Blown Head Gasket (was:Power loss and white smoke)

[L DC]

Hi Greville!!

Greville wrote: 

> I have noticed some minor coolant loss (no apparent
> leaking) in  my '95 90Q as well as some light brown
> sludge/foam inside the oil filler cap. I'm thinking 
> that the head gasket has been compromised, even
> though it is only 3.5 years since I had it done. I 
> asked about this at the service desk of an Audi
> dealer and was told that the presence of the
> sludge/foam was not definitive. I changed the filler
> cap to make sure it was sealing properly.

I just got done with a head gasket replacement on my 5
cylinder 10V Audi engine with the same symptons you
described in yours, although my car has a different
engine than yours.

Have you done an oil change?

I changed the oil in my car a couple of times and what
came out was nothing but sludge/foam or as my friends
called it; "Irish coffee."

Also, in the case of my car, engine would run on the
edge of overheat (temp gauge) with coolant hoses hard
as if ready to explode. 

-Best Regards,

-Louis 

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