Alternative power-plants and transplants (GTi, Porsche, Subaru, Audi, diesel etc). Discussion and Q&A last answered over 2 years ago.
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by Pepperami 06 Aug 2008, 15:22
How can i tell if the head gasket has gone on my ej22.
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by jamesc76 06 Aug 2008, 15:23
compression test or sniff test, why whats happend ??????
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by ringo 06 Aug 2008, 15:26
Pepperami wrote: How can i tell if the head gasket has gone on my ej22.
You happen to be using lots of water?
Why? Whats up?
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by Pepperami 06 Aug 2008, 15:30
Yellow gunge in the tank behind the number plate.
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by ringo 06 Aug 2008, 17:37
Whats the oil like?
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by Pepperami 06 Aug 2008, 17:43
Nothing in the oil filler or dip stick or the header tank.
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by jamesc76 06 Aug 2008, 19:14
flush it all out and clean the tank (put it in dishwasher comes out good!!!) should clear it !
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by Pepperami 08 Aug 2008, 17:30
Cleaned it out, replaced the pressure cap which seems to have made a difference. Problem now is we don't have any traffic round these parts to test it. The M25 is the real test.
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