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You're right on the mark in terms of where I'm looking at. I think I found the O-ring but it seems to be a bit too large. I suppose I could get 'er in there with a bit of force though.

Any chance you would know what the part number is so I could google a pic of it / perhaps order it for my sanity ...

So, this past weekend I finally got around to doing my head gasket, tapet cover gasket and exhaust gasket and putting everything back together. Good news is that the engine starts and purrs like a baby with no white smoke. Bad news: I've got a problem, coolant everywhere!

I'm not sure if I'm ...

Head gaskets a pain, I recently bought one and my neighbors a mechanic. They are £15, but apparently its quite a hassle yr looking at easily 3hours or more in work according to my neighbor.

But I'be heard the job costing easily at £300+ depending on the car. But if your gaskets not leaking ...

Mike-Mk4 wrote:So I've heard, it is best to and for the £26 (what it was at my local parts store anyway) its worth it!

Ooo, 17 quid at the local store and 32 for the water pump. Not entirely sure if I should bother with the water pump though.

Well - I think I'll give it a shot at changing it myself. ... So can anyone recommend a place to buy the belt / should I also put in a new water pump?

Thanks guys!

your cars a mk4! the engine however is pretty much the same as the old polos, so its pretty easy to work on. should be do-able in a day so long as the matting surfaces arent corroded

Ah! I thought I had the MK3b or something like that. Thanks for the heads up on that, and I look forward to ...

Hiya, I'm a new user to the forums and posted in the MKIII forum previously. I'm the proud new owner of a 1996 3-door VW Polo 1.4L with 84k miles on it. I got her for free and she's got new tires, brakes, battery, etc. Body is in perfect shape and there are only 2 little spots of rust on her.

Now ...

I'm new to the UK-Polo forum (and England for that matter) and just got myself a 1996 Polo 3-Door with a AEX 1310cc engine for free. I was a VW Golf TDI mkIV owner for years in Canada and did all the work on my car so I'm not a stranger to getting my hands dirty.

The Polo is in great shape except ...