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Tue 4 Sep 2001 15:00

Big up Andrew Moorey !! - Matt Kelly

Sorry to lapse into Max Power speak but the result of my earlier thread entitled VW Golf Hassles is not a blown head gasket but a broken oil cooler. Mr Moorey of Tune Up Ltd. was the only one to suggest such a possibility and therefore deserves a round of applause.

£220 to repair is the quote so I'll be keeping it a while yet !

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Tue 4 Sep 2001 16:54

Volkswagens - Marcus

Hey !

thats good news, I had the head gasket fail on two VWs, a 1600 Jetta and an 1800 Passat - essentially the same engine as yours- both around 150 000 miles, but the cost to have the head skimmed and to replace the gasket didn't amount to much more than £200 on either car, so it's not the end of the world. Although on an earlier passat I had the cambelt snap - that ruined the engine and the car had to be scrapped. So If I were you I would ensure that you have a new cambelt fitted whilst your car is in dock anyway.

Best Regards

Marcus

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Tue 4 Sep 2001 17:13

Re: Volkswagens - Matt Kelly

I might see about getting the head refurbished some time in the new year - just as a means of getting a few more miles out of the car.

Cambelt gets changed in accordance with the service schedule anyway. I learnt the importance of that on my '87 Fiat Panda - the belt went in the outside lane of the A2 going up hill. The engine was OK afterwards though but I was surprised because everyone I spoke to about it was doom & gloom. Shame the thing wouldn't start in the wet !

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Tue 4 Sep 2001 17:50

Re: Volkswagens - Andy Bairsto

You where very lucky as running without an oil pump even for a short time is I think not to be recomended

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Tue 4 Sep 2001 19:59

Re: Big up Andrew Moorey !! - Andrew Moorey (Tune-Up Ltd.)

Aw shucks, twernt nuthin, just that we Tune-Up boys fell into the same trap a while ago!

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Tue 4 Sep 2001 21:16

Re: Big up Andrew Moorey !! - David Woollard

Yes well done Andrew. This is an experience we can all file away for future use and adds to our skills base.

David

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