Thread: TDI ever cracked one?

Originally Posted by Reads90

mmm no because it still goes into the engine though the values and there fore if it was this it would be doing it though the head gasket again.
Also the turbo bearing make a hell of a noise when they are going

The pic. shows the turbo oil drainpipe, be interesting to know if there is a way for exhaust gases to leak into that pipe.

i`m still waiting on a decent pressure test to be done, maybe that puts some light on this strange behavior.

it doesn't help not to be able to look at the car and the work that has been done.

cheers Richard

Did a 500km round trip to my customer yesterdy. had a good look at the work did.

Mystery solved.
What my customer was calling water in the engine oil was a bit of condensation coming out of the crank vent hose, no wonder by -10°.
The crankcase pressure he was talking about ?
There was no pressure at all at the oil filler cap, but my customer demonstrated the pressure this engine is producing by blocking the crank vent hose of, that pushed a little bit of oil out of the dipstick tube.
The only thing i could see wrong is a tiny bit of oil in the exhaust ports, maybe the rings are sticking a bit, we had the engine in storage for a while.

Customer is still not quite convinced that there is nothing wrong with this tdi, he insists on fitting new rings. guess i get him a box of new rings, bearings and a head gasket kit for christmas.

Thanks to all of you, have a nice weekend

Richard

wanted dead or alive 90 TD5 for my little sister in WA