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Offline tom.cilano

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Mk4 gti 2.0 oil in water but not overheating
« on: 18 January 2015, 20:52 »
Is there anything to try before going straight to changing head gasket

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Re: Mk4 gti 2.0 oil in water but not overheating
« Reply #1 on: 19 January 2015, 00:35 »
I'd look at the oil cooler first (heat exchanger cools the oil with engine coolant). The oil filter screws onto it and the heat exchanger can leak internally.
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