Head gasket fail on an 07 128kw t5

[05gtwagonman]

Hi guys, Just thought I'd throw the question/information out there...
07 t5 transporter 128kw.
60,000km on the clock one owner before me. It's using coolant form the day I bought it about 4 weeks ago, so I says to the dealer 'maybe we should look into this, as me thinks there is no great outcome from coolant disappearing without a trace'...

He sees this as the valid concern it is, and 4 hours after I drop off the car I'm politely informed that the pressure test has lead to them removing the head as the head gasket is leaking coolant to the back side of the block...

All is cool, and things are getting fixed. But no one seems to want to give a valid answer to the primary concern- how the f&^%ck does a 60k old diesel from VW have a head gasket fail?
The service guy says that is the first time they have had to pull a head on a t5 diesel. What makes anyone think that without discovering an underlying problem that this won't happen again in aprox 60k?
Any thoughts?
Should I be happy with the concept that I'm chasing shadows and it's just the head gasket itself with the problem...
Seems a bit strange to me- that's all.

Cheers,
Rich.

[Idle]

Seepage from water jacket to atmosphere is most likely only a faulty gasket or possibly insufficient/too much torque on a bolt, but I'd ensure they check for warpage or a crack just the same.

[Transporter]

Did they check the water pump first?

[Deeceer]

Did they check the water pump first?

Yeah, damn right. In fact, swap out the water pump just the the hell of it.

After the week I've had...

[05gtwagonman]

You guys are scaring me...
I did ask them about the water pump, the service guy is adament that they have looked at it, he is also dismissive of this being a common problem.
He has stated clearly that this is not my problem, but reading this I might pay to get it done at the same time to be safe. The other ridiculous thing that I have discovered is that VW has decided to make the tapet cover gasket an integral part of the cover itself, therefore I am now waiting for this part ex Singapore!
Second though with this- WTF is with having a head gasket and bolts- in fact everything EX Sydney required for the job other than the tapet cover!!!! Friking inteligent parts ordering there VW!

[jets]

[QUOTE=05gtwagonman;522541]
The other ridiculous thing that I have discovered is that VW has decided to make the tapet cover gasket an integral part of the cover itself,

It's the same on the later T4s