overheat problem?

[benr7310]

hi! my dad has a 2002 (52) VW passat 2.0i and has had a few problems with the cooling system in the past, most recent was in spain and he had to spend about £600 to get it fixed (not sure what it was). and recently it has been happening again, it flashes up the STOP message.

can anyone help!!!

[benr7310]

i have just checked the coolant lid and bottle and its really thick mayo! definatly oil geting into the coolant. but where from????

thanks guys!!!!!

[justin31]

sounds like head gasket im affraid.

[benr7310]

wouldnt this make white smoke come out the exhaust as well?

he has an invoice from spain from the coolant work he had out ther and the only bit i can read is he had a new radiator.

if its head gasket wont there be white sludge under the oil filler cap aswell?

i will check in a mo :)

[justin31]

it all depends how bad the leaking gasket is,i had headgasket failure on my prevous car and the only signs i had were mayo on the coolant cap but a compression test confirmed the it was indeed HGF.....caused by a broken water pump not cirulatiing the collant around the engine resulting it to overheat