first off .. i put your message into google and i use that to translate .. it does it really well in perfect english unlike the forum or microsoft one that makes a complete balls of it .
here translated for everyone
I want to explain the exact history of the breakdown because my local mechanic has never seen this before, and we need your expert insight.
The problem always happens EXACTLY the same way:
1. We use the van over the weekend and then store it in the warehouse.
2. During the week, while the van is completely STATIONARY and parked with the engine OFF, the coolant expansion tank empties completely.
3. When we open the engine oil sump drain plug, clean water comes out first! Only after the water drains does the clean oil start to flow. There is NO "chocolate-like" or milky oil mixture because the engine isn't churning the water while running; the water simply drains straight to the bottom due to gravity while the van is parked.
The most important clue: We recently repaired and resurfaced the cylinder head to perfection. But after driving just 150 kilometers, the exact same thing happened again! The expansion tank emptied into the oil sump while the van was sitting in the warehouse during the week.
A critical workshop detail: The mechanic admitted to me that the final tightening of the cylinder head bolts was done by feel—"by eye"—without using a torque wrench or an angle gauge.
Our main questions for you are: Why did it run perfectly for 150 kilometers without any leaks, only to fail once parked? Do you think tightening the head by feel caused the bolts to lose tension as the engine cooled down in the warehouse, allowing the water to seep through via gravity? Or do you still think this strictly points to a failure of the internal freeze plugs?
Thanks so much for your time and valuable expertise, Mark! Best regards, Daniel.
first off .. will refer people to the post about this in the mk3,4,5 forum
viewforum.php?f=4will answer in the next post
all the best.mark