Reply With QuoteI would also check the spark plugs. Check if any plugs have oil at the tips and the color of the oil. Is your engine normally clean or is there any oil dripping from the head down? Does the car idle normal or is there a miss in the idle?
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if i was at home in tassie i could have but I'm lacking tools up here haha, i'll get it looked at my someone and see what they think.
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I would also check the spark plugs. Check if any plugs have oil at the tips and the color of the oil. Is your engine normally clean or is there any oil dripping from the head down? Does the car idle normal or is there a miss in the idle?
New Dubber
its normally clean, not that i check it regularly. car used to idle fine at 850 but now it bounces 800-900.
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Ok, slight condensation cold from the exhaust, normal, it a by product odf combustion, slight white film on oil cap short trips, normal. Before you go taking a head off have it checked properly, TK combustion test for combustive gasesin the coolant, cylinder leak down test and also the coolant hoses would be going hard if the head gasket had gone, it would misfire, i would worry about plumes of steam from the exhaust and plenty of Milky gunge in the oil or oil in the coolant, like i say have it checked and dont just go by net diagnosis or you could be forking out for nothing, take the advise as advise, there is several tests that need to be done before calling head mate. From what i read here its not head gasket.
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Agree with Jmac!!!
At least have it scanned first. Before assuming anything.
New Dubber
it's booked in for a complete inspection, I'll see what they say or quote for a repair =/ I'll keep you guys updated.
Volkswagen Enthusiast
good plan, tell us how it goes
New Dubber
just as a test i put some chem-i-weld in my car and gave it a half hour run.. after the run i wanted to see how it went.. its still the same but the idle is less rough, no water from the exhaust, but my thermo fans aren't on... pretty sure my thermostat is fubar, I'm guessing that's whats caused it.
Volkswagen Enthusiast
Not necessarily, could have stopped a leak near the head, still worth getting it checked
New Dubber
so after a day at vw they had this to say: the coil pack, spark plugs and spark leads are bad and i need new ones.. so on to my next question, where can i get good replacement coils and leads? also what type of spark plugs are good and suit a stock 1.6L?
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