A2 coolant leak, help required

About sharing parts. Does anybody knows if the polo/lupo/ibiza shares exactly the same cylinder head as ours? I see the engine code is the same (AMF), but I saw 1-2 examples eariler that apart from the same engine code, there were differences.

Becasue simply I cant find an A2 one, and if I see, its almost the same price as my other car 2.7TT head which ridiculous in my opinion...
 
Have you checked the Webasto heater has not failed internally and that is over pressurising the coolant rather than head gasket failure. Not saying it is not the head gasket but a cheaper repair.
Hello, I was thinking about this heater. Are all 1.4PD engines equipped with that? My other question where is it located? Does somebody have some diagram or anything about it?
My buddy inspected the car but I was sick back then, he told me it was the head gasket, but I couldn't find more info about this heater thing, and I really would like to understand it. :)

More info: everything was sh*t in the cylinder head, and the mechanism shop, or what is it called had to renew everything.
 
Hello, I was thinking about this heater. Are all 1.4PD engines equipped with that? My other question where is it located? Does somebody have some diagram or anything about it?
My buddy inspected the car but I was sick back then, he told me it was the head gasket, but I couldn't find more info about this heater thing, and I really would like to understand it. :)

More info: everything was sh*t in the cylinder head, and the mechanism shop, or what is it called had to renew everything.

If you are looking at the engine bay from the front, the Webasto is over the top of the (UK) driver side strut mount / adjacent to the brake fluid reservoir - and looks like this :

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About sharing parts. Does anybody knows if the polo/lupo/ibiza shares exactly the same cylinder head as ours? I see the engine code is the same (AMF), but I saw 1-2 examples eariler that apart from the same engine code, there were differences.

Becasue simply I cant find an A2 one, and if I see, its almost the same price as my other car 2.7TT head which ridiculous in my opinion...
I'm reasonably certain the main engine parts are similar, but you will find that there are differences in the air intake / turbo / intercooler / EGR pipework akin to left-hand drive to right-hand drive A2 differences owing to space constraints in the A2 engine bay meaning that the A2 has a unique pipework layout, reversed orientation exhaust manifold and so on. Also different dipstick arrangement and ?sump? for the same reasons.

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I'm reasonably certain the main engine parts are similar, but you will find that there are differences in the air intake / turbo / intercooler / EGR pipework akin to left-hand drive to right-hand drive A2 differences owing to space constraints in the A2 engine bay meaning that the A2 has a unique pipework layout, reversed orientation exhaust manifold and so on. Also different dipstick arrangement and ?sump? for the same reasons.

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Also thanks for the info! Because I think I bought a cylinder head from a VW polo (AJM too), and I was afraid a bit because the renovation of the cylinder head was a fortune this time.
 
Hello guys an Update here too. So we rebuilt the engine. Vacuum lines, oil pump and chain, head gasket, main shaft bearing, tandem pump, PD injectors, hydraulic valve etc etc... Everything was bad on this car, Jesus... Honestly im really regret to buy this car. I worked only with factory quality components, and it was a fortune. I already spent 3x times money on this car Than its actual value, and I didn't came to the end. Gearbox is naffed, engine bracked, the body, the full interior...

So anyway the source of the leak was the head gasket, now everything is ok... Kinda. Only thing I found strange that this engine has no vacuum ball or how is it called in english. Is that normal?

Thanks for all the support guys. :)
 
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If its one of these your thinking of, don't think the TDI75 have them, well neither of my AMF engined cars have one
 

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