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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Woppit on 28 November 2010, 16:31

Title: All right, head gasket? maybe not after all! ...
Post by: Woppit on 28 November 2010, 16:31: :undecided:
well today ive been driving my little 1.4aex about, checking oil periodically, no contamication of water, not loosing water anymore but filler cap on rocker is gammy with snotwiteroil :sick:

Wtf?!
Title: Re: All right, head gasket? maybe not after all! ...
Post by: Woppit on 28 November 2010, 20:43: is it normal for the AEX in these conditions to condensate under the rocker cover? i treat it well, it gets warmed up (not a pepetouch on the throttle ever) slowly in mornings and allowed to idle after a run, and it dont get ragged...
Title: Re: All right, head gasket? maybe not after all! ...
Post by: harlemex on 28 November 2010, 20:53: what happened to all the emulsified oil from before?
Title: Re: All right, head gasket? maybe not after all! ...
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 29 November 2010, 07:59: he smeared it on his sandwiches
Title: Re: All right, head gasket? maybe not after all! ...
Post by: harlemex on 29 November 2010, 13:49: yummy
Title: Re: All right, head gasket? maybe not after all! ...
Post by: Woppit on 29 November 2010, 15:18: ran it up and rechcked sump, ... clean, under the cap emulsified to hell, cleaned off and it is now still clean ish, still getting emulisified oil in dibs and drabs... but no overheating, water level same, runs fine (for a 1.4) im totally stumped.

i figure f**k it ill run it till it blows up...
Title: Re: All right, head gasket? maybe not after all! ...
Post by: Woppit on 30 November 2010, 08:01: so little black bits in water this morning . . . . rough running, more emulsified oil in cap but no where else. .... redweld?
Title: Re: All right, head gasket? maybe not after all! ...
Post by: rubjonny on 30 November 2010, 09:54: if its only doing short journeys then you will get a bit of mayo on the cap and in the breathers. if it had oil in the water you would know about it as header tank would be full of nasty mayo crap. black bits just sound like a bit of dirt or corrosion in the coolant which is to be expected if its not have a proper flush for a while.