Some of you may have seen MUD in the for sale section over the last couple or weeks. Was advertised as needing work to the engine. I collected it last week and drove the 40 mile home with no issues.



The car really is immaculate, inside and out, even the drivers seat is prefect. Apart from a slight rattle from the engine, mechanically, its spot on.

Anyway, got the car home, and during the drive, had decided that the engine noise was 'pinking' (rather like the paint ) so tried all of the obvious bits first - coil packs, injectors, sensors etc, but they were all spot on. Next was a compression test, with clear results. Cylinders 1 & 2 were a healthy and matching 220 psi. 3 & 4 were both showing 90psi, conclusion, blown headgasket between 3&4.

Started to sort it today, pics below:

Inlet off


Cambelt, pulley's & cam covers off


Pile of bits


And after 2 hrs of knucle scraping, especially the exhaust bolts, Head off


And the offending break between 3&4


Heads going to the local head place Monday for a light skim to remove the marks left by the old gasket (only

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Passat B5.5 TDi estate (174bhp, 260 lbs/ft)

Camera phone! Still red in daylight, just the flash that pinks it a tad.

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Passat B5.5 TDi estate (174bhp, 260 lbs/ft)

nice work, make sure you use a fatter head gasket to suit the head skim though, wouldn't want to turn it into a tapper!

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Bring on the Trumpets.

no its not the reading one is starts T7

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it will be cool on one skim mate.

I see what you mean Chris, they don't for the RS engine, they do for the R however;


0209 T9, CR EP:1,40

its the same block so will work just fine.

what with the minimal clearance they have IMO its silly to skim a head and not compensate for it, though from what I've read Sandy said 0.25 is the max skim you can do anyway.

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Bring on the Trumpets.

no idea I'm afraid, I don't think it matters if its not, I saw a picture of a spesso "Racing gasket" a few days ago and that wasnt an MLS one.

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Bring on the Trumpets.

Compared the 'R' gaskets to the 'RS' one today. The former are not multi layer, the latter is.

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Passat B5.5 TDi estate (174bhp, 260 lbs/ft)

Thats what I thought when he told me, hope its not been off before, no way to tell.

He did have another RS head on the shelf, thats fully overhauled and had at least 50% of its valves replaced. Thats my backup plan

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Passat B5.5 TDi estate (174bhp, 260 lbs/ft)

Awesome work mate,will you be keeping her or selling it on?

Really dont know. Been driving the astor the past week or so and torn between the two why, you fancy a red rallye

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Passat B5.5 TDi estate (174bhp, 260 lbs/ft)

Both are lovely cars and i'd love either one but the house is raping me atm

Get used to it, 4 years on and mines still at it

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Passat B5.5 TDi estate (174bhp, 260 lbs/ft)