Dodger 10 Posted May 2, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]61273[/ATTACH] So I pulled off the head last night to find that it was leaking between the no. 3 and no. 4 cylinders. Turns out that the previous owner had replaced the gasket with a Felpro composite gasket rather than the MLS one that should be on it. Also the head bolts were fairly loose around the no. 4 cylinder. Parts on order, and I will drop the head off at a machinist after work today. Also I noticed the cam shaft does not have a bearing cap between the no. 3 and no. 4 cylinder? It the surface is not even machined and drilled for one? Is this normal? I will post a pic of it after my break. Dodger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wormy 0 Posted May 2, 2012 Also I noticed the cam shaft does not have a bearing cap between the no. 3 and no. 4 cylinder? It the surface is not even machined and drilled for one? Is this normal? Yeah, that's normal for all 8v VW Hydraulic lifter heads.. So nothing to worry about :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dodger 10 Posted May 2, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]61281[/ATTACH] So here it is! Glad to hear that it is normal. I just looked in the Bently manual, and it only shows the four caps as well. So all is well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
