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Hey guys,
Not sure if this is the right place to post this...
I have a MKV 2.0 TDI (2005). I had my car in the workshop on friday to have the major 105km service, cambelt, waterpump, etc, etc. What they noticed while they were doing all this was that there was oil in the coolant reservoir.
They're not sure how it got in there but I can see black/dark brown build up above the waterline in the reservoir.
I haven't done any oil changes on my own since buying the car in Nov 2009. The two services I've done so far were done at VW Essendon.
The only time I had to top up the oil was on a return trip Melbourne-Sydney. The oil light came on, but I had a spare 1L bottle of Approved VW 507 in the boot (Castrol) which I emptied into the engine and carried on back to Melbourne. Other than that, I have never noticed excessive consumption of oil. The car seems to boost well and doesn't overheat, even during summer with the A/C going, etc. There is also no visible evidence of oil in the sump (there's no mayo-looking stuff on the oil cap) If it has any relevance, i don't think it smokes excessively, except for a good puff when I nail the go-pedal in 2nd gear. The coolant, from memory, has always been pink in colour. I know about this from previous VAG ownership.
Not really sure how this happened?? Is it possible the previous owner had it serviced elsewhere and they used non-approved oil? Is there an oil cooler that's cooled with engine coolant which is now leaking and oil is getting into the coolant? If so, why is there no water/moisture in the sump??
that's all the detail I can think of at the moment...
---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:10 AM ----------
No-one willing to tell me that it might be the headgasket?
Not sure if this is the right place to post this...
I have a MKV 2.0 TDI (2005). I had my car in the workshop on friday to have the major 105km service, cambelt, waterpump, etc, etc. What they noticed while they were doing all this was that there was oil in the coolant reservoir.
They're not sure how it got in there but I can see black/dark brown build up above the waterline in the reservoir.
I haven't done any oil changes on my own since buying the car in Nov 2009. The two services I've done so far were done at VW Essendon.
The only time I had to top up the oil was on a return trip Melbourne-Sydney. The oil light came on, but I had a spare 1L bottle of Approved VW 507 in the boot (Castrol) which I emptied into the engine and carried on back to Melbourne. Other than that, I have never noticed excessive consumption of oil. The car seems to boost well and doesn't overheat, even during summer with the A/C going, etc. There is also no visible evidence of oil in the sump (there's no mayo-looking stuff on the oil cap) If it has any relevance, i don't think it smokes excessively, except for a good puff when I nail the go-pedal in 2nd gear. The coolant, from memory, has always been pink in colour. I know about this from previous VAG ownership.
Not really sure how this happened?? Is it possible the previous owner had it serviced elsewhere and they used non-approved oil? Is there an oil cooler that's cooled with engine coolant which is now leaking and oil is getting into the coolant? If so, why is there no water/moisture in the sump??
that's all the detail I can think of at the moment...
---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:10 AM ----------
No-one willing to tell me that it might be the headgasket?
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