Greeting all,

I need some help...

I have a 2004 A4 Quattro sport with the 3.0 v6 lump init and 90k... It has for a while been using a little water and I have noticed a bit more steam from the two exhausts in the morning... Took it to a garage and when they took the water filler cap off there was clearly a build up of pressure... So put an HC anaylizer in the water tank opening and it was reading circa 10 - 20 PPM in HC....

All signs therefore lead to a Head gasket and on both cylnder banks. Does anyone have a different perspective and if not a clue how long may I have before it goes critical given the relativley low ppm for the size of engine.... A head gasket change is just horendous from a cost perspective given the age / value of the car and complexity of the engine.....

Very much apreciate any views to help forming a view before I decide my next move.......

Cheers,

Chris