16v headgasket

[beechymonza]

i think my head gasket has gone aarrgggghh, creamy liquid in header tank, how hard is it 2 fix, an what kinda price am i facin

[AudiA8Quattro]

Check the oil cooler isn't broke first.

[beechymonza]

some one else said that 2 me, i changed that 2 years ago though, but he told me 2 bypass oil cooler with copper pipe in both water pipes 2 see if its any better

[AudiA8Quattro]

Sounds like a good idea in the short term, should rule it out.

[beechymonza]

could it be the head gasket though, or is this uncommon 2 go

[Ben Lessani]

Its a headgasket, its not a headgasket, its a headgasket, its not a headgasket ...

Compression test it already - everything else on it own is completely inconclusive.

[beechymonza]

an this comp0ression test will tell me the answer i am looking for, cause i didnt wanna mess about with other stuff, i just wanted 2 get head gasket done straight away,

[danny_p]

well on the bounus side the head gasket is a piece of piss to do on the 16v.

chould be ether water cooler or the headgasket so unless the compression test shoults head gasket.  id wack a diffrent oil cooler on it  and see if that makes any differance.   if not  few more hours and do the head gasket 

[Conker]

well on the bounus side the head gasket is a piece of piss to do on the 16v.

Show off. 

Easy if you can get the exhaust to bits, or slide it through the subframe. It took me the best part of a day to do this bit alone.

[beechymonza]

right, there is a oil cooler in scrappy, im gonna rob that 2morrow, cause this all started just after i fitted a new seal; in the oil cooler last month, as it was pissin out oil, now it is in my water system, so im hopin its the oil cooler