[Vwdiesel] '02 Jetta TDI Head Gasket

[Dave Cook]

Hmm, didn't even consider that they might not want to do it...

Since someone has again mentioned lapping valves, replacing valve seals, etc:

Here is a question to the group:

If it were your car and you were planning to keep it for a couple more years then upgrade to something a bit bigger, would you spend the extra time/money on worrying about the head if it looks ok visually and is flat when it is pulled?

Alternatively, does anyone know of a reputable rebuilder who does exchanges on the heads?

Dave Cook

--- On Mon, 4/25/11, Shalyn Shourds <sshourds at flash.net> wrote:

From: Shalyn Shourds <sshourds at flash.net>
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] '02 Jetta TDI Head Gasket
To: "davevw at yahoo.com" <davevw at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, April 25, 2011, 5:16 PM

I don't know how specialized the machine work is, but I talked to a lot of shops here in Dallas before I found one willing to even look at an aluminum Diesel head.  The same guy who's the only one in town willing to work on other, more exotic engines.  I guess every other shop in town just builds 302's & 350's.  
Mine was reasonably worn @ 155, 000, so it's worth checking into.  
With some major head work (timing belt slipped) the whole exercise cost me right at a thousand.
-Shalyn