[Vwdiesel] Any way to peek into the engine cylinders?

Justin and Michella Bennett cjb at midrivers.com
Sat Nov 11 13:00:01 EST 2006


 David,
Yes you could if you had a borescope with a small enough diameter to fit thru the hole in the prechamber.  But if you don't already own one, or have access to one, it would be cheaper to buy head gaskets.
Justin
 

 
> Long story short, I was wondering if there is any way
> to peek inside the engine to see if there are all
> kinds of deposits forming or if it is staying pretty
> clean.  I thought of pulling an injector, but don't
> think that would work because it is injected into the
> prechamber, right?  What about a glow plug?there but generally not from suppliers.  I like the 1.5 better 
> myself but for that reason a 1.6 to rebuild should at least be 
> considered.
>   



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