cymru-corrado 0 Posted October 7, 2005 head gasket has gone, was a pressure problem.anyone ideas on how much likely gonna be.mate reckoned £140 on parts then 3-4hrs labour in a garage to do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted October 7, 2005 sounds about right, with a skim, if you got a mate who`s handy i`d give it a go yourself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cymru-corrado 0 Posted October 7, 2005 i got a mate who is half tidy but aint got stuff to do skimming if needed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted October 7, 2005 It won't need skimming providing the run out is no more than 0.5mm end to end. Just get a steel gasket from VW from a 2.0 16V (it will need slight modification to the rear locating dowel holes, nothing major, 5 mins work), emery the head and block surface and refit. It's prolly half a day's work to a relatively novice DIY'er. Oh and you'll need new head bolts too and they're actually one of the most expensive parts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cymru-corrado 0 Posted October 7, 2005 yeah mate said the bolts are expensive.......bloody screws lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted October 7, 2005 From memory there are 10 of them and I'm sure they're about £8 each...not cheap. You'll need to make sure you mate has a size 12 (IIRC) spline key to undo them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted October 10, 2005 10 head bolts - true £8 per bolt - VERY false... ;) Get 'em from ECP or GSF and they're half that... (unless you have a Rallye (1H) engine in which case they're £7 each from VW... :( ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted October 10, 2005 LOL, I wouldn't use anything but VW when it comes to gaskets and bolts personally.... unless the ones GSF sell are OE victor Reintz ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted October 10, 2005 unless the ones GSF sell are OE victor Reintz ones.Certainly are m8 . :wink: Gasket sets are either Reintz or Elring - both are OE suppliers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted October 10, 2005 Nice one Steve ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
