davidwort 0 Posted February 9, 2004 Took the head off at the weekend to discover: pic attached Looks like a ring has gone on No.4 letting oil into the cyliner (hence my excessive oil consumption) and finally detonation on the gasket caused by the oil burning (making this cylinder run like a diesel!) blowing through into no.3 Notice the lovely vertical scores on the back wall of no.4 :cry: ...Good news is: the head is fine! I'll be popping out that piston to look at the rings tonight.. what fun. David. not corradoing at the mo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 9, 2004 unlucky mate :( good luck getting it sorted though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted February 9, 2004 Unlucky Dave, hope you get it all sorted, speak soon.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted February 9, 2004 and the bit of the head gasket between 3 and 4 is totally missing too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 9, 2004 You'll be wanting a nice steel Head gasket from a late ABF engine and that won't happen again, but otherwise, been there, done that a few times....not good :x K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted February 11, 2004 cheers, I notice that the metal one is listed for the 2.0L 16v 9A engined corrado on ETKA, same part number as for the ABF engines, 048 103 383D and also a second alternative part 053 103 385 Interestingly they don't seem any more expensive from VW as non metal ones from ECP etc... David. You'll be wanting a nice steel Head gasket from a late ABF engine and that won't happen again, but otherwise, been there, done that a few times....not good :x K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
