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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: sparkplug on 23 August 2011, 15:03

Title: little bit of steam...
Post by: sparkplug on 23 August 2011, 15:03

after 10 happy years together my 25 year old lady has been bad
she drove to work fine , however when i parked up a mate pointed out she was
leaking a bit of steam  :huh:
so i let her cool down , then had a look small hole in the heater hose
OK no worries , bit of rubber self amalgamating tape will temp repair it
went to top up the expansion bottle , but it was full right up..
with engine oil & water  :sick:

it's a 1986 8V GTI so i shall have to get the head off and hope its just a gasket problem
do  8v suffer from head warping ?
i will fit new head bolts while I'm there too

when she is fixed she is going to get a right spanking  :wink:

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: tech1889 on 23 August 2011, 15:05

looks like head gasket has gone good and proper.. head will need removing.. skimming if need be.. new gasket and head bolts..

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: mk2bal on 23 August 2011, 16:07

Check oil cooler also, when they go they can cross-contaminate fluids. Had a mate who saw oil+water mixed, so removed head to find gasket was fine, and it turned out to be the cooler at fault!!

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: sparkplug on 23 August 2011, 16:13

good idea cheers  :cool:
 but how do you test it though ?
or is it just looking for leaks from it ?

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 23 August 2011, 16:49

Easiest way is to get a compression test done, then if that comes back ok drop the coolant out and flush it through. Change the cooler housing over for one known not to leak and see what happens.

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: sparkplug on 23 August 2011, 17:00

cheers guys  :cool:

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: mk2bal on 23 August 2011, 18:29

Yeah fingers crossed for you the pin hole in hose was down to age (perished) and that the cooler is the contamination fault. It would be a bit circumstantial, but better than a h/g for sure..

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: andynorfolk on 23 August 2011, 19:24

the exact same thing happened to mine, was just the oil cooler that had gone :)

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: Wayne on 23 August 2011, 23:41

Bypass the cooler and flush the system through, then run it and see if it comes back.

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: sparkplug on 24 August 2011, 19:46

 i have cleaned the system through , & bypassed the cooler as suggested
thanks for all the advice  :cool:
i hope this has fixed it , fingers crossed

Title: Re: little bit of steam...
Post by: Wayne on 24 August 2011, 21:32

Quote from: totalnuttah on 24 August 2011, 19:46

i have cleaned the system through , & bypassed the cooler as suggested
thanks for all the advice  :cool:
i hope this has fixed it , fingers crossed

If it does then fit a new cooler.