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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Kirstyjayne on 26 February 2014, 12:07

Title: Mk4 GTI 2.0
Post by: Kirstyjayne on 26 February 2014, 12:07

Hi just wondering if anyone can help I just bought a mk4 2.0 GTI and noticed on the engine cap there's a sludge I was thinking of getting engine flush and flushing the engine but I've been reading up about it and most people are saying to steer clear of doing that as that could seize the engine could anyone help please !!!

Title: Re: Mk4 GTI 2.0
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 26 February 2014, 12:45

could be a number of things.

clean the cap off and take the car on a long journey, could just be moisture in the oil from condensation.

if not could be something like head gasket. check to see if theres any oil/mayo in the expansion tank

Title: Re: Mk4 GTI 2.0
Post by: GTi_James on 26 February 2014, 13:05

2ltres are prone to this as well from what i can remember, you probably wont find this is the case in the summer

Title: Re: Mk4 GTI 2.0
Post by: Wayne on 26 February 2014, 13:24

Clean it off and see if it comes back, doing a lot of short runs will not help.

Title: Re: Mk4 GTI 2.0
Post by: Sugar79 on 26 February 2014, 17:14

yes ive owned 2 2.0 mk4s and this is common