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Offline NathED30

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Should I be worried?!
« on: January 08, 2015, 03:15:51 pm »
Bought a new oil filler cap for my ed30 and when I went to change it I noticed this, I know it can be a sign of head-gasket failure and I have also heard this is a common tfsi thing. I haven't driven it much lately and when I have it hasn't really been very far, only 10 miles or so at a time.





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Re: Should I be worried?!
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2015, 03:29:02 pm »
looks fine to me, more like condensation due to the engine not really warming up on the short trips

however, check that you are not using more coolant then normal - if that's OK then I wouldn't worry


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Re: Should I be worried?!
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2015, 05:03:43 pm »
Discussed in te mk5 General area at least twice recently. .

If you do lots of short trips, then this is perfectly normal  :happy2:

Should clear up after a long run
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Re: Should I be worried?!
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2015, 10:34:13 pm »
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Re: Should I be worried?!
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2015, 02:21:43 am »
As stated before ^^^^
Very common on cars that don't do long journeys
The only time you should be worried if-
-your oil cap (gunk) becomes thick and gloopy
-Coolant leaking externally from bellow the exhaust manifold
-White smoke from the exhaust pipe
-Overheating engine
-Bubbles in the radiator or coolant overflow tank
-White milky oil
-Significant loss of coolant with no visible leaks

But it looks like yours is fine,
Just keep a eye on it when you do your other checks like oil and water levels