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Offline jayb

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Head gasket
« on: 19 April 2005, 09:47 »
Hi,

I've just read on an ebay ad that the head gasket tends to go on GTis around 80k. Is this true? My mk2 8v's done 101k and it worried me when I read that.

Jason
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #1 on: 19 April 2005, 09:59 »
Head gaskets can go anytime so i dont know where the facts is that they blow at 80k?

Seen some that have blown at 180k

Though I have a few mates with mk3 VR6's on J plates and they tend to blow alot :laugh:
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #2 on: 19 April 2005, 11:42 »
Blow at 80k? bollox  :laugh:
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Offline gibby

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #3 on: 19 April 2005, 11:43 »
Are you sure they weren't talking about timing belts rather than head gaskets ?  :undecided:

As Blue says, head gaskets can go at any time.  :sad:
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #4 on: 19 April 2005, 12:03 »
its probably just a blag on epay  :grin:
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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #5 on: 19 April 2005, 12:24 »
Quote from: Blue Mk2 on 19 April 2005, 12:03
its probably just a blag on epay :grin:

Probably right. Fit a new head gasket and get 50 more bhp. :laugh:
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Offline jayb

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #6 on: 19 April 2005, 12:26 »
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Offline richandhazel

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #7 on: 19 April 2005, 12:29 »
What a load of rubbish. You can get as much as 200,000 miles out of one of these engines without ever needing to take the head off. Just depends on how the car has been treated and maintained. Overheating is the quickest way to knacker a head gasket, not to mention warp the head.

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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #8 on: 19 April 2005, 12:35 »
Correct indeed Richard  :laugh:
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Offline richandhazel

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #9 on: 19 April 2005, 12:38 »
Just read the ad. Personally I would never remove the head from a perfectly serviceable engine.

If it isn't broken, don't mess with it, more likely to do more harm than good :wink:
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