So should I bother with that gasket or just let it be? Does it normally leak?
The only leak you would notice that is related to the balance shaft would be either out of the front bearing housing or its cover. Those are the three o-rings on the rhs of the picture below. You would see oil coming out around the cover just above the crank pulley. They were not leaking on my engine.
Ok thank you
So I just realized why these tensioners are so cheap because they revised the part so I was wondering should I just stay with the part since they are technically brand new?
I have a question for you guys what’s the gasket called for tube that’s runs coolant through the timing covers
I got you bud…
Item #23 and #24. I just got done doing mine; ordered both from FCP Euro (They have a sweet lifetime warranty). #24 is the one that usually leaks, but since you’re in there it’s best to replace the outer (#23) at the same time. Here’s a little write-up Justin dropped on my thread.
Also, the P/N’s may come back as that of a RS4 or V8 in general, I can assure you they’re the same…
Thank you I appreciate it
Hey guys what’s your opinion on a Bosch remanufactured starter.
I understand the desire to save cost where possible. They took a broken or malfunctioning starter, fixed it/tested it and threw it back on the shelf. It should be good to go that route. Note that the warranty on the remanufactured one vs. the new one.
Yeah your right I’ll probably end up getting it from here
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Hey so the only place the coolant can be getting into the oil is through coolant transfer pipes right? The car has almost overheated on me many times In past but I would catch it before it hits red. I don’t think it would be head gaskets at all. The coolant transfer pipe o rings were definitely leaking. I’m just paranoid of it still happening when I put whole engine back in. I’d figured I ask one more time before I do my tensioners and start putting it back together
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I guess I’ll change the tensioners in middle then do the side ones after
Does anyone know a good way of removing the silicone it’s a nightmare trying to get it off other then a razor blade it’s that hard stuff that’s stuck and I’m trying to not scratch up the metal
Have you tried any hard plastic scrapers. I am having a hard time remembering what I did to that gasket to get it ready. The only thing I do remember is making sure I did not distort it too much when applying the new RTV.
BTW, the gasket looks good and I am pretty sure the coolant/oil mix is primarily from the coolant pipe O rings, not the head gasket.
Ed
I did hard scraper and used a regular razor blade and I just want to make sure that thing is good because I really do not want to go through trouble of pulling engine out and separating it again lol. I figured it has to be coolant pipes since when I took them off the gasket wasn’t no gasket anymore for it
I just need to get that black stuff off somehow
Try 220 sandpaper on a block very lightly. I do that when I do head gaskets after I have scraped what I can.
Ed