[s-cars] white smoke

[matt ludwig]

hey mike,

i am by far not the most experienced on the list with this, but my 
inclination would be to get a leak-down test and/or a pressure test to 
see where the loss is coming from. from there, possibly running a VERY 
tight inspection of what everyone else has mentioned.

if it is in fact the head gasket, i would say you are in for a rebuild 
of the top-end seal on the motor and can do certain things while in 
there. namely, the water pump (has to come off anyway), timing belt 
(see above), tensioner pulley, replace w/ race studs and or get into a 
port/polish scenario w/ the head if you like, although dave dawson has 
recently shown pretty empirically that this is not needed to make even 
very high HP numbers. unless you want to suck Hap through your intake 
:)

other than that, the standard list of replaceable's in the rebuild is 
documented and the wrench will know what those are when he goes through 
his good 'ol shop manual. hey, maybe ask keith where to get the best 
deals on all those parts as he seems to be the #1 NAmerica orderer of 
them as of late. sorry keith, had to say it ;)

sincerely,

matt ludwig.
1995.5 S6 avant


On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:23 AM, michael musmanno wrote:

> matt,
>
> thanks.  that does sound right.  so, do you think we're talking head 
> job here?  new head gasket, valve job, what is your recommendation?  
> i'm not a mechanic so, total explanations are greatly appreciated.  
> i'll have to have my local guy do this one, what should I get him to 
> do?
>
> thanks
>
> mike
> '93 s4
> '01 a6 4.2
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