Head gasket 20k miles?
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frenmor said:
It’s with a garage at the moment being diagnosed but there aren’t many things (to my only semi educated brain) that it can be other than cylinder head... guess repair will be £1k+
It could be many things, thats the joys of owning something SO complex, why there is a massive industry of motor vehicle repair. Even Rolex watches break sometimes.I'm guessing you have an extended warranty with the car and have had it serviced within their guidelines to think you have any kind of comeback with anybody?
frenmor said:
It’s with a garage at the moment being diagnosed but there aren’t many things (to my only semi educated brain) that it can be other than cylinder head... guess repair will be £1k+
Could be EGR cooler(if fitted) or oil cooler. There are a few things that can easily spew oil/coolant upon failure other than head gasket.jas xjr said:
i mentioned this as i have a friend whose girlfriend used to drive a couple of miles per day. the car rarely got up to operating temperature. i mistakenly thought this could be a similar issue.
mr slomo , what is that under the tarp?
That is my old E28 525e. Had it 7 years, it’s been in the garage since 2012 but I’ve had to drag it out as I’ve shut my office and had to put all my inventory somewhere. mr slomo , what is that under the tarp?
The car is being broken and sold off piece by piece. Snag is I go to Korea for 4 weeks on Monday...
With doing short journeys the engine never really gets properly hot to get rid of condensation, this is what causes the build up of emulsified oil commonly referred to as mayonnaise. The polo engine has a plastic breather mechanism on the lower offside rear off the engine which tends to get filled up with this mayonnaise which in cold frosty weather can freeze solid due to the water content, the result of this is the engine cannot breath and pressurises and can eventually overcome the seal on the filler cap or the breather hose and blow engine oil and condensed water out all over the belt end of the engine. Once the engine has warmed the blockage thaws and there is no sign of why the engine would have blown out its oil, its reasonably common on these engines.
frenmor said:
Monday they’re calling. I’ll report back. Many thanks everyone for the help. Minus a bit of silly “I can’t believe you think you have any recourse you moron” trolling this is a seriously valuable resource. Thanks guys.
I didn’t call anybody a moron, I’m not trolling either, saving you some time and effort. I build engines for a living, your problem doesn’t sound like a head gasket. Atleast you are getting it professionally looked at which is the right way to go about it. Super Slo Mo said:
That is my old E28 525e. Had it 7 years, it’s been in the garage since 2012 but I’ve had to drag it out as I’ve shut my office and had to put all my inventory somewhere.
The car is being broken and sold off piece by piece. Snag is I go to Korea for 4 weeks on Monday...
wish i could help. no room in my garage either.shame you have to sell it.The car is being broken and sold off piece by piece. Snag is I go to Korea for 4 weeks on Monday...
imagineifyeswill said:
With doing short journeys the engine never really gets properly hot to get rid of condensation, this is what causes the build up of emulsified oil commonly referred to as mayonnaise. The polo engine has a plastic breather mechanism on the lower offside rear off the engine which tends to get filled up with this mayonnaise which in cold frosty weather can freeze solid due to the water content, the result of this is the engine cannot breath and pressurises and can eventually overcome the seal on the filler cap or the breather hose and blow engine oil and condensed water out all over the belt end of the engine. Once the engine has warmed the blockage thaws and there is no sign of why the engine would have blown out its oil, its reasonably common on these engines.
I would like to think so but I don’t thibk it was cold enough this morning. And the fault developed when I’d done 15-20 miles..... but would be nice....jas xjr said:
Super Slo Mo said:
That is my old E28 525e. Had it 7 years, it’s been in the garage since 2012 but I’ve had to drag it out as I’ve shut my office and had to put all my inventory somewhere.
The car is being broken and sold off piece by piece. Snag is I go to Korea for 4 weeks on Monday...
wish i could help. no room in my garage either.shame you have to sell it.The car is being broken and sold off piece by piece. Snag is I go to Korea for 4 weeks on Monday...
Most of the good bits have gone now. The shell will get scrapped in March or April I think.
So I heard back from the garage. Apparently the oil is being forced out through the dipstick and the water is leaking into the sump... The only explanation for this is a failed head or head gasket (apparently the car doesn't have an oil cooler fitted???)..
Any ideas if they are correct in this PHers?
Any ideas if they are correct in this PHers?
In any case I am getting the car recovered to the a VW main dealer subsidiary of the co. I bought it from. They agree it is not normal and they are going to investigate and try to make a claim under Manufacturer good will for me. Wish me luck.
Also serves to have a 2nd opinion as I just don't see how a head gasket can fail after 22k miles....
Also serves to have a 2nd opinion as I just don't see how a head gasket can fail after 22k miles....
frenmor said:
So I heard back from the garage. Apparently the oil is being forced out through the dipstick and the water is leaking into the sump... The only explanation for this is a failed head or head gasket
Not the only explanation at all, as above, a breather issue could do that.VW dealer is pretty bullish on me getting something back off VW on this... Given extraordinarily low mileage for the issues.
Somehow I still don't believe it can possibly be the head gasket though given no warning lights ever came on on the dash. I await update and official VW verdict on this.
Somehow I still don't believe it can possibly be the head gasket though given no warning lights ever came on on the dash. I await update and official VW verdict on this.
Well for the head gasket to break you need extreme oil pressure or extreme heat right? So you would expect the oil pressure light or the heat light to come on (obviously in a more "up market" car you have dials for these)...
Perhaps there is no warning for high oil pressure only low oil pressure though?
Perhaps there is no warning for high oil pressure only low oil pressure though?
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