot programme and it should be fine. i used to mine like that all the time, if you keep the engine running it helps soften the crud and the water evaporates quickly too so you shouldn't get any water related electrical troubles. obviously don't spray straight on to anything sensitive!!!

[SarahD]

joe tbh my engine looks like a proper bodge job. i mean if its raining it doesnt run properly..... really misses etc..... theres wires everywhere i really dont think i would dare spray water on it 

[...joe]

yeah that dosent sound like a good idea!!! scratch that one then!

[SarahD]

mates told me hes got a 1.8 16v engine so i may swop that over and put it in... cos tbh mines a proper bodge job from looking at it.... and i think my cam would go in there too wouldnt it 

[kingsmk2]

your cam wouldn go in there sass... the best thing to do if u get a valver is the twin zorst cam modd