Cylinder Head Gasket

mickeyreay · Post by **mickeyreay** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:18 pm

Have had a 2000 W 1.0 Polo for about a month now. Had it serviced when bought it (privately) all filters changed, and everything except leads. Before we picked it up the nice fella we bought it from had the clutch box problem sorted out to make sure 'he could sleep at night' blah blah blah.

We now have a flashing temp gauge, (replaced it with new one and still flashes), it idles erratically and there is oil in the coolant. The gearchange has to be the most vague and lifeless gearchange I have ever felt and it is completely flat in first and second.

My questions are:

Is a sloppy gear change a trait of this car?

Could the cylinder head gasket gone?

What would be the expected cost if it has?

Thanks in advance

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:17 pm

get it checked out ASAP. if it's heating up, then you could do a lot of damage. It would be a very odd thing to go wrong, but you never know.

Oil in coolant is never good. Check the connections on the temp gauge aren't shorting - this can cause the sensor to be maxed out.

It sounds like it needs to have a quick once-over, compression tests are about 30-40 quid.

Hope you sort it

nappy · Post by **nappy** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:39 pm

Its a 1 litre polo so its going to be slower than a normal car im affraid.
Cylinder head well!!
Take off your oil cap have a looky and if its full of the white stuff its fooked.