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  1. Jetta / Bora MK4 / 1999-2004
    The power steering pump blew up and took out the PS pulley and serpentine belt. Car lost all coolant but still starts and oil looks clean. Do you think head gaskets is blown? Trying to decide if it’s worth repair. Thanks
  2. VW CC Technical Forum
    Nov 10, 2022 - My son recently bought a used 2017 GTI, drove it ~ 700 miles and when checking over the engine we noticed brown colored coolant rather than the normal bright pink. Also, the coolant tank seemed to be coated on the inside with a light grey streaks. We took a clean piece of Bounty...
  3. Volkswagen Rumors, News and Reviews
    There is now oil coming into my coolant tank after 3 days of constantly loosing coolant and now its overheating with smelly white exhaust fumes although car runs great please help
  4. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    I replaced my headgasket and had the Injection pump locked and and head locked and it in TDC before I removed any components And then replaced head gasket and then put the belt back on (was only a week old belt I broke a bolt in the air intake hole on the head) And it started right up after...
  5. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    I have got a 1981 Caddy with 1.6l diesel. I thought I had a blown head gasket but it turn out to be a corner was broke off on the rear bolt. I bought another used engine and got my butt burner, low compression, around 290 psi. Ok my question is on the engine with low compression can I put the...
  6. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    I feel like this is going to be an obvious answer and I'm going to feel dumb for asking but my 81 rabbit pickup 1.6 coolant system has random spontaneous problems, so starting with the reservoir I can't tighten the cap on all the way otherwise it builds up steam in the coolant system and...
  7. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    Hi all, I just removed the head from my 1979 Rabbit 1.5D which blew the head gasket. To my surprise I discovered that several of the coolant passages were blocked by the head gasket. These are passages that exist on the head and block, and you can see piles of sediment where coolant was unable...
  8. General Volkswagen Discussion
    Hello everyone,, Just picked up a 1997 Jetta with the gas 2.0. It has 170,000 miles. I got the thing for $150, owner said it was overheating and suspected the head gasket went bad. Anyway, it runs and drives great, but it does get hot. I don't think it's the head gasket because the car has...
  9. New Beetle Technical Forum
    does anyone have a write up on how to change (what order to remove things) the headgasket on my 99 beetle , my car overheated and now is losing water very slowly , plus its hard to start in the morning , only firing on 2 cylinders until (i'm assuming water) whatever is in the other 2 bores ...
  10. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    Heres the story, woke up drove to work, engine running like it always has. get 1 mile to the parking lot at work and my truck looses almost all its power, and i have to gimp it to the parkinglot. Get off of work look at coolant and oil levels. >fine. Look at fuel level, 2 lines away from being...
  11. Golf MK4 / 1999-2002
    9 hours through a 12 hour trip i started losing power. I pulled over and checked the oil and it was bone dry. Topped it off and away i went. it has always lost oil(only seems to be when its running) but never like this. not sure if it is related but I also have a starting problem, sounds like it...
  12. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    I just bought a 1981 rabbit pickup 1.6d.Was told it had a bad head gasket. upon removing the head I found the left front head bold was loose. And the reason was the corner where the head bold goes in was broke off. The broke piece was still there. Now, can this be repaired or I am out of luck...
  13. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    Afternoon! I have a question related to by 1980 Rabbit 1.5 Diesel. I've done some research but still having difficulty determining if the bolts (stretch bolts?) that secure the valve cover need to be replaced after taking off the cover (circled below in red). I believe at least 1 is stripped...
  14. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    This is more of an informative post than anything else, since a recent episode got me thinking. If you get one of these where the engine was done VERY RECENTLY (ie miles)...don't go nuts on the throttle right away. Observe... The 81 4-door mentioned in my sig (1.6D NA) has yet to see the...
  15. RABBIT OWNERS CLUB
    I bought a rabbit dirt cheap blown head gasket I think didn't get super hot just ran without coolant for a bit I've got it tore down to the head just need some advice or pointers from y'all longtime VW fans how do I go about disassembling the timing chain how can I know how to put it back in...
  16. 1975 - 1984 VW Rabbit General Forum
    so we blew a head gasket and now that is fixed, but I just don't remember nor does my son who took it apart where the two wires from the a/c compressor plug back into ? it used to work and blow cold, now we get nothing, the wires are about 6 inch long and connect to another 8 inch section and...
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