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Thanks for replying Punto. Yeah, not loads of gunk. I'm going to give it a good flush, see what its like after a runPunto443 wrote:Very rare for a head gasket to go on a mk7, but a wee bit of gunk round the filler cap isn’t, unless there’s a lot I wouldn’t worry.
If there is an excessive amount, it could be the oil cooler. These are far more common to fail.
Is there oil around the injector seals ? If injector compression seal(copper washer) is leaking slightly it can gunge up the filler cap as well as tell tale sign of oil mess around the injectorsBirmingham wrote:Thanks for replying Punto. Yeah, not loads of gunk. I'm going to give it a good flush, see what its like after a runPunto443 wrote:Very rare for a head gasket to go on a mk7, but a wee bit of gunk round the filler cap isn’t, unless there’s a lot I wouldn’t worry.
If there is an excessive amount, it could be the oil cooler. These are far more common to fail.
Spot on mate, yes there is ? Are the seals easy to change ?? Thanks for postandz327 wrote:Is there oil around the injector seals ? If injector compression seal(copper washer) is leaking slightly it can gunge up the filler cap as well as tell tale sign of oil mess around the injectorsBirmingham wrote:Thanks for replying Punto. Yeah, not loads of gunk. I'm going to give it a good flush, see what its like after a runPunto443 wrote:Very rare for a head gasket to go on a mk7, but a wee bit of gunk round the filler cap isn’t, unless there’s a lot I wouldn’t worry.
If there is an excessive amount, it could be the oil cooler. These are far more common to fail.
Birmingham wrote:Spot on mate, yes there is ? Are the seals easy to change ?? Thanks for postandz327 wrote:Is there oil around the injector seals ? If injector compression seal(copper washer) is leaking slightly it can gunge up the filler cap as well as tell tale sign of oil mess around the injectors
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