head gasket - timing belt?

[Ti Kan]

"Perry, Christoper (EDS)" writes:
> The oil cooler caused those symptoms in my old 85 4ks.  I replaced it with a
> junkyard unit, flushed MANY times it was OK.
>
> Chris Perry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Ensch [mailto:ensch1 at comcast.net]
>
> On my 4 cyl. 80 I recently have noticed oil in the coolant reservoir, and a
> liquid white residue (oil) on the oil cap.  Someone who will go unnamed said
> my car was in need of a timing belt.  I am leaning more on the side of the
> head gasket leak.  Has anyone heard of a timing belt causing oil/coolant
> mix?

Oh yes, those oil coolers are a likely culprit too (probably more so
than the head gasket unless the engine has been overheated).

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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