michelle
09-01-2006, 10:44 PM
Hi there wondering if anyone can help, I am at my wits end with this car!!
Model: A3 1.6 1997 (R)
Symptoms: Slow to accelerate (revs are increasing but speed is not!!) and is jerky when pulling off in 1st gear, also happens sometimes when accelerating through 2nd and 3rd gear. There is `gunk` in the oil cap but water level seems to be stable.
In the past I have had similar problems and gone on to find `gunk` in the oil cap and very slight loss of coolant which pointed to problems with the head gasket. This has happened on 2 occasions, the second time the garage believed that the water pump had gone therefore the engine had overheated and caused head gasket to blow. I had a new water pump fitted and the head skimmed and a new head set fitted.
This problem has now come back (only about 6 months after it was repaired) with the (same) problems as decsribed above.
I am dreading that it is the head gasket again...and if it is why does it keep blowning?
I don`t drive it like an idiot so am really annoyed that it keeps doing this and costing me a fortune.
Anyone had similar problems or can give me some advice?
Model: A3 1.6 1997 (R)
Symptoms: Slow to accelerate (revs are increasing but speed is not!!) and is jerky when pulling off in 1st gear, also happens sometimes when accelerating through 2nd and 3rd gear. There is `gunk` in the oil cap but water level seems to be stable.
In the past I have had similar problems and gone on to find `gunk` in the oil cap and very slight loss of coolant which pointed to problems with the head gasket. This has happened on 2 occasions, the second time the garage believed that the water pump had gone therefore the engine had overheated and caused head gasket to blow. I had a new water pump fitted and the head skimmed and a new head set fitted.
This problem has now come back (only about 6 months after it was repaired) with the (same) problems as decsribed above.
I am dreading that it is the head gasket again...and if it is why does it keep blowning?
I don`t drive it like an idiot so am really annoyed that it keeps doing this and costing me a fortune.
Anyone had similar problems or can give me some advice?